Extra Board

Welcome to Passenger Train Journal’s Extra Board! Enjoy previews and features from the pages of our magazine.

White Pass & Yukon In Transition

November 1, 2022

White Pass & Yukon In Transition

When the three-foot-gauge White Pass & Yukon Railway was revived in 1988 after a six-year shutdown triggered by the collapse of its ore traffic, its new management placed their faith in passengers rather than freight for the line’s future prosperity.

Santa Fe All The Way

October 30, 2022

Santa Fe All The Way

Riding Santa Fe’s Super Chief in the 1960s and 1970s was a prime example of consistent first class passenger service provided in the traditional way.

What Was it the Red Caps Were Saying?

September 10, 2022

What Was it the Red Caps Were Saying?

The waning days of long-distance passenger service at Portland Union Station in the late 1960s and early 1970s were filled with colorful trains.

VIA Rail’s New Corridor Fleet

September 1, 2022

VIA Rail’s New Corridor Fleet

Built by Siemens and delivered for testing in 2021, VIA Rail’s new fleet will provide the next generation of corridor service between Windsor, Toronto, and Quebec City.

Mike Schafer to Retire, Kevin Holland Named Editor of Passenger Train Journal

January 20, 2022

Mike Schafer to Retire, Kevin Holland Named Editor of Passenger Train Journal

White River Productions is pleased to announce Kevin J. Holland has been named editor of Passenger Train Journal, succeeding the retiring Mike Schafer.

Amtrak’s Valley Flyer

July 3, 2020

Amtrak’s Valley Flyer

An underlying goal of Amtrak’s Valley Flyer is to allow residents of Massachusetts’ Pioneer Valley to travel to New York and Connecticut and back in one day.

Capital Commuting

July 2, 2020

Capital Commuting

Over the last 30 years, commuter trains in the nation’s capitol have transitioned from private to public, including MARC and Virginia Rail Express.

Saga of the Boston-Albany Beeliner

April 2, 2020

Saga of the Boston-Albany Beeliner

While the Budd Rail Diesel Car provided an economy savings for lightly patronized lines, New York Central did everything in their power to discontinue the Boston-to-Albany operation.

Karl Zimmermann: Pulling the Pin

March 31, 2020

Karl Zimmermann: Pulling the Pin

I’m not old enough to have experienced the era of link-and-pin coupling. Still, I know that the term “pulling the pin” is railroaders’ slang for “retiring,” which is what I’m doing from the “North American Intercity” column, though not from the magazine, at least not entirely.

Amtrak names William Flynn as new CEO and President

March 2, 2020

Amtrak names William Flynn as new CEO and President

Amtrak announced that it has named William J. Flynn as its next Chief Executive Officer and President. Flynn, a seasoned business leader with four decades of transportation and logistics experience, will begin his role on April 15, 2020.