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The many lives of a steam locomotiveWhat we can learn fromBritish preservationVolunteers rebuild amountain railroadRide Canada’sprairie tourist line

BNSF’s busy C&I lineMAP: Chicago commuter trains

THE magazine of railroading

www.TrainsMag.com • May 2009

Rio Grande Scenic 2-8-0 No. 18 climbs

La Veta Pass in Colorado

>>IN THE NEWSAmtrak’sLincolnCorridorGE’s new locomotive

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Facing a stormtogetherCSX and its shortline partners look beyond the economic tsunami

Big power on small railroadsHow tomorrow’s energy rides today’s short linesMcCloud freight fi nale

Shortline boss recalls days he should forget

MAP: Anthracite roads today • Rebuilding Nevada’s V&T>>PLUSReplica 1868 locomotiveready to go

Amtrak’s new photopolicy

www.TrainsMag.com • June 2009

SHORTLINE AND REGIONAL SPECIAL

Florida’s Seminole Gulf Railway is a

CSX shortline partner

The many lives magazine of railroading

Rio Grande Scenic 2-8-0 No. 18 climbs

La Veta Pass in Colorado

Amtrak’sLincolnCorridorGE’s new locomotive

Facing Facing a storm Facing a storm Facing

togetherCSX and its shortline partners look beyond the economic tsunami

Big power on small railroadsBig power on small railroadsBig power

How tomorrow’s energy rides today’s short linesMcCloud freight fi nale

Shortline boss recalls days he should forget

SHORTLINE AND AND REGIONAL SPECIAL SPECIAL

SPECIAL ISSUE with 16 EXTRA PAGES>>PLUSNorfolk Southern’s Heartland upgradePresident travels by rail againTHE magazine of railroading

www.TrainsMag.com • April 2009

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EVERYTHING YOU WANT TO KNOW

5,372 things you should know about the king of farm-to-market transportation: the railroad!

• Shuttle trains: Today’s way to move grain• From 40-foot boxcars to jumbo hoppers• A short line revives a wheat-hauling branch• The long history of railroads and grain• Funky diesels that push for a living

GRAND PRIZECanon EOS 50D Digital SLRwith EF 28-135mm lens(Total value: $1,400)

PLUS...Attend Winterail, and spend a day

railfanning with a Canon technical rep and a TRAINS editor.

We’ll fl y you to California to at-tend the 32nd Winterail rail photo and railroadiana show in Stockton, Calif., on Saturday, March 13, then together we’ll photograph the local railroad scene on Sunday, March 14. It’s the perfect way to learn about your new camera!

THIS YEAR'S THEME: BRIDGING THE GAP

FIRST PRIZECanon EOS Digital Rebel T1i with EF-S 18-55mm lens(Total value: $900)

SECOND PRIZEWinner will receive: $300

FIVE RUNNERS UPWinners will receive: a three-year subscription to TRAINS magazine

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>> 1. Enter up to five (5) original color slides (35mm or larger, preferably in clear plastic pages), color or black-and-white prints (8x10 or larger), or digital prints (81⁄2 x 11) accompanied by a CD-ROM with at least 300 pixel-per-inch resolution at 4x5 or larger size. Send to: TRAINS magazine Photo Contest, P.O. Box 1612, Waukesha, WI 53187.

>> 2. Digital images may be altered as far as cropping, dodging, burning, or color correction, but elements (wires, etc.) may not be removed, added (people, etc.), or materially altered (“turning on” a headlight, etc.).

>> 3. Contestants must include their name, address, a daytime phone number, and basic caption information on the back of each print. Slide mounts and CD-ROMs must clearly display the photographer’s name. Do not put any identifying information on the front of prints; doing so will disqualify the entry.

>> 4. Photos must be taken between Nov. 1, 2008, and Oct. 31, 2009 to be eligible.

>> 5. Envelopes marked for the photo contest must include only photos and materials related to the contest.

>> 6. All entries must be received at the TRAINS offices by Oct. 31, 2009. Sug-gested mailing date: Oct. 26.

>> 7. Winning photos will be published in TRAINS’ March 2010 issue.

>> 8. TRAINS reserves the right to retain electronic copies for future publica-tion, use as a contest gallery exhibition on the TRAINS magazine or Canon U.S.A. Web sites, or for public exhibition. In all cases, the photographer retains the copyright to the image.

>> 9. Contestants must include a self-addressed, stamped envelope if they want their photos returned.

>> 10. TRAINS and Canon U.S.A. staff members will judge photos on a “blind” basis, meaning they will not know the identities of the entrants.

>> 11. Multiple prizes will not be awarded to any individual.

>> 12. Employees of Kalmbach Publishing Co. or Canon U.S.A. or their families are not eligible to enter.

>> 13. Cameras shown are those currently available. Actual prizes to be awarded will be those shown or better.

>> RULES

2009 Photo Contest2009 Photo Contest>> Review the photos you’ve taken since Nov. 1, 2008 — or take new ones before Oct. 31, 2009 — and choose fi ve, or fewer, that best illustrate the theme “bridging the gap.”

>> Judges will be looking for intriguing composition and effective use of light, as well as inspiring and creative images. After choos-ing the winners, TRAINS staff members will request those photogra-phers to submit a short paragraph describing their interpretation of how their photo exemplifi es the theme “bridging the gap.”

>> Winners will be announced in the March 2010 issue.

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2008 Winner Sam Dickey, TRAINS’ Kathi Kube, Canon’s Bri-an Matsumoto, and Joe Brice.