Trains April 2011

High Speed Rail Revolution
By Keith Fender
A novelty has become the world’s favorite way to travel

Fast Times in Asia
By Matt Van Hattem
The new trains in China, Korea, and Taiwan are fast, but are they fun to ride?

Speed: It's All Relative
By Bob Johnston
What are rail passengers getting for the money?

Fast Train Phobia
By Don Phillips
Why America just can’t fall in love with high speed rail

Map of the Month: USA's Fastest Lines
By Andy Kirk
See where passenger trains reach 70-plus average speeds

Bit by Bit A Line Becomes A System
By Alexander B. Craghead
Amtrak Cascades has shown how to build higher speed rail

Awakening the Dragon
By Forrest Van Schwartz and David Clarke
China, high speed rail leader

Who Wants to Play?
By Bob Johnston
It’s about more than just the trains for the companies bidding on American projects

A Tale of Two Cities
By Warren Wilson
Fast trains — there and here

Railroad Reading: Firing Foibles on a 4-6-0
By Drake Hokanson
A fireman’s summer travails