Trains March 2018

Map of the Month: The train riders’ guide to Toronto
By Bill Metzger
GO Transit, subways, and an extensive streetcar system make the city a rider’s delight

Once a leader, now a follower
By Dan Machalaba
The U.S. races to catch up to foreign high speed passenger rail, but will it ever happen?

California rising
By Jody Meacham
Years in the making, America’s first true fast train is under construction, but an unlikely cast of characters could change its course

The straight story on tilting
By Joshua D Coran
How to make passenger trains go faster around curves

Preventing death by train
By Bob Johnston
Chicago-area initiatives tackle a national concern

In My Own Words: The family railroad
By Ryan Anderson
A retired station agent remembers fondly railroading in Songkhla, Thailand