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March 2012
March 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 that take you inside steam and diesel locomotive shops, available for $5.95
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Cover Story: The Spirit of Cumberland By
John P. Hankey At CSX Transportation's historic locomotive shop, computer monitors are as commonplace as hammers
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Shane meet Bill, Bill meet Shane By
Jim Wrinn Two men who never met share a knowledge of and passion for steam, and a similar stance during their engines' care
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Map of the Month: Boston Commuter Trains: 1954 and 2011 By
Matt Van Hattem See how service has grown in one of America's earliest commuter hubs
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Funky Freights By
Andy Cummings, Mike Harbour, and Thomas J. Nanos America's railroads don't haul just coal, grain, and containers. Check out these weird shipments on steel rails
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Too Late for the Party By
Kevin P. Keefe In summer 1971, three young guys went looking for the last traces of authentic steam in the East
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4:26 a.m. By
After four hours of driving through darkness, a colorful palette of summer hues greets a Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern train's crew
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Not your great-grandpa's Santa Fe By
John Ross Hart A dad recreates a Santa Fe passenger trip he took with his grandpa in 1962
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News News & Photos
- Watco makes a name for itself
- Norfolk Southern will replace aging viaduct
- New Amtrak cars take shape
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Don Phillips Is Amtrak a company at war with itself?
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City Rail
By Peter D.A. Warwick
GO Transit, TTC expand
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Fred W. Frailey Pan Am Southern is coming of age
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Locomotive By
David Lustig
- The four-axle era: Is it over?
- Paint by the numbers: What does it cost?
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Technology By
Steven M. Sweeney Railroad safety program seeks to reduce violations without punishment
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Passenger By
Bob Johnston
- Shuffling cars to add customers
- Grant to aid North Dakota route
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Departments From the Editor Railroad icons we'll miss Trackside By Jeff Carlson
Trackside Guide: Topeka, Kan. Preservation By Ken Rattenne
Beebe and Clegg's car rolls on Ask Trains • Superelevated curves
• Active(?) New York line
• Canadian National's SD60Fs
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