TRAINS October 2008

Cover story
So You Want to Work for the Railroad No, it's not for everyone, but it just might be for you. Find out about the trends and opportunities in a business you'd probably love to work in. Andy Cummings


About a 'Boy in a Dining Car'
How New York Central's company photographer helped Norman Rockwell create an American classic. Geoffrey H. Doughty


A Place Worth Waiting
While busy trains pass, New River Gorge mist hides the spirits in a remote West Virginia town. Scott Lothes


Map of the Month: Campaign Trail by Rail in 1948
Truman wasn't the only one criss-crossing the country that year Bob Withers


Ohio Central's Growing But Hidden Steam Stable
The latest with the private player of big locomotives. Bob Withers


Railroad Reading The road to the top and back:
Dedicated study, hands-on training, and floating trains helped me rise above the rest. Randy J. Williams


Gallery
Sound Transit in Seattle, Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México at the border, Matapedia & Gulf Railway in New Brunswick, the Alaska Railroad in Whittier, and BNSF in Colorado Assorted Photographers