Trains February 2008

Cover story
Eastern Corridors
In going for more long-haul traffic on its busy Chicago-Florida route, CSX builds capacity on one leg of its triangle
Jim Wrinn

The Slim Princess
Steam may be gone on China's main lines, but on this narrow-gauge line, a fleet of 0-8-0s still labors
Gary A. Hunter

Kool-Aid, Creosote, and the Lackawanna
These ingredients were irresistible to one young trainwatcher at Paterson Junction
John Roskoski

First Locomotives
'Hay powered' engines once powered the railroads. On one California line, they still do
Byron Lemmon

Hot Iron, Cold Steel
These trains of molten iron are - literally - the hottest things on the rails
J.D. Santucci

Difference of Decades
The Powder River Basin 1991-2007
Tom Danneman

Map of the Month: Natural resources in KCS country
Mines, fields, and forests kept KCS humming with traffic
J. Parker Lamb

Railroad Reading
Other duties as assigned: Taking the D&H president's car through a snowstorm
Geoffrey H. Doughty

Gallery Central
Oregon & Pacific, Rock Island, Strasburg Rail Road, Georgia Northeastern
Assorted Photographers