TRAINS November 2007

Cover story
Creating a Sunset
When it set out to solve its operating problems on the Sunset Corridor, UP thought big. Here's what it's up to - and why.
Fred W.

Map of the Month: Burlington Freight, 1947 Chicago, Burlington & Quincy served shippers across an 11,000-mile system with a mix of daily freights, extras, locals, and mine runs.

Haulin' Gas
On a railroad that prides itself on serving its customers, Montana Rail Link's Gas Local is the crown jewel of its operation. Tom Danneman

The Invisible Derailment
If a RoadRailer trailer derails in the middle of the night and nobody notices, does it still derail?
Larry Gross

The Wiscasset Dream Reborn
See how this Maine two-footer came back to life with a vengeance.
Wayne Laepple

Railroad Reading
All in the Family: A rookie baggage clerk makes a quick decision he'll never live down.
Joe Beaver

Gallery
BNSF double-stacks in idaho, U.S. Steel F7s in Wyoming, and Durango & Silverton Mikado No. 473 in the Colorado Rockies.