Trains April 2016

The wide world of Watco: By David C. Lester From a kitchen table to 35 railroads, 4,500 miles, and 500,000 carloads

Timber Rock's rocky road: By Jeffrey A. Harwell The East Texas short line with an uncertain past and future

Map of the Month: By Bill Metzger See all of the westbound through passenger-service options in October 1940

Boxcars still matter: By Roy Blanchard How to make boxcars pay their way and make customers smile in the bargain

Winning with a stacked deck: By Nikos Kavoori Georgia railroads find short-haul intermodal success

Reinvention: By Scott A. Hartley The key to Providence & Worcester’s success

In My Own Words: Wake up! By Adrian Telizyn Finding a functioning crew is no easy feat on BC Rail in the 1980s