Current Issue
Vol. 48, No. 4 (2024-4)
Issue No. 301
Features:
Journal Spotlight
Staff — Flying Yankee has a new home.
Caltrain Goes All-Electric
by Kevin McKinney — Big changes in the Bay Area.
Rocky Mountaineer’s Early Years
by Steve Jessup — The infancy of a Canadian luxury train.
Leader of the Pack
by Kevin J. Holland — Budd’s very first Rail Diesel Car is a survivor at age 75.
Very Close Encounters in Patagonia
by Gene Harmon — A tumultuous 2023 narrow-gauge steam tour in southern Argentina.
Amtrak’s Doomed Trains
by Bill Anderson — A half-century-old experience provides lessons for the future.
Rail Transit in Edmonton
by Adeline Panamaroff — The ever-changing character of public transit in Alberta’s capital.
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