Trains November 2016

Transcon mergersBy Bill Stephens Boon or boondoggle for the rail industry? Train time at SummitBy Robert W. Scott A Portland & Western Railroad Toledo Hauler reaches level track with six units and 39 loaded cars Map of the Month: Grade-crossing accidents, 2015By Rick Johnson A state-by-state look at data for incidents, injuries, and fatalities ‘Mississippi’ revealingBy Jim Wrinn Is this 0-4-0 the oldest conventional American locomotive?West end will-o’-the-wispsBy Robert S. Butler Orbs of light morph into ghost-like locomotives on a foggy morning in an Ohio freight yard Rewriting the playbookBy Bob Johnston Privately funded Brightline service aims to change passenger rail starting in 2017 Trip with a capital TBy Kenneth L Hojnacki An epic railfan trip from New York to Chicago in 1968 included a cab ride, a steam engine, an all-access pass to a tower, and more In My Own Words: They don’t train them like they used toBy Charles H. Geletzke Two experienced railroaders move a train out of a tunnel