Extra Board
Welcome to Passenger Train Journal’s Extra Board! Enjoy previews and features from the pages of our magazine.
June 15, 2024
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.
January 15, 2024
Harley’s Hornet: Amtrak in West Virginia
The politics and legacy of Amtrak’s “Potomac Special” and its kin serving West Virginia and the constituents of Sen. Harley O. Staggers.
January 15, 2024
The “Utah Parks Special”
Traveling with Union Pacific Railroad to the national parks of southern Utah was a seasonal vacation attraction until 1960.
January 15, 2024
The Lure of the North: Riding the Polar Bear Express
Now much more than a tourist train, the ride from Cochrane to Moosonee aboard Ontario Northland’s Polar Bear Express is a vital connection.
January 15, 2024
Remembering the Northlander
Four little trains with a European pedigree that provided upgraded passenger service on Ontario Northland between Toronto and Cochrane.
December 13, 2023
Orlando Welcomes Brightline
The new Brightline expansion to Orlando Airport opened on September 22, 2023, ushering in a new era for passenger rail in Florida.
December 13, 2023
Mexico’s Tren Maya
Mexico’s Tren Maya project is opening years ahead of schedule, and its hoped to bolster tourism throughout the region.
December 13, 2023
War, Rockets, and The Morning Dew
Amid Vietnam protests at school, a trip on the Rock Island from Chicago to Peoria was a welcome diversion in the spring of 1970.
December 13, 2023
Trailblazer: Amtrak Ethan Allen Express
A round trip on Amtrak’s Ethan Allen Express, recently extended from Rutland north to Burlington, Vermont.
July 15, 2023
Alaska Railroad’s Whittier Shuttle
A look back at America’s first “auto train” operated by the Alaska Railroad as the Whittier Shuttle.
