Trains March 2011

The Railroad War
By John P. Hankey
How the iron road changed the American Civil War

Map of the Month: On the Eve of Civil War
By Bill Metzger and John P. Hankey
The North's dense spider web vs. the South's bare-bones network

Breakthrough in the World's Longest Tunnel
By Armin Schmutz
A milestone is reached inside the Gotthard Base Tunnel

Of Rivers and Rails
By Scott Lothes
The Willamette River often changes course. So, too, have the railroads that run alongside

America's Finest Railroad Station
By Kevin P. Keefe
Philadelphia's 30th street Station has it all

The Train That Started It All
By Steve Glischinski
The first long-distance, unit-train haul of Powder River Basin coal that still runs today

Railroad Reading: Railroad Remedy
By Doug Midkiff
A World War II soldier travels the Overland Route on a hospital train