Features:

A Flared Finale? • by Justin Franz — The final call for classic Montana Rail Link SD45s could be at hand as units returning from lease are quickly stored, sold, or scrapped.

Chornobyl’s Radioactive Railroad • by Emily Moser — A rare look inside Ukraine’s Chornobyl’s Exclusion Zone shows how railroad infrastructure continues to play an important part in recovery.

Portfolio: Postcards from the Midwest • by Steve Schmollinger — If you’re convinced the Midwest is nothing more than a flat, featureless landscape filled with lookalike train operations, think again.