TRAINS November 2002

Canadian National: World’s best railroad. How’d that happen?
Ten years ago, CN was a sprawling, money-losing bureaucratic ward of the state. Today, CN is a sprawling, money-making, fast-moving darling of Wall Street. We went inside to find out the secret to its success.

Texans in trains.
Who’d have though that commuters in Dallas and Fort Worth would trade in their pickups for trains? Thanks to Trinity Rail Express, frustrated motorists have left highway congestion behind for the speed, ease, and reliability of the train.

Ted Rose’s forgotten West.
Artist Ted Rose saw the beauty and isolation of the Great Plains. Here’s our tribute to him.

Steel and railroads: partners no more.
Were there ever two industries more married to each other than steel-making and railroads? Now it seems they hardly know each other. Here’s why they’re growing apart.

Map of the Month: Steel mills of the U.S. and Canada.
Integrated steel mills, minimills, pellet plants, and coke plants: where they are in relation to railroad main lines.