TRAINS February 2001

Rail Travel 2001: It's getting better all the time. From Glacier Park to Steamtown, America's passenger trains are steadily improving, and that's good news for travelers.

A coming-out party for the Acela Express. TRAINS rides the pre-inaugural special of Amtrak's new train as it hits 150 mph in Rhode Island and Massachusetts.

Steinheimer: Jamestown, N.Dak. After decades in a dusty red box, Richard Steinhaimer's images of a prairie crossroads are brought to light.

When Jim Crow Rode the Rails. On railroads, as elsewhere in society, African-Americans once endured accommodations that were separate, but not equal.