FeaturesClearing hurdles on Long IslandBy David LassenNew York & Atlantic meets challenges to coexist with nation's busiest commuter lineOh the pasta-bilities!By Robert W. ScottThis southern Saskatchewan short line, deeply routed in the grain industry, spills over into new business for a heaping helping of a great futureA quarter century of New England CentralBy Brian SolomonAn elder statesman of regional railroads marks a milestonePreserving a lifelineBy Davidson A. WardHow a community, a cowboy, and its own employees banded together to save the Apache RailwayTrain time at TaylorsvilleBy Jim WrinnThe Alexander Railroad's SW1500 No. 9 brings its own style to the Piedmont of North CarolinaIn My Own Words: Erring on the side of safetyBy Bill GroganA New York track supervisor makes the right call — the second timeGalleryBy various photographersShort lines and regionals