Steel Wheels:  Passenger Rail in California and the West is a journal of news and commentary looking to the future of passenger rail, currently published and mailed bi-monthly by RailPAC to all members and selected officials in the rail passenger business. It is distributed nationwide.   Each issue contains articles written by knowledgeable rail advocacy writers, commentary on national and western rail issues, research on those issues, rail travel trip reports provided by the readers, and photos of rail events and locations throughout the west.  Your subscription is included in the paid annual dues.

To submit letters, stories, or photos for publication email your content to our editorial team.

Steel Wheels Archive

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• 1st Quarter 2023
• 4th Quarter 2022
• 3rd Quarter 2022
• 2nd Quarter 2022
• 1st Quarter 2022
• 4th Quarter 2021
• 3rd Quarter 2021
• 2nd Quarter 2021
• 1st Quarter 2021
• 4th Quarter 2020
• 3rd Quarter 2020
• 2nd Quarter 2020
• 1st Quarter 2020
• 4th Quarter 2019
• 3rd Quarter 2019
• 2nd Quarter 2019
• 1st Quarter 2019
• 4th Quarter 2018
• 3rd Quarter 2018
• 2nd Quarter 2018
• 1st Quarter 2018
• 4th Quarter 2017
• 3rd Quarter 2017
• 2nd Quarter 2017
• 1st Quarter 2017