Trains October 2015

A study in steam
A new book, in honor of Trains' 75th anniversary, features lavish images of North American steam scenes, exclusively from Trains' files

Brazilian behemoth
By Adam Auxier
This ore-heavy narrow gauge line is among the Western Hemisphere's busiest railroads
 
2015 Trains photo contest winners
We asked for your images that show the details of railroading. See our choices and learn the theme for next year's contest
 
Map of the month: Washington, D.C., then and now
By Bill Metzger
   
Afternoon in Ottawa
By William Benning Stewart
Shadows of many shades were lengthening along the Rock Island in 1965
 
In my own words: First encounters of a close kind
By Geoffrey H. Doughty