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Nation Wising Up, Seeking Alternatives to Cars

General

Newsletter 2/20/26: Seeking Alternatives to Cars and Long Distance Rolling Stock

Newsletter

Newsletter 2/13/26: America’s Best Stations and London’s Massive Service Expansion

Newsletter

America’s Best Train Stations

Stations

London’s St. Pancras International Station Is Set for Massive Service and Concourse Expansion

International

Newsletter 2/6/26: Caltrain Trip Report and the Truth About Transit Ridership

Newsletter

A Caltrain Trip Report

California, electrification, Regional Rail

The Truth About Why U.S. Transit Ridership Cratered—And How It Can Recover

General

Chicago Starts Process to Buy Bus Station

Intercity Bus

Newsletter 1/30/26: Chicago Union Station Needs a New Concourse

Newsletter

Chicago Union Station needs a new concourse—now

Chicago, CUS, Midwest, Stations

Newsletter 1/23/26: Illinois’s Passenger Rail Planning Act Aims for Success

Newsletter

Illinois’ Passenger Rail Planning Act aims for success, not bare survival

Illinois, Midwest, Policy and Legislation

Crashes in Thailand, Spain Don’t Mean Trains Are Unsafe

International

Newsletter 1/16/26: Recharging Chicago Union Station and a Train to Northern Michigan

Newsletter

A Train to Northern Michigan – Your Chance to be Heard

Michigan, Midwest

Electrifying Chicago Union Station is Key to Modern Train Travel

CUS, Illinois, Midwest, Stations

Caltrain Shows Why Every Region Should Be Moving Toward Regional Rail

California, electrification, Regional Rail, Southwest

Newsletter 1/9/26: Caltrain Regional Rail, Importance of Frequency and CUS Van Buren Entrance

Newsletter

Amtrak Long-Distance Fleet Action Center

Action Alerts, Long Distance Night Trains

Newsletter 1/2/26: A Good Year for Trains and Looking Forward to 2026

Newsletter

What We Can Accomplish in 2026

General

It Was a Good Year for Trains. Here’s How We Covered It.

General

11 Favorite Books, Articles, and Podcasts From 2025

General