Features:

Journal Spotlight • Flying Yankee has a new home.

Caltrain Goes All-Electric • by Kevin McKinney — Big changes in the Bay Area.

Rocky Mountaineer’s Early Years • by Steve Jessup — The infancy of a Canadian luxury train.

Leader of the Pack • by Kevin J. Holland — Budd’s very first Rail Diesel Car is a survivor at age 75.

Very Close Encounters in Patagonia • by Gene Harmon — A tumultuous 2023 narrow-gauge steam tour in southern Argentina.

Amtrak’s Doomed Trains • by Bill Anderson — A half-century-old experience provides lessons for the future.

Rail Transit in Edmonton • by Adeline Panamaroff — The ever-changing character of public transit in Alberta’s capital.

Departments:

On the Point

The Journal

North American Intercity • The ever-changing character of public transit in Alberta’s capital.

Window on the World • Switzerland resumes full tunnel operations.

Rail Users Network • Restoring Savannah–Atlanta service.

Capitol Unlimited • A new tool to deal with late trains.

Transport Action Canada • VIA needs to improve resilience.

Rush Hour

Mail, Express and L.C.L.