March 2021
The March 2021 issue of Trains Magazine.
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In this Issue
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Wyoming’s Powder River Basin was the bustling center of American coal traffic. No more
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Five decades of ideas that succeeded or vanished
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Whether you know them as speeders or motorcars, here’s everything you need to know about the largest North American group of motorcar operators
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The last Last Baldwin steams again to become the world’s largest operating Mallet
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Chicago & North Western’s school of hard knocks
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Amtrak, BNSF, Kansas City Southern, Canadian National, Canadian Pacific
More in this issue
NEWS
•Railroads and automated trucks
•Hydrogen-powered trains
•Battery power in Europe
BRIAN SOLOMON
•Observing enduring technologies: Piecing together history from details in an old photo
BILL STEPHENS
•Modern marvel: the BNSF Railway and Union Pacific coal Joint Line
TRAIN-WATCHING
•Hot-spot: Columbia River Gorge
ASK TRAINS
•EMD vs. GE heritage units
•Flat spots on wheels