Train Magazine, Vol 64, No 11, November 2004

Train, Vol 64, No 11, November 2004 Manifest destiny By Gregory D.L. Morris Coal and containers get the glory. Chemical traffic pays the freight - and may just save loose-car railroading. The essential Steinheimer What's your favorite Richard Steinheimer photograph? We asked 10 of his friends to share the images that most inspired them - photographs that capture Steinheimer's vision of railroading. Map of the Month: Burlington Route 'Everywhere West' proclaimed the proud slogan of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy. Just how far west Burlington reached can be seen in this map charting a century of expansion. Rough ride for VIA's Renaissance fleet By Bob Johnston Readying Canada's new intercity passenger cars for service hasn't been esy. But with a lean equipment market and a ridership boom, VIA's future is riding on the Renaissance. My promotion to trainmaster By William J. Brotherton 'You'd be crazy to work for the railroad,' friends often told me. But on the Burlington Northern, an army of psychologists was hired specifically to weed the crazies out.