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Trains, September 2006
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A Star is born: Nashville commuter trains to begin Sept. 18
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Nashville is set to become the 18th North American metropolitan area to be served by commuter trains (vs. light-rail/trolley and/or heavy-rail/subway) with the inaugural run on Monday, Sept. 18, of the Music City Star. Tickets will be available on-line starting next week, and commuters who plan to purchase monthly tickets should act […]
Trains, August 2006
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Trains, July 2006
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Gloves come off in DM&E, Mayo Clinic dispute
WASHINGTON and SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — The fight between the Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern and the Mayo Clinic over DM&E’s effort to expand into Wyoming’s Powder River Basin and route coal trains through Mayo’s home city of Rochester, Minn., grew testy as each side made accusations about the other Thursday. At a news conference at […]
And now for something completely different: business car recipe at KCS Web site
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – When perusing railroad Web sites, it’s common to find statistics, company press releases, maps, and other information that can sometimes make for dry reading. Railroads seldom reveal any information about their private business car trains. But at the Web site of Kansas City Southern Industries, you’ll not only find details about […]
Where to hike
Will the U.S. rails-with-trails movement continue gaining momentum? Or will rail safety and congestion issues stop it in its tracks? In the September 2005 issue, Trains Magazine looked at the issues surrounding locations where recreational activities and active rail lines coexist in a shared space. Want to sample some of these trails yourself? Below is […]
Own a caboose
At 17 feet, 5 inches, the caboose cleared all bridges and power lines on its 20-mile road trip. Steve Hendrix Preserving a 25-ton caboose in my backyard wasn’t something that I had always planned on. Sure, I liked trains as a kid and even have a small model railroad layout. But an HO-scale train circling […]
Oakland to Sacramento, Calif.
A westbound Capitol Corridor train, led by Amtrak F59PHI No. 464, makes a fine sight as it curves along the shore of San Pablo Bay in Pinole, Calif. Read on to learn about more picturesque train-watching locations between Oakland and Sacramento. Elrond Lawrence So you’re traveling to San Francisco, and have just a few days […]
Inside Willow Springs
A groundsman watches while an overhead crane lowers another truck trailer onto a flatcar at BNSF’s Willow Springs intermodal facility. Matt Van Hattem You can feel the heat rising from the asphalt beneath you on this humid summer evening. But your attention is directed elsewhere, at two men in reflectorized vests who-without saying a single […]
Images of Amtrak
Even before he joined Amtrak as a locomotive engineer in 1986, Doug Riddell had been operating the corporation’s passenger trains under contract as a Seaboard Coast Line engineer, and had been photographing their colorful locomotives and consists in and around his native Virginia since Amtrak’s inception in 1971. Here we present some of his favorite […]
