Features:

Transitions on the Annie
JIM ROWLAND— Changing times in Michigan as Watco acquires Great Lakes Central and reunites it with the former Ann Arbor Railroad.

Kicking Horse Plow Extra
GARRY AND ROZ MILLER— A chance encounter with a plow train assigned to clear snow following a series of controlled avalanches in Alberta.

Where the West Begins
RICK MALO— Venture to the Lone Star State for a trip along an oft-overlooked main line: BNSF’s Transcon in Texas.

Farewell to Indiana Sub CPLs
DAVID T. ROHDENBURG— Looking back at the last days of classic Baltimore & Ohio color-position light signals along CSX’s Indiana Sub.

EMD’s Enduring GP38
MARCUS W. STEVENS— Celebrating 60 years of a landmark second-generation diesel locomotive still going strong today.

Departments:

Departures — commentary/Alexander Benjamin Craghead 
Communicating With Light

Railnews — top news stories and photos from our readers

Transit Currents — transit news/Otto M. Vondrak
Metro-North’s Justin Vonashek

Railroadiana — new product, book, and video reviews

Timetable — railroad event listings submitted by our readers

Through My Lens — trackside memories/Kevin EuDaly
The Documentarian

The High Iron — Railroaders share their stories/Rich Wallace
Good, Bad, and Ugly: A Shipper’s Views on Mergers

Camera Bag — Photography tips and techniques/Rick Malo
Two Sides of the Same Coin

Destinations — Detours and distractions/Logan Tourtillotte
Downeast Scenic: Forged by Collaboration

Markers — Additional thoughts from your editors

Parting Shot — David Grant