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December 2011
December 2011 |
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 December 2011 Trains Express PDF |
Ice Railroaders By
Tom Murray Despite minus-18-degree temps and 4 feet of snow per month, the Alaska Railroad acts like a Class I railroad ... with both coal and passengers!
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Map of the Month: Extreme Weather Railroading By
Mike Smith and Steve Pryor We map the rail lines subject to the worst weather in the U.S.
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Postcards from the Extremes By
various photographers Where the elements seek to do their worst, railroading's finest triumph
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Best Show in the Snow By
During the harsh winter of 2010-'11, railroads put their plows to work. Photographers turned out to see the show Bonus Content: Read the tales behind the photos! The photographers blog about their ordeals |
Expression of Gratitude By
Pat Hiatte BNSF Railway's Holiday Express makes memories as it salutes the troops
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In My Own Words: The Night I highballed the 'Crescent' By
Jim Wrinn Would the train stop needlessly or accelerate as I waved the lantern?
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News Don Phillips Railroads are joining the fight for photographic freedom
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Fred W. Frailey Confessions of a reluctant photographer
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City Rail By
Ken Fitzgerald North Texas' Denton County Transportation Authority receives new railcars
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Technology By
Bill Fahrenwald Web-based programing expands railroad information tracking on a national level
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Passenger By
Bob Johnston Amtrak adds Wi-Fi in Northeast
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Locomotive By
David Lustig First Tier 3 environmental control unit makes a debut in basic EMD blue
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Departments From the Editor Norfolk Southern returns to running steam locomotives on the main line Preservation Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum celebrates its 50th anniversary and the return of Norfolk Southern steam to the main line Ask Trains • Calculating track grade
• Pandrol rail fasteners
• Circus train routing
Trackside 2012 Photo Contest rules
Nevada Northern Railway and Trains Magazine's Steam, Steel, and Strobes Scholarship
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