Brightline, South Florida’s private-sector passenger railroad, is adding service, both in terms of frequencies and a new station. On Dec. 4, the number of trains between its southern terminal in downtown Miami
The passenger rail and transit scene has advocates throughout the nation. So does the environmental movement. While there is general agreement that more passenger trains and rail transit benefit the environment, there
Plans for light rail technology and expansion of existing rail systems dominated a conference with a New Jersey flavor, held in Jersey City and sponsored by Railway Age and its sibling publication
In an unusually low-key celebration for the Crescent City, the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (RTA) held a block party and conducted tours of its historic Carrollton Barn in the Riverbend section
If there is one “Adventure route” on VIA Rail that is far from the ordinary, it is the train to Churchill, Manitoba. The trip is like nothing offered on Amtrak in the
VIA Rail has only two routes that it calls “long-distance” trains, and together they offer only five departures per week, not enough to add up to a single daily departure. One is
Amtrak is working on a plan to replace the 117-year-old Howe deck truss bridge over the Susquehanna River between Perryville and Havre-de-Grace, Maryland, railroad west from Delaware and on the way to
Fifty years ago, I was riding the Central Railroad of New Jersey on a train consisting of “commuter” cars that were, themselves, 50 years old. Somebody had affixed a bumper sticker to
At 6:15 PM Eastern time on Friday, Sept. 1, 2023, I achieved a milestone in my “career” of riding trains. As VIA Rail Train 601 rolled into Jonquiere, Quebec, I completed the
RAILWAY AGE, OCTOBER 2023 ISSUE: In its 190th year, the Long Island Rail Road settles into new routines—and so do its riders.