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April 2010
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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 Trains Express April 2010 downloadable package This month's PDF package is packed with coal stories that go back seven decades of Trains' coverage, all for $5.95
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Where's That Coal Train Going? By
Tom Murray A few basics to understand the complex coal rail network |
Map of the Month: From Mine to Plant How coal moves in the U.S.
By Tom Murray, Bill Metzger, and Matt Van Hattem
Bonus content for subscribers: Get exclusive access to PDFs of Trains maps! |
Powder River Stories By
Fred Frailey Five moments that made a difference in the life of North America's busiest coal railroad |
Black Diamonds No More? By
Michael W. Blaszak Coal's economics could change the railroad industry |
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Huge Chance, Big Payoff By
John Gruber |
Ribbons of Change The cars that rule the rails are ever-changing
By Bill Fahrenwald and Lee A. Clair
Bonus content: See a list of utility and merchant generators' reporting marks and their corresponding coal car fleets |
Electrifying Coal By
Scott A. Hartley CSX carries coal to Florida's Stanton Energy Center where it's refined and burned |
Shipping Coal to the World By
Mike Schaller How Norfolk Southern loads export coal onto ships |
They Run Coal Trains Where? We visit 14 coal hauls that don't fit the mold
By Various authors
Bonus content: See five more weird coal moves |
Shortline Coal: Black Gold or Black Hole By
Roy Blanchard How short lines make coal work |
Railroad Reading: A Day at the Races By
Dee Brown Milwaukee Road versus Chicago, Burlington & Qunicy |
News News & Photos High speed rail money • Union Pacific advances 'Sunset' upgrade • Canadian Pacific lays cool claim to Olympic fame
Bonus Content: See a vintage handcar traverse the CP's Lethbridge Viaduct with the Olympic Flame on TrainsTube
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Don Phillips Will a different Joe Boardman please stand up? |
Fred W. Frailey Henry Flagler's railroad, in a three-act drama |
Technology See how a Norfolk Southern track-maintenance crew replaces rails two at a time |
Locomotive Why six of the seven Class I railroads roster classic diesels to pull their executive trains |
Passenger Coach attendants are the rail traveler's ambassador; even as Amtrak streamlines its on-board staff |
City Rail Dubai spent $7.6 billion to build the world's longest automated rail line. Find out what it got for the money |
Departments From the Editor The Pulse of a Coal Train Fantrip West Chicago, Ill., provides Canadian National, Metra, and Union Pacific action Preservation New York, Ontario & Western business car and Wisconsin 'fish car' shine once again Ask Trains Burlington Northern's 'Pulling for Freedom' • Buffer bars on passenger cars • Solar panels on ballast cars
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