Trains June 2014

Paducah & Louisville
By Charles Buccola
A regional's song of success is in the key of 'C'

Taking root in Texas
By Ken Fitzgerald
How one man planted his feet in East Texas to grow his short line

Rolling toward a smarter future
By Jeffrey R. Richardson
The City of Prineville Railway risked abandonment, but the townspeople found new traffic sources and turned it around

Those who derail ...
By Paul Baumgartner
A good day on the railroad can go bad in a matter of seconds

Map of the Month: What ever happened to the Santa Fe?
By Bill Metzger
One of the West's most colorful railroads lives on as BNSF Railway's Transcon corridor

A lesson at Lucinda
By J. David Ingles
Shipping lumber by rail to Lucinda, Pa., was a testament to railroading's advantages

Born in the USA
By Scott A. Hartley
Grafton & Upton operates one of the last American-built Fs in freight service

Six-axle short line
By Dale W. Woodland
A Pennsylvania short line dodges commuter trains, connects to two other short lines, and runs six-axle units in Rio Grande colors

In My Own Words: Old habits die hard
By Charles H. Geletzke
One engineer's passion for GP9s makes him wonder if this will be his last trip in its cab