Trains December 2008

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Rogers Pass in Winter
Blizzards and avalanches are just two of the treacheries Canadian Pacific faces in British Columbia
By Fred W. Frailey

Dark Winter Days
An appreciation for railroading during the gloomiest days of the year
By Howard Ande

Keep on the Sunny Side
At the eastern continental divide, shadows come early to the mountains that cradle the Clinchfield
By Jim Wrinn

A Big Sentimental Railroad
The Baltimore & Ohio's holiday tree grows into people's hearts
By Peter A. Hansen

Map of the Month: Colorado Snowsheds
Protecting against a Rocky Mountain winter
By Charles Albi

Railroad Reading
Holiday Homecoming: World War II soldier combats malaria, a busy station, and steep grades to get home ... for good
By Doug Midkiff

Gallery
Chicago & North Western F7, Milwaukee Road Little Joe, Pere Marquette 2-8-4, and New England Central GP38 all working hard in snow
By Assorted Photographers