Some of you have already seen my cover story in Parade magazine on America’s Greatest Train Rides and have offered questions, comments, and outrage over worthy trains overlooked. I share your pain concerning the missing lines–Parade stories are short, and they always have to cut for space. A number of the railroads, like the Cumbres & Toltec in Chalma, NM, and the Branson Scenic Railway were in my original draft but ended up on the cutting room floor. But you can hear about them, and talk about them, here.

In fact, I’ll start with a photo sent from reader Bill Seager in Germantown, TN, a Cumbres fan who couldn’t believe I had overlooked it. Here’s his shot of the highest point on the train’s run.

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