TRAINS June 2004

Santa Fe Trainmaster, boss of a dot on a map
Seligman, Arizona: loneliest crew change on the Santa Fe main line. Most days, the railroad just ran itself. The other days were nothing anyone could be ready for.

Rougemere nights
What seemed simple was hard. What was hard was everything. Just another night in CX’s Detroit yard.

In the shadow of Hell Gate
People live under this massive railroad bridge.

Boomer in a boom town
We came to Southern Pacific in Houston for the same thing: money. We left feeling like family.

Map of the Month: High-speed corridors
If we ever get high-speed rail, it might go here…

Railroad Blueprint: M&K Junction, West Virginia
Pusher terminal from B&O to Chessie to CSX.

Plus expert analysis covering every aspect of railroading.

Railroad News & Photos Is Union Pacific on the verge of meltdown?

Larry Kaufman: The problem of short lines vs. heavier cars must be solved, but not by "competitive access."

Locomotives: F40 + SD60 (+ 4 feet) = super F40; Metrolink plans to mix, match, modify to build a new commuter locomotive.

Passenger Rail: Amtrak’s keeping Auto Train on the move, but without new crs, this train will be running on empty.

City Rail: A Tale of Two Philosophies: New Jersey Transit opens economic-development-focused River Line in the midst of congestion-relief famine.

Preservation: Flying Scotsman lands on the sale block; B&O Museum sets plans to reopen in mid-November.