Current Issue
Vol. 48, No. 1 (2024-1)
Issue No. 298
Features:
Journal spotlight
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- RA’s massive investment in passenger rail.
- Amtrak ridership rebounds in FY2023.
- Former N&W Class J 611 returns to Virginia.
- Rail passenger rebirth in Mexico.
Trailblazer: The Lure of the North
by Ken Goslett — Cochrane to Moosonee aboard ONR’s Polar Bear Express.
Remembering the Northlander
by Kevin J. Holland — Four little Ontario Northland trains with an impressive pedigree.
The Utah Parks Special
by Thornton Waite — Traveling with Union Pacific to the national parks of southern Utah.
Harley’s Hornet
by Bill Anderson — The politics and legacy of Amtrak’s Potomac Special and its kin.
The Amtrak Diaries, Part 10
by Mark W. Jones — Jonesy’s big adventure continues with a 1988 “busman’s holiday.”
Departments
On the Point/Editorial by Kevin J. Holland
The Journal/News compiled by Kevin McKinney
North American Intercity/Kevin McKinney
Window on the World/Kevin McKinney
Rail Users’ Network/Richard Rudolph, PhD, Rail Users’ Network
Capitol Unlimited/Jim Mathews, Rail Passengers Association
Rush Hour/Kevin McKinney and Scott Ornstein
Transport Action Canada/Terence Johnson, Transport Action Canada
Mail, Express, and L.C.L./letters from our readers