Features:

Not Just Business  •  Justin Franz — BNSF Railway owns one of the largest fleets of Class I business cars for office car specials, engineering inspections, and more.

Regional Business Train Roundup •  Lou Capwell — Short lines revive the golden era of passenger rail with a fleet of some of the finest passenger cars in North America.  

Thurmond: Hidden Gem of the Past  • Samuel Phillips — Venture into West Virginia’s New River Gorge for a glimpse at the ghost town of Thurmond, a place time has forgotten.

Readville: Crossroads on the Corridor  • Tim Dougherty — Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority commuter trains mix with Amtrak and CSX at this busy Northeast Corridor crossing. 

Return to Jamaican Railways  • Michael T. Burkhart — A new passenger service in Jamaica breaks the three-decade deadlock of freight trains on the island’s railways.

Departments:

Departures — commentary: Alexander Benjamin Craghead 
Business Trains

Railnews — top news stories and photos from our readers

Transit Currents — transit news: Bob Gallegos

Railroadiana — new product, book, and video reviews

Timetable — railroad event listings submitted by our readers

Through My Lens — trackside memories: Kevin EuDaly
Kodachromes

Collector Corner — Railroad antiques and ephemera/John Fowler

Preservation Topics — The world of railway preservation/Justin Franz

The Observation Car — Culture, art, food, and film/Rick Malo

Markers — Additional tour editors

Parting Shot — Mark Klingel