TRAINS June 2005

Montana Muscle
With SD70ACes scheduled for delivery in fall, it’s last-roundup time for MRL’s SD45s — the largest fleet in the land.

Map of the Month: Boston & Maine, 1937
A combination of track, signaling, and servicing facilities kept the steam-era Boston & Maine on the move.

Last Winter for Chinese Steam
A photographer turns his lens to the JiTong Railway’s people and machines one last time before the show ends.

Big Business in Bone Valley
CSX has heavy traffic and intricate operations in Florida’s phosphate-mining region.

Arizona or Bust
From the Space Age Motel to a Japanese invasion, we knew early on that this would be quite the road trip.

Plus expert analysis covering every aspect of railroading.

Railroad News & Photos: Congress takes up Amtrak reform; STB pans haz-mat ban.

Don Phillips: even a hand-picked board chair questions Bush’s Amtrak plan.

Locomotives: Green Goat hits the big time with orders from CP, UP.

Passenger: UP, Amtrak adjust Sunset Limited schedule.

City Rail: Caltrain considers options to close operating-budget gap.

Preservation: Virginia & Truckee rises again in Nevada.