April 2008 Volume 16-2 (.pdf file)
The plot to derail rail’s revival | Passenger Rail Working Group announces $357 billion rail plan | Celebrating 15 years of growth | Illinois service expansions defined | Passenger rail helps define Normal, Illinois | Michigan advocates push for increased service | Illinois’ RTA nightmare ends | Wisconsin joins the Midwest Interstate Passenger Rail Commission | International News

January 2008 Volume 16-1 (.pdf file)
Chicago transit funding on hold | Oil future bleak | Gas tax running on empty | Fighting for the future of transit | St. Louis MetroLink ridership up | GO going for three | A fast train from...Victorville? | Tracking Europe: Part 1

April 2002 Midwest Rail Special Report: Long Distance Trains: A Solid Foundation (.pdf file)
Long-distance trains are the most misunderstood services that Amtrak provides. They have long played the scapegoat for Amtrak's financial problems. In fact, they provide the foundation upon which future regional services can be built.

An Update on Passenger Rail Service in Illinois (.pdf file) Fall 2004

Amtrak Chairman, David Laney's recent letter to Congress (.pdf file)

Debunking Common Myths About Amtrak (.pdf file) July 2003

California’s Passenger-Rail Boom: Can It be Replicated?

Amtrak Fact Sheets
- Background on Amtrak (.pdf file)
- Corridor and State Facts (.pdf file)

A History of Federal Transportation Infrastructure Funding
We need to understand history if we are going to design a new future for American passenger trains.

The Flight of the M-497 (.pdf file)
How the NYC Railroad set the U.S. Speed Record for a Passenger Train in July 1966