Trains December 2015

100 percent pure cane railroading
By Scott A. Hartley
U.S. Sugar operations include two sweet Florida railroads

Guilt trip to the world’s rooftop
By Albert Tay
The Qinghai-Tibet Railway is a marvel, but at what cost and to what end?

Railroading in Avalanche Alley
By Justin Franz
Men, machines, and science battle the elements to keep BNSF Railway’s Marias Pass route open

Map of the Month: The Great Northern today
By Bill Metzger
A look at what remains and what’s been lost from James J. Hill’s transcontinental route

When winter comes
By Stephen C. Host
Snowplows cannot be far behind in Southern Ontario

In My Own Words: Snow day at Rez
By Jon D Ruesch
A rare snowfall in Tacoma, Wash., made for an interesting day for a Burlington Northern train order operator