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Growth of the Burlington Route
Jan 18, 2010·Maps·Trains Magazine

Growth of the Burlington Route

This Map of the Month appeared in the November 2004 issue of Trains magazine. “Everywhere West” was an appropriate slogan for…

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Mainline tonnage, 1980/2005
Jan 18, 2010·Maps·Trains Magazine

Mainline tonnage, 1980/2005

Jeff Wilson and Robert Wegner This Map of the Month appeared in the February 2007 issue of Trains magazine. Twenty-five…

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Rock Island Lines, 1964
Jan 18, 2010·Maps·Trains Magazine

Rock Island Lines, 1964

Bill Metzger This Map of the Month appeared in the October 2005 issue of Trains magazine. Rock Island Lines serve…

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Southeastern Power Plants
Jan 18, 2010·Maps·Trains Magazine

Southeastern Power Plants

Robert Wegner This Map of the Month appeared in the January 2003 issue of Trains magazine. This is the second…

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The Pennsylvania Railroad today
Jan 18, 2010·Maps·Trains Magazine

The Pennsylvania Railroad today

Bill Metzger This Map of the Month appeared in the February 2006 issue of Trains magazine. Mention the Pennsylvania Railroad…

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Union Pacific predecessors
Jan 18, 2010·Maps·Trains Magazine

Union Pacific predecessors

Jeff Wilson and Robert Wegner This Map of the Month appeared in the October 2004 issue of Trains magazine. It’s…

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Unexpected Treasure
Jan 6, 2010·Railfan Stories·Classic Trains

Unexpected Treasure

Rare find: Working in Cajon Pass helper service, Santa Fe center-cab Baldwin 2600 heads west at Summit. David Lustig collection…

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Rollover Tank Car Test
Dec 23, 2009·Railroads & Locomotives·Trains Magazine

Rollover Tank Car Test

RIS removed the trucks from a donated tank car, attached it to supports bolted onto concrete slabs, and filled it…

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The black fog of Blossburg, Montana
Dec 23, 2009·Railroads & Locomotives·Trains Magazine

The black fog of Blossburg, Montana

A westbound loaded BNSF Railway coal train exits Montana Rail Link’s 3,986-foot-long Mullan Tunnel on Sept. 16, 2006. Tom Danneman…

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