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Trains Magazine 1949 September Let's go to the railroad fair Passenger service:
Trains September 1949 Vol 9 No 11
CONTENTS
Cover photo. Courtesy New York Central System. --1
An inspection of NYC's new New England States.
Railroad news and editorial comment. By W. V. Anderson.4
Let's go to the Fair. A special photo feature.--11
A glimpse of the greatest railroad show on earth, complete with streamers and streamliners.
Diesel vs. Diesel. By David P. Morgan.--14
Electro-Motive reasserts its locomotive leadership with a spring debut of new models.
Wilmington. A photo story. -----18
Pennsy GG-1's, Reading 2-8-0's, and B&O diesels make railroading a contrast in this Delaware port city.
Uncle Sam's railroad. By Guy Zalbourg. ---22
Once a stock joke of "Seward's Icebox," the Alaska Railroad hits the comeback trail.
Passenger service: It can be profitable.
By John S. Gallagher Jr.----26
A New Haven research expert puts his finger on the ills of passenger traffic.
Photo section. A pictorial parade of new and old.-31
SP in Houston, 31; EJ&E transfer diesel, 32; SR steam shifter in Atlanta, 32; SP diesels haul freight tonnage, 33; Erie Pacifics, 33; Great Northern's steam-powered Empire Builder, 34-35; Railroad Day in Sturgeon Bay, 36-37; High-speed interurbans, 38; Lima's latest Berkshire, 39.
Through the Rockies. By David P. Morgan.--40
West via the Moffat Tunnel, back via the Royal Gorge - all the way in the cab.
Inspection locomotives. A photo story.---50
Typical examples of a rare design.
No clickety-clack. A photo story.----52
Cascade Tunnel's continuously welded rail.
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