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Featured In this Issue
Special report: Merger blockbuster
Union Pacific’s merger with Norfolk Southern triggers industry debate
Grading the commuter railroads
How does your system stack up in our coast-to-coast rankings?
Short line success in the Sunshine State
Smaller railroads are driving growth in Florida
Gallery: Photo Contest winners
Presenting the winners of the Trains annual photo contest, co-sponsored by the National Railway Historical Society
In My Own Words: “Rock Island Sunset"
In 1978 the handwriting was on wall for the Rock’s passenger trains
In every issue
News
Amtrak launches Mardi Gras service on the Gulf Coast, debuts NextGen Acela
Bill Stephens
European passenger trains can dazzle — or disappoint
John P. Hankey
Memories of Ross Rowland and running No. 614
Preservation
The Baltimore Streetcar Museum plans a $28 million new campus anchor
Travel
A visit to Scranton, Pa., a city where “Lackawanna” is a household word
