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Contents Listing - Articles & Features in this issue
Features
Railroading to the Arctic
Meet the railroaders and find out about life on Canada's spellbinder: the Hudson Bay Railway.
By Mark A. Perry
Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus
Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus.
By Ron Flanary
Alamosa bound
Rio Grande to the west, Christmas dinner to the east. What's a new college graduate railfan to do?
By Steve Patterson
Ice Capades
Aboard the carferry Viking on a fast-freezing lake that wouldn't let go.
By Jeffrey Mast
A Diamond for Christmas
Of a school trip behind C-Line diesels, a cherished gift, and lasting friendships.
By Greg McDonnell
Map of the Month: Snowsheds on Stevens Pass
How the Great Northern covered its tracks in Washington.
News
Railroad News & Photos
Railroads tackle the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
Don Phillips
Yes, there was a railroad revolution. Will Europe see one, too?
Locomotives
Saudi Railways return to EMD for fourth order of SDL50s
Passenger
When hurricanes hit the Gulf Coast, Amtrak was ready to help.
City Rail
American Public Transportation Association meets in Dallas.
Preservation
TRAINS Award goes to the Friends of C&TS.
Departments
From the Editor
Railway Post Office
Railroad Reading
Ask Trains
Preservation
New Products
Gallery
Once upon a time in Trains
Railroading to the Arctic
Meet the railroaders and find out about life on Canada's spellbinder: the Hudson Bay Railway.
By Mark A. Perry
Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus
Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus.
By Ron Flanary
Alamosa bound
Rio Grande to the west, Christmas dinner to the east. What's a new college graduate railfan to do?
By Steve Patterson
Ice Capades
Aboard the carferry Viking on a fast-freezing lake that wouldn't let go.
By Jeffrey Mast
A Diamond for Christmas
Of a school trip behind C-Line diesels, a cherished gift, and lasting friendships.
By Greg McDonnell
Map of the Month: Snowsheds on Stevens Pass
How the Great Northern covered its tracks in Washington.
News
Railroad News & Photos
Railroads tackle the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
Don Phillips
Yes, there was a railroad revolution. Will Europe see one, too?
Locomotives
Saudi Railways return to EMD for fourth order of SDL50s
Passenger
When hurricanes hit the Gulf Coast, Amtrak was ready to help.
City Rail
American Public Transportation Association meets in Dallas.
Preservation
TRAINS Award goes to the Friends of C&TS.
Departments
From the Editor
Railway Post Office
Railroad Reading
Ask Trains
Preservation
New Products
Gallery
Once upon a time in Trains
Article Snippets
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