Trains - Magazine - Vol.83 - Issue 9 - Sept. 2023

• Vol. 83
• Issue: 9
• Release: September 2023
• Series: Classic Toy Trains
• Publisher: Kalmbach

Features:

THIS ONE’S FOR JDI
Former Trains Editor J. David Ingles inspires a memorable encounter on Route 66


BEHIND THE BADGE
On patrol with Amtrak’s canine law-enforcement team


GREASING THE SKIDS FOR ALASKA OIL
A young bureaucrat learns how Washington works as he fights to ensure the Alaska Railroad can support pipeline construction


BARLEY A DULL MOMENT IN FORESTBURG
The story of grain, a small town, and a hard-working railroad


WHAT’S THE PROBLEM UP THERE, UNION?
Working first trick at Burlington Northern’s Chicago funnel: a classic article from Trains’ first 1,000 issues


IN MY OWN WORDS: RIDING A YELLOWSTONE WITH NEW FRIENDS
They had just met, but found themselves riding a big DM&IR locomotive together


GALLERY
Showcasing the railroad photography of Waylon Moore, a 16-year-old from Louisa, Ky.

In every issue
News, p. 4

NTSB holds rare on-site hearing on Norfolk Southern’s East Palestine derailment

Bill Stphens p. 10

Regulations threaten California’s short lines

Travel p. 44

The Seashore Trolley Museum in Maine is one of the nation’s most-successful enthusiast-led preservation efforts

Preservation p. 46

Focusing on a long-term master plan brought the Museum of the American Railroad to the dawn of a new era