Trains April 2012

Cover Story: Searching for the Andrews Raiders
By Kevin P. Keefe
One hundred fifty years later, the Great Locomotive Chase still echoes along CSX tracks in north Georgia

Speed and Spectacle
By John P. Hankey
The incredible run of Death Valley Scotty, and why he was a complete fraud

Railroads and the Sinking of 'Titantic'
By Dan Machalaba
When R.M.S. Titanic struck an iceberg and sank, it changed the course of North American railroad history

Who was the Steel Drivin' Man?
By Bob Withers
Did John Henry fight the steam drill at Great Bend Tunnel or was it a tall tale?

Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid
By Andrew Gulliford
The outlaws made Union Pacific mad enough to send a posse out for them

Track 61
By Karl Zimmermann
The who's who of Grand Central's secret Track 61: Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Alco PAs, Andy Warhol, and more

Capone Rides the Rails to Alcatraz
By Jackson McQuigg
Al "Scarface" Capone rode trains coast to coast, sometimes by choice and sometimes by force. Discover his many faces as a businessman, family man, crime boss, and train enthusiast