Features:

Two Milestone Changes for Chicago Trains • by Mike Schafer — Joliet Union Station: Out with the old and in with the new. Englewood: Metra really is the way to fly here!

Oklahoma Passenger Rail • by C.B. Hall — The Sooner State has embraced its Oklahoma City–Fort Worth Heartland Flyer. Will service from Oklahoma City to Tulsa be next?

50 Years of the Skokie Swift • by Lou Gerard — From the ashes of a portion of the storied Chicago, North Shore & Milwaukee grew one of the most successful rapid-transit operations in all of Chicagoland.

15 Years of Passenger Service on the Erie Lackawanna • by El Simon — Formed by the 1960 union of the venerable Erie Railroad and the vanguard Delaware, Lackawanna & Western, the EL offered an amazing variety of passenger-train service during its 15-year existence.

Amtrak's Capital Idea • by El Simon — Amtrak reveals the intended names of the newest members of its Viewliner fleet of baggage cars, baggage-dorms, sleepers, and diners.

Departments:

On the Point • by Mike Schafer

The Journal • by George Fletcher

North American Intercity • by Karl Zimmerman

Rush Hour • by Kevin McKinney with Joseph M. Calisi

Window on the World • by Kevin McKinney

Capitol Unlimited • by Bill Stewart

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