Trains June 2016

2-mile trains trending
By Chase Gunnoe
Class I railroads seek to maximize operating performance with longer trains

Slow train coming!
By John P. Hankey
The drag freight has always been with us

Only at Olean
By Scott A. Hartley
This photo of six active Montreal Locomotive Works diesels could only be taken on one North American railroad

The merger that worked
By Rush Loving Jr.
Strong leaders and compatible cultures helped Burlington Northern avoid pitfalls

Red rock rails
By Ben Bachman
The Union Pacific’s Cane Creek Sub traces an unlikely route through a surreal desert landscape

In My Own Words: Spiking over the switch
By Wendell Greer
How a tower operation myth played out on a cold night