Current Issue
Vol. 49, No. 1 (2025-1)
Issue No. 302
Features:
Journal Spotlight —
• Amtrak Ridership Reaches New High
• Amtrak Inspector General Raises Equipment Concerns
• VIA Moves Forward on New Long-Distance Equipment
• Introducing Amtrak’s New Floridian
Trip Report: A Return to Europe
by Kevin McKinney — France, Holland, Germany, Hungary, and Switzerland by rail and river.
The Canadian at 70
by Kevin J. Holland — From Canadian Pacific to VIA, a look at Canada’s classic domeliner.
Night Trains Along the Wasatch Front
by Bill Anderson — The relevance of passenger trains in Salt Lake City and environs.
An Idaho Yankee in the Kingdom of Siam
by Bill Anderson — Passenger railroading in Thailand in 1969 and 1970.
The Amtrak Diaries, Part 12
by Mark W. Jones — Jonesy’s Big Adventure continues.
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