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February 2012
February 2012 |
Trains magazine covers the broad spectrum of railroading with authoritative content, dazzling photography, and a mix of content designed to appeal to everyone from the casual enthusiast to the seasoned professional railroader.
Trains offers something for everyone who has a spark for railroading: Railroad news, insight, and commentary on today's freight railroads, passenger service, transit, locomotives, technology, preservation, fan opportunities, and more. You'll also see images and read stories from railroading's glorious past, and explore the bright future of railroading. It's all in the pages of Trains magazine. |
Features This month's PDF package includes articles about ore and steel, and is free to subscribers
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Cover Story: Quebec North Shore & Labrador Runs North America's Heaviest Train By
Andy Cummings and John Godfrey ... but the essence of this ore-hauler is about so much more Bonus Content: Read a free PDF of the article, "Tomorrow's Railroad," on the Quebec North Shore & Labrador from the November 1960 issue. And, check out a video taken from a locomotive cab of a herd of caribou charging alongside a QNS&L train! |
Welcome to Larry Land By
Craig Sanders From starters and alternators to Geeps and SDs, Larry's truck Electric means rebirth for tired locomotives
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Map of the Month: Great Lakes Carferries By
Bill Metzger We map 130-plus years of rail service across the lakes
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Two Steel Mills, Both Alike By
Roy Blanchard ArcelorMittal plants in southeastern Pennsylvania share history and their future Bonus Content: See the steel railroads' locomotive and railcar rosters |
From Electric to Diesel By
Jeffrey A. Harwell Two power plant railroads turn off the juice
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One lump or two? By
Michael T. Burkhart The Central Romana in the Dominican Republic still transports sugarcane by rail. Here's how the fascinating operation works
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In My Own Words: Espee Pit Stop in Baltimore By
Don Kalkman We were out for a casual day of train-watching, and then we saw a Southern Pacific?!
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News News & Photos • The future of the Canadian Wheat Board and how it affects the railroads
• Watco acquires Wisconsin & Southern
• Canadian National links Chicago routes
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Don Phillips High Speed Rail and Obama administration's plans
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Fred Frailey Amtrak's 14 street coach yard then and now
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Locomotive By
David Lustig • Quebec North Shore & Labrador diesel roster and locomotive features
• Union Pacific ramps up Tier 4 tests
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Technology By
Steven M. Sweeney Researchers' quest for a better crosstie leads to new designs and materials
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Passenger By
Bob Johnston Amtrak tests eTicketing in Maine
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Departments From the Editor Plainclothes civilians pay homage to Amtrak's 40th anniversary train in Milwaukee, but why? Ask Trains • Bridges, viaducts, and trestles
• Nitrogen blankets
• Ewbank gas-electric locomotive Trackside Georgia Central offers a bounty of U23Bs on a former Seaboard Air Line route to the sea Preservation • Famous Norfolk & Western Bicentennial unit will shine again at Virginia Museum of Transportation
• Chinese Mike debuts in new attire at Connecticut's Valley Railroad
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