Description
Features:
Journal Spotlight —
• Amtrak’s winter nightmare
• Amtrak On-Time Performance FY2024
• In Canada, VIA-HFR becomes ALTO
• Rocky Mountaineer rebrands as “Canyon Spirit” in U.S.
50 Years of Amfleet • by David C. Warner and Elbert Simon — Budd’s stainless-steel stalwarts mark a half-century of service.
UP’s City of Las Vegas • by Thornton Waite — The short-lived gamblers’ special linking Las Vegas and Los Angeles.
Olympian Hiawatha Memories • by Bill Anderson — Recalling Milwaukee Road’s eclectic Pacific Northwest streamliner.
Tokyo’s Yamanote Line Centennial • by Kevin J. Holland — The vital transit artery that keeps the world’s biggest city moving.
The Amtrak Diaries, Part 12 • by Mark W. Jones — Jonesy’s Big Adventure continues.
Departments:
On the Point
The Journal
North American Intercity • Transportation without subsidies?
Window on the World • France looks at night-train expansion.
Transport Action Canada • Alberta’s passenger rail plans.
Rail Users Network • Massachusetts’ Northern Tier Rail Project.
Capitol Unlimited • Don’t get it twisted, Elon.
Rush Hour
Mail, Express and L.C.L.
