TRAINS November 2003

Cover story: Railroading's New Frontier
Mexico... Why have billions of U.S. dollars flowed into its privatized railroads? Here's what happened, and what the future might hold.


Colors of an itinerant juice-jack
How one unlikely fleet of 12 rectifier electric freight locomotives managed to bounce from one railroad to another as a group for nearly a quarter-century.


Iron Bill's midnight move
Bill Deramus was the Katy's savior, but history remembers him only for moving its offices out of St. Louis one night. Here's the rest of the story.


Railroad Blueprint: Rio Grande vs. the Utah Mountains, 1963
Big trains, mountain grades, double track, and a 'let's go' philosophy made this arguably the West's finest coal railroad.


Map of the Month: Amtrak's night and day
Long-distance trains cross the U.S. 24/7. See where Amtrak sees daylight and where it travels in darkness.


Railroad Reading: Honeymoon Depot
A young couple shared quiet evenings in this small resort town near the northern tip of Michigan's Lower Peninsula-and once a wild ride the night the mail bag missed the train.

Plus expert analysis covering every aspect of railroading.


Railroad News & Photos TFM quashes sale to KCS; UP puts Overnight trucking subsidiar up for sale


Don Phillips: A trip to Equador reveals the potential power of 'ecotourism' if corruption can be conquered


Larry Kaufman: First impressions aside, STB Chairman Roger Nober and former-Chair Linda Morgan are not that dissimilar


Locomotives: U.S. Department of Defense researches feasibility of fuel-cell-powered locomotives


Passenger Rail: Cost-cutting changes on Texas Eagle elicits mixed results


City Rail: PATH reopens Exchange Place Station; LA MTA opens Gold Line to Pasadena


Preservation: Cleveland transit agency hosts vintage trolleys; 'Skunk' train closes with murky future; Alberta depot to move