SECOND QUARTER 2026: In this issue’s cover story, Justin Franz celebrates the 90th anniversary of the PCC streetcar’s debut with a profile of the streamlined classics that are still serving U.S. transit systems in Boston, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and beyond. Elsewhere in this issue, PTJ founder and Senior Editor Kevin McKinney updates readers on North Carolina’s passenger-rail programs in conversation with NCDOT’s Jason Orthner; Joseph P. Schwieterman recalls his travels on Amtrak’s early patchwork of routes to and through Indiana; and Editor Kevin J. Holland looks back at VIA’s 1976 origins as a Canadian National subsidiary. All this and more in the Second Quarter 2026 issue of Passenger Train Journal.
South Shore Line new Monon Corridor to open March 31
South Shore Line is pleased to announce the completion of the West Lake Corridor project line extension and the long-awaited opening of train service on the Monon Corridor.
Arrow III Twilight: New Jersey Workhorses for Almost 50 Years
After 50 years of reliable service in the Garden State, NJ Transit’s Arrow III workhorses approach the end of the line.
VIA to Hudson Bay from Chicago to Churchill by Rail (and Air)
Riding VIA Rail’s unique passenger service to Churchill, Manitoba, an adventure to a subarctic port home to polar bears.
The Potatoland Special and Other North Woods Favorites
Remembering Bangor & Aroostook’s northern Maine passenger services from the turn of the century through the 1960s.
Metra: Chicagoland’s Commuter Service
Inherited from a variety of legacy railroads, Metra operates eleven vital routes that keep Chicago commuters moving.
Explore the world of White River Productions
