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Passenger Train Journal Issue 271 2017-2
pages 62
10 Hell Gate Hits 100
This landmark bridge that dominates the East Side Manhattan skyline opened up a through rail passenger route to New England in 1917.
JOSEPH M. CALISI
12 Intercity: Goodbye, Old Friend
Mourning the loss of Amtrak's national timetable.
KARL ZIMMERMANN
16 My Life at Amtrak
Amtrak (and a little bit of Illinois Central) from the inside over the years as told by retired Amtrak manager Ira Silverman.
IRA SILVERMAN
22 Countdown to Brightline
This new privately built and operated intercity rail passenger system is set to revolutionize regional rail travel in the U.S.
KENT PATTERSON
36 Australia's Sunlander
A ride aboard one of Australia's most cherished long-distance trains before it was downgraded.
RICK MORGAN
42 Hoosier Holiday: Let's Go to Indianapolis
The downtown of Indiana's state capital has been reborn. Take the train to Indy and enjoy the city's down-home flavor.
MIKE SCHAFER WITH BRUCE STAHL
54 Streetcars to Return to Milwaukee
This city's downtown, once vibrant and alive thanks to an amazingly comprehensive rail transit system that was killed in the 1950s, will soon again witness the rise of the streetcar.
OTTO P. DOBNICK
58 Chasing Spring on Amtrak's Coast Starlight
How our traveling duo beat the winter doldrums by heading south on Amtrak's most highly regarded train.
TED F. SYLVIA BLISHAK
Departments
4 On The Point
5 The Journal
12 North American Intercity
15 Window on the World
50 Rush Hour
57 Capitol Unlinited
58 LeisureRall
61 Mail, Express, and L.C.L.
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