TRAINS January 2005

Hollywood’s locomotive
When the producers of the animated Polar Express went looking for a locomotive, they found Pere Marquette 1225.

Network intermodal battles trucks
European railways are regaining business — and their secret weapon is the hump yard!

Mail train to Beatlemania
Thanks to the Old Reliable, I got to see the Fab Four in one of their last concerts.

Railroad Blueprint: Maybrook, N.Y.
One yard, six railroads, cars by the thousands: the Northeast’s melting pot.

Map of the Month: NYC facilities, 1960
New York Central was the largest Eastern railroad in terms of mileage in the 1960s, and it required quite an infrastructure.

Plus expert analysis covering every aspect of railroading.

Railroad News & Photos BNSF opens second flyover junction in Kansas City area.

Don Phillips: Transportation needs a real total breakdown. Is anyone listening?

Mark W. Hemphill Subsidies for all or subsidies for none: You’ve got to choose.

Locomotives: UP finally has its renumbering practice down to a science.

Passenger: Service reductions undo the seams of Amtrak’s American quilt.

City Rail: Dallas Area Rapid Transit expands light rail to Victory Station.

Preservation: North Judson, Ind., preserves 33-mile line.