Trains July 2013

Chicago's legendary Roosevelt Road
By Fred Ash
Still the place to see 1,000 trains a day

The second battle of Gettysburg
By Wayne Laepple
How a railroad moved 54,000 aging veterans to a reunion on a single-track line in the course of eight days

2012 TRAINS Photo Contest winners
We asked for your images that show the blue hour before sunrise and after sunset. See our choices and learn the theme for next year's contest

Map of the Month: Philadelphia 1949
Today's commuter lines were once busy cargo thoroughfares for the Pennsy, Reading, B&O, and Seashore Lines

John, Barney, and the tank engines that saved steam
By Jim Wrinn
An Indiana father and son restore steam locomotives at home, then share them

How cool is your railroad?
By Jim Wrinn
All of the big Class I freight railroads make money, use the same diesels, and run the same unit trains. But are they cool?

Misty morning on the 'City of Portland'
By Jerry Pinkepank
A snapshot taken during World War II reveals more about the place and time than you may notice at first glance

In My Own Words: Grief and joy along the Southern Pacific
By Scott H. Johnson
On the worst day of my life, I discovered the railroad ties that bind generations