As we look ahead to the future of passenger rail, we should also examine its past. Here are some related articles from the Post’s rich archives (click below to view full stories).

"The Future of Railroads" by Courtney Ryley Cooper January 23, 1932	"Passengers! The Railroads Love You" by Bayden Sparker October 17, 1936
"Highballing at Sixty Below" by Capt. Richard L. Neuberger November 27, 1943	"They Teach Trains to Whistle" Hugh Murrow
"The Railroad Gang Hits Town" Percy Finch December 9, 1950	"So You Don't Ride the Trains Anymore?" Harold H. Martin December 22, 1956
"The Railroads Are Fighting Back" by Milton Kaye