FIRST QUARTER 2025: This issue highlights the upcoming 70th anniversary of The Canadian — the last classic Budd domeliner — inaugurated by Canadian Pacific in April 1955 and operated by VIA Rail Canada since 1978. Elsewhere in this issue, you’ll find news and features covering rail passenger service in the U.S. and overseas, ranging from intercity and commuter trains in Utah and the return of Mark Jones’ popular “Amtrak Diaries” series to a recent European trip report from PTJ Senior Editor Kevin McKinney and a look back at Thailand in the late 1960s. All this, plus insightful columns, the Journal and Rush Hour news digests, great photography, and more in the First Quarter 2025 issue of Passenger Train Journal.
Amtrak Pulls ‘Horizon’ Cars From Service After Discovering Corrosion
The decision to park the cars will have a major impact on regional services across the country that rely on the equipment.
The Canadian at 70
VIA Rail celebrates 70 years of “The Canadian,” a classic coast-to-coast streamliner that first debuted on Canadian Pacific in 1955.
Night Trains Along the Wasatch Front
The busy light rail and commuter rail lines that radiate out of Salt Lake City make for interesting studies in urban transportation after dark.
An Idaho Yankee in the Kingdom of Siam
Taking in the steam and diesel action on the State Railway of Thailand in 1969 while on assignment for the Army.
Caltrain Goes All-Electric
Big changes in the Bay Area as Caltrain inaugurates electric service along the historic commuter corridor between San Francisco and San Jose.
Explore the world of White River Productions
