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THIRD QUARTER 2026: Popular luxury excursion operator Rocky Mountaineer takes on a new identity as Canyon Spirit while expanding its operations in Colorado and Utah. Bill Anderson takes us back to the 1960s for a memorable journey aboard passenger trains in the Pacific Northwest. Kevin McKinney marks the 100th anniversary of Illinois Central suburban electrification, tracing its evolution into today’s Metra Electric service. Heading north, Aaron Saunders takes us aboard Alaska Railroad’s Aurora Winter Train for a journey through the spectacular Alaskan landscape. All this and more in the Third Quarter 2026 issue of Passenger Train Journal.

Current Issue

Vol. 60, No. 1 (2026-3)
Issue No. 308

Features:

Journal Spotlight —

•  Amtrak’s Long-Distance equipment procurement process begins

Canyon Spirit Arrives in Style

Rocky Mountaineer rebrands and expands in Colorado and Utah. — by Steve Jessup

Those Pacific Northwest Passenger Trains

A mini-memoir of riding and observing trains in the 1960s. — by Bill Anderson

100 Years of Illinois Central Electrification

A major milestone in Chicago commuter history. — by Kevin McKinney

Alaska Railroad’s Aurora Winter Train

Sampling Alaska’s local lifeline. — by Aaron Saunders

Aberdeen, Carolina & Western 

A look at ACWR’s growing passenger equipment fleet. — by Kevin McKinney

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

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