Trains July 2017

Philadelphia’s high-wire act
By Steve Sweeney
SEPTA workers build miles of catenary at night, keeping the next day’s trains running

The North Bay gets SMART
By Malcolm Kenton
Rail transit comes to the other side of the Golden Gate

Slowing the ‘Century’
By Kenneth L Hojnacki
Three railfans avert disaster on the Water Level Route – after a second look

Phoenix (light rail) rising
By Malcolm Kenton
Rail transit was a linchpin in the city’s revitalization plans

Fire down the canyon
By John Roskoski
Wildfires surprise residentsand halt railroad operations in an unsuspecting California city

Sweeter in Tennessee
By Steve Glischinski
Vintage General Electric units are still pulling for you

Map of the Month: Rider’s guide to Portland, Ore.
By Bill Metzger
How to explore the Rose City

In My Own Words
By Robert Wundrock
My railroad adventures in Wisconsin