Description
Special Feature:
Journal Spotlight
- FRA identifies 15 preferred long-distance routes.
- Mexico continues passenger train expansion.
Features:
60 years of Shinkansen • by Kevin J. Holland — In the world of high speed rail, Japan is where it all began.
Metroliner • by Bill Anderson — The train that did it.
The American High-Speed landscape in 2024 • by Kevin McKinney & Kent Patterson— A survey of current projects and proposals.
Taking a Knife to a Gunfight • by Brooks A. Bentz — The myth and reality of passenger train economics.
Tren Maya in Person • by Ted Rafuse — A first-hand look at Mexico's new passenger service.
Trip Report: VIA's Venture Fleet • by Ira Silverman — Sampling VIA's new Corridor trains.
Departments:
On the Point
The Journal
North American Intercity — Restoring the all-weather mode?
Window on the World — Switzerland's alternative routes.
Rail Users Network — Will Midwest-Florida rail service return?
Capitol Unlimited — Smart thinking about High-Speed rail.
Transport Action Canada — High Frequency Rail: faster, but when?
Rush Hour
Mail, Express and L.C.L.