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
June 2011 Trains Express PDF Package
Cover Story>> Short Lines Vs. The Great Recession
A Study in Extremes
The Iowa Interstate Story
Bonus Content: Meet the other lines owned by Iowa Interstate parent Railroad Development Corp., in a free PDF
Map of the Month: Kansas City Southern Predecessors
A Fitting Epitaph
Bonus Content: Enjoy a photo gallery by Scott Muskopf, featuring the Indiana Hi-Rail
In My Own Words: King Tup
NEWS
News & Photos
- With Congressional action halted, shippers want the nation’s railroad regulator to expand its mission
- Devastation hits Japan’s rails
- Q&A with California High Speed Rail Authority boss Roelof van Ark
Don Phillips
Fred W. Frailey
Technology
Passenger
Locomotive
- Diesels built for moving freight look wildly different from people-pullers. Inside, they’re pretty similar
- Milwaukee’s lightweight road-switchers move freight for a new owner in Chile
City Rail
DEPARTMENTS
From the Editor
How shortline and regional railroads have changed
Trackside
Trackside Guide: Toronto, Ont.
Preservation
Lost almost a generation ago, the Tacoma, Wash., station shines at 100
Ask Trains
Amtrak costs vs. other modes Chinese steam for sale? Hooded signal lights
