TRAINS January 2008

Cover story
How Much Does It Cost?
From head-hardened rail to heavy-haul locomotives, here's what railroad are spending
Tom Murray

Map of the Month: Transcontinental Tonnage
Compare traffic densities on routes to California in the 1960s Curtis W. Richards

No Men Allowed
Rather than tolerate too-friendly contact on most Mumbai, India, commuter trains, many women ride the 'Ladies Special' Mridu Khullar

Boats & Trains
Why my obsessions with trains and boats are so similar, yet so different
Ben Bachman

Ps-4Ever
Hey, did you happen to see the most beautiful Pacific in the world?
Dale Alexander Roberts and Ed King

Railroad Reading
Double Trouble on Donner Pass: Snow and rain wreak havoc on a trip from Sparks, Nev., to Roseville, Calif.
John Edgett

Gallery
Canadian National; Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range; and Pan Am Railways battle snow, ice, and bitter cold
Assorted Photographers