Features:

Some Shout-Outs to Amtrak • by Karl Zimmermann — Amtrak Guest Rewards and communal dining: sharing some praises about Amtrak travel.

The Amtrak 40th Anniversary Time Line, Part 2 • by George Fletcher with Mike Schafer — A journal of events and other milestones in Amtrak's history and development, 1971-1990.

Amtrak's Early Passenger Train Advertising • by Joseph M. Welsh — How, after startup, Amtrak revived the erstwhile tradition of publishing train folders and travel brochures.

An Educating Experience… • by R. Clifford Black IV — Amtrak spokesperson Cliff Black reflects on his 29-year career.

Santa Fe All the Way… to Oz • by Steve Patterson — Riding Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe's mixed between Wichita and Pratt, Kansas.

The Song that Save a Train • by Ted & Sylvia Blishak — What do the Rio Grande Scenic Railroad and the Illinois Central City of New Orleans of yore have in common?

Departments:

On the Point • by Mike Schafer

The Journal • by George Fletcher

North American Intercity • by Karl Zimmerman

Going Faster • by Ernest H. Robl

LeisureRail • by Ted & Sylvia Blishak

Mail, Express and L.C.L.