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Trains Magazine 1950 May Extra 1555 West How the AB valve works Extra 1555 West
Trains May 1950 Vol No 7
CONTENTS
Cover photo. By Henry Griffiths Jr.---1
Union Pacific No. 26 nears Glenns Ferry, Ida.
Railroad news and editorial comment. By W. V. Anderson.6
F.O.B. Philadelphia. By David P. Morgan.--11
A progress report on Budd Company's RDC-1, detailing the car's field performance from Pennsylvania tests to revenue runs on the C&EI.
International dieselization. A photo story. ---16
Canadian Pacific strengthens its competitive rank in New England by abolishing steam power between Montreal and Wells River, Vt.
Extra 1555 West. By Willard V. Anderson.--20
EMD diesels and Mallet pushers take Union Pacific time freight through on time from Pocatello to Portland during the winter of 1950.
Photo section. A panorama of railroading.--27
"Hit the hill!," 27; NC&StL Dixie type, 28; Mother Hubbard on the Reading, 28; Ann Arbor No. 51, 29; New Haven at Bridgeport, 29; Compounds on the B&O, 30-31; C&IM local, 32; American Standards, Katy style, 32; Monon through Lafayette, 33; Coal River line, 33; Santa Maria Valley, 34; London & Port Stanley box motor, 35; Grand River train, 35.
The miracle of Turtle Creek. By Linn H. Westcott.--36
The complexities of modern air brake equipment painlessly explained.
How the AB valve works. Drawings and text.--44
A companion piece to "The miracle of Turtle Creek."
Fertilizer Route. Norfolk & Portsmouth Belt Line.--46
Call this a fantasy. A photo vignette.---47
Palatial real estate beside a railroad.
SR diesels ride the N&W. Photos.----48
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