ON THE COVER Santa Fe 631 East passes Route 66 tanks at Kingman, Ariz., on Aug. 20, 2004 • Elrond Lawrence photo
Features
Route 66 Railway
For 80 years and 800 miles, a highway and a railroad have shared a unqiue partnership across the Southwest.
New muscle for Montana
Montana Rail Link’s first new locomotives are changing the face of this mountain railroad.
Palmetto Brick
Narrow-gauge in South Carolina, with link-and-pin couplers… today!
Photo contest winners, 2005
More than 200 of you entered. See how the winners depicted “Trains at Speed”
How heavy can feight cars get?
Mainline railroads are getting busier, and adding track is expensive. Could 315,000-pound cars be the answer?
Map of the Month: Tonnage by state, 2004
Comparing where freight tonnage originates vs. where it terminates tells you a lot about the U.S.
NEWS
Railroad News & Photos
Group has interim plan to address Chicago congestion.
Don Phillips
To those at Amtrak: What’s the plan? Is there one?
Technology
HDR applies engineering magic at BNSF’s Abo Canyon.
Locomotives
Don your mask and enter a premium locomotive paint shop.
Passenger
Congress’ 2006 reauthorization hints at Amtrak’s future
City Rail
Commuter railroads plan for possible future without Amtrak
Fantrip
Do railfans have a place in railroad security?
Preservation
A 400-ton, steam-powered teaching machine.
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