Ice Railroaders
By Tom Murray
Despite minus-18-degree temps and 4 feet of snow per month, the Alaska Railroad acts like a Class I railroad ... with both coal and passengers!
Map of the Month: Extreme Weather Railroading
By Mike Smith and Steve Pryor
We map the rail lines subject to the worst weather in the U.S.
Postcards from the Extremes
By various photographers
Where the elements seek to do their worst, railroading's finest triumph
Best Show in the Snow
By Andy Cummings
During the harsh winter of 2010-'11, railroads put their plows to work. Photographers turned out to see the show
Expression of Gratitude
By Pat Hiatte
BNSF Railway's Holiday Express makes memories as it salutes the troops
In My Own Words: The Night I highballed the 'Crescent'
By Jim Wrinn
Would the train stop needlessly or accelerate as I waved the lantern?
By Tom Murray
Despite minus-18-degree temps and 4 feet of snow per month, the Alaska Railroad acts like a Class I railroad ... with both coal and passengers!
Map of the Month: Extreme Weather Railroading
By Mike Smith and Steve Pryor
We map the rail lines subject to the worst weather in the U.S.
Postcards from the Extremes
By various photographers
Where the elements seek to do their worst, railroading's finest triumph
Best Show in the Snow
By Andy Cummings
During the harsh winter of 2010-'11, railroads put their plows to work. Photographers turned out to see the show
Expression of Gratitude
By Pat Hiatte
BNSF Railway's Holiday Express makes memories as it salutes the troops
In My Own Words: The Night I highballed the 'Crescent'
By Jim Wrinn
Would the train stop needlessly or accelerate as I waved the lantern?