Passenger Train Journal First Quarter 2024

Features:

• Journal spotlight
• RA’s massive investment in passenger rail.
• Amtrak ridership rebounds in FY2023.
• Former N&W Class J 611 returns to Virginia.
• Rail passenger rebirth in Mexico.
• Trailblazer: The Lure of the North • by Ken Goslett — Cochrane to Moosonee aboard ONR’s Polar Bear Express.
• Remembering the Northlander • by Kevin J. Holland — Four little Ontario Northland trains with an impressive pedigree.
• The Utah Parks Special • by Thornton Waite — Traveling with Union Pacific to the national parks of southern Utah.
• Harley’s Hornet • by Bill Anderson — The politics and legacy of Amtrak’s Potomac Special and its kin.
• The Amtrak Diaries, Part 10 • by Mark W. Jones — Jonesy’s big adventure continues with a 1988 'busman’s holiday.'

Departments:

• On the Point
• The Journal
• North American Intercity — The effort required to start anything
• Window on the World — Britain retrenches on high-speed rail
• Rail Users Network — Are the stars aligned for East-West Rail?
• Capitol Unlimited — Passengers to Amtrak: Dream Big dreams
• Transport Action Canada — Canada must look beyond HFR
• Rush Hour
• Mail, Express, and L.C.L