Trains November 2020

FeaturesRailroads where you least expect themBy David LustigA selection of Class I railroads that strayed from their normal hauntsRock Island rocks onBy Tishia BoggsIconic Midwestern grainger railroad is reborn as, of all things, a Mississippi short lineThe big shiftBy Bill StephensThe impacts of the enlarged Panama Canal, precarious China trade, and the coronavirus pandemic shift favor to eastern carriers for traffic headed to the MidwestRailroad Vision 2020: Intermodal challengesBy Larry GrossIntermodal expert Larry Gross on the current situationCanadian National's long reachBy John GodfreyIn our series on the transcontinental railroads, we look at the big northern carrier that now extends into the middle of AmericaIn My Own Words: 'I don’t want you talking to the customer'By Bert J RudenA railroader figures out how to get a car from point A to point B on a July 4 holidayGalleryIntermodal in motion: CSX Fs, Norfolk Southern RoadRailers, and more!