Trains July 2016

Commuter Rail FrontRunner
By David Lustig
Utah's service provides an alternative to Interstate 15 traffic jams

Regional service, national asset
By David C. Lester
Despite challenges, commuter railroads shape urban life

Map of the Month: North American commuter rail
By Bill Metzger
A graphic representation of the 25 systems in the continental U.S., plus data on Canada's three lines

Return to the land of the sky
By Jim Wrinn
A Class J in a place that challenges the best

Trail vs. rail
By Karl Zimmermann
A potential precedent-setting case in New York state turns an ally into an enemy

One rainy afternoon
By Kevin N. Tomasic
A peek inside Delaware-Lackawanna Railroad's northeast Pennsylvania shops shows another side of what makes railroading great

The Budd car chronicles
By J. Craig Thorpe
A railroad artist's lasting affection for stainless steel beauties

In My Own Words: Any track, any time, in either direction
By Bert J. Ruden
A near tragedy in a small southwestern Pennsylvania town reminds everyone of the cardinal rule of railroading