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Trains Magazine 1950 July Story of the Wabash
Trains July 1950 Vol 10 No 9
CONTENTS
Cover photo. By W. A. Akin Jr.----1
Wabash 2809 approaches Oakwood Junction (crossing of the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton at Detroit) with Second 91, bound for Kansas City.
Railroad news and editorial comment. By W. V. Anderson.6
Wabash. By David P. Morgan.----12
Twice in 25 years this midwestern road has seen the specter of consolidation. It's still independent today, though controlled by PRR.
1 Traffic. Why Wabash is able to hold its own.-14
2 Operations. Wabash men know how to highball.-18
3 Engineering. Maintenance of way is a one-man show.22
4 Locomotives. Steam is on the way out on the Wabash.24
5 Wabash footnotes. ------25
6 The Wabash locomotive roster.----26
Photo section. An album of choice prints. ---27
Nelson & Albemarle, 27; Green Bay & Western, 28; Florida East Coast, 28; Rio Grande narrow-gauge, 29; Cleveland Union Terminal 2-C+C-2, 29; Tehachapi at night, 30-31; Canadian National at St. Jacques, 32; Pennsylvania Railroad doodlebug, 32; Illinois Central old-timer, 33; Union Pacific and Rock Island at Lawrence, 33; Yreka Western, 34; Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee, 35; Conestoga Transportation Company, 35.
It could happen here. By William H. Schmidt Jr. --36
Conditions leading to the nationalization of the British Railways have their counterparts in the United States.
Worcester, Mass. Photos by Philip R. Hastings. --41
Picture portrayal of third largest city in New England.
The indomitable Epes Randolph. By Nat McKelvey.-44
The story of a great engineer, centered about his greatest triumph.
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