January 2024
The January 2024 issue of Trains Magazine.
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In this Issue
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Launch of passenger service to Orlando is a significant achievement — and opens the door to new challenges
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The Elgin, Joliet & Eastern line around the Windy City is key to a new premium freight service
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Follow along for 24 hours of BNSF’s overhead trains operating on the Montana Rail Link
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Chopper in for a ride on this enigmatic, innovative, and isolat-ed railroad
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Winter railroading images captured by Trains readers
In every issue
Trains.com, p. 4
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Guide to the latest railroad content on the web
News, p. 6
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Exclusive interview with Union Pacific’s CEO Jim Vena, and Amtrak’s Airo prototype
Bill Stephens, p. 11
- Regulatory overkill stunts proposed rail project
Preservation, p. 48
- Durango & Silverton’s K-28 Mikados mark a century of service
Travel, p. 52
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Amtrak’s Auto Train is North America’s most unusual passenger train