FOURTH QUARTER 2024: This issue examines rail passenger service in its many forms, ranging from the transformational debut of fully electrified service on Caltrain’s San Francisco-area “commute” operation, and the evolution of rail transit service in Edmonton, Alta., to profiles of tourist-oriented trains in Canada and Argentina. All this, plus insightful columns, the Journal news digest, great photography, and more in the Fourth Quarter 2024 issue of Passenger Train Journal.
Caltrain F40s, Gallery Cars Sold to Peru
19 diesel locomotives and 90 gallery cars will be sent to South America for a new commuter rail service in Lima, Peru.
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.
Leader of the Pack
The self-propelled Rail Diesel Car introduced by Budd in 1949 and launched a revolution in postwar passenger service has been preserved.
Amtrak’s Doomed Trains
A half-century-old experience provides lessons for the future as we look back at Amtrak routes that were cut in 1973 for appearances’ sake.
Metroliner: The Train Service That Did It
The Penn Central Metroliner of the 1960s was a success because its riders, employees, and others supporting the service, made it so.
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