I wondered what everyone thought of the May issue? Here are a few thoughts of mine:
I really enjoyed the feature Class One Railroading. It went into good depth and detail about the history and ever changing “big railroad” segment of the railroad business, and what Class 1 designation has meant over the years. I feel they could have gone a little further to clear up things like:DM&E and MRL could be Class 1’s,but aren’t; and FEC isn’t a Class 1, but used to be?
Don Phillips’ column was thought provoking, as usual. I agree, there is a lot US railroads could learn from the European railroads, and vice-versa.
They really went out on a limb with their map of the month. I’d like to see, in the year 2026, if the predictions are correct.
My favorite part was the photo gallery, of favorite pictures from past pages of Trains magazine. I’m sure everybody has their personal favorites, but there wasn’t a bad one in the bunch.
More later, after I’ve had time to read the whole magazine. Keep up the good work. I gotta go chase pigeons of the roof again.
Wow! I sure hope so! We just got the features back from the art department. It’d be very embarrasing if someone was reading it before we were finished editing! [;)][:D][;)]
Hey, Regarding this issue, I think its time for an article about Trains in Maine or atleast New England. It seems like everything west of New York is always getting into the magazines and we get hardly any recognition. But I did enjoy reading many articles in the Mag
A very large South Korean steamship line. COSCO is the Chinese equivalent.
The Chinese are taking $250 billion out of the USA per year.
They will need to start buying American companies to repatriate those dollars.
