Features:

Journal Spotlight —  

•  VIA Rail Canada announces long-distance/regional/remote (LDRR) car procurement
• Brightline files for bankruptcy
• National Railroad Partnership Program grants spread the wealth

Amtrak’s Airo Cascades Inauguration
Welcoming a new generation of trains in the Pacific Northwest. — Justin Franz

Riding the Rails
A documentary filmmaker’s passion for passenger trains. — Richard W. Luckin

Exo: Montreal’s Bold New Look
New branding and equipment for the city’s commuter trains. — Kevin J. Holland

Al Andalus
Sampling a luxurious six-day Spanish land cruise. — David Foster

Saving the ‘Queen of the Short Lines’
Celebrating Virginia & Truckee, Nevada’s railroad time machine. — Justin Franz

A Texas Transit Renaissance
Four decades of passenger rail development in Dallas-Fort Worth. — Bill Anderson

“Them Was the Days"
Childhood memories of Williamstown, Mass. — Geoffrey H. Doughty

The Amtrak Diaries, Part 18
Oakland, Calif., October 1989 – the day the Earth didn’t stand still. — by Mark W. Jones

Departments:

On the Point

The Journal

North American Intercity — On-Time Performance in the mid-1960s.

Window on the World — Night Trains and High-Speed Rail.

Rail Users Network — When Will Trains Return to Madison?

Capitol Unlimited — Who Makes Room for the Train?

Rush Hour 

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