TRAINS June 2008

Cover storyPennsylvanias Colorful Commerce Pennsylvania has more railroad than any other state - and intends to keep it that way Roy Blanchard


Gulf & Ohio Spreads its Wings Pete Claussen's eight successful Southeastern short lines do the work Class Is don't want to do.


Map of the Month: Railroads in Metal Competition Searching for gold, silver, and a mineral called molybdenum at Leadville, Colo., in 1905 Charles Albi


Spaghetti in the Jungle Los Angeles Junction Railway extends dozens of lines throughout the wall-to-wall concrete that is L.A. David Lustig


JT's Mission It started with an 11-year-old's desire to have friends ride a train, but now he wants to take along as many people as he can - and renovate cars for the handicapped Steven M. Sweeney


Railroad Reading Short on Length, But Long on Strength: Cadiz Railroad pulls through with seconds to spare after a threat to be shut down H. S. 'Stan' White


Gallery Port of Tillamook Bay SD9s in the Salmonberry River Canyon, Chicago & North Western F3 in Waterville, Minn., Amtrak AEM7 at Penn Station, and BNSF Dash-9s on Montana's Mullan Pass Assorted photographers