Trains January 2013

Running Late
By Greg McDonnell
Blame it on the weather, the parade of intermodal trains, and the Santa Fe Railway’s Cadiz Turn

The Train With Two Lives
By Al DiCenso
The Auto Train had to die to be reborn under Amtrak’s wing

A Family Affair
By Scott A. Hartley
Trains at a Connecticut River bridge have beckoned generations of my family

Map of the Month: How CREATE Is Untangling Chicago
By Jim Giblin
What's been completed and what's under construction

The Train That Kicked the Hornet's Nest
By Matt Van Hattem
See how Talgo’s new passenger trains were assembled, and what riders can expect

I Was a Summer Intern on the Pennsy
By John B. Norris, as told to Wayne Laepple
Jack Norris fired steam, worked with dispatchers, witnessed steep Madison Hill, and glimpsed big yards in Pennsylvania, all in less than three months in 1957!

Eureka, You Showed Us!
By Jim Wrinn
Dan Markoff’s 1875 4-4-0 Eureka No. 4 has illuminated pre-1900s railroading

In My Own Words: Trenton's Transformational Trains
By John J. Harmon
The Reading’s doodlebugs, first-generation diesels, and Camelbacks fascinated a young railfan