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Trains Magazine 1952 October Trains & Travel How a Diesel Works Camas Prairie
Trains Magazine 1952 October How a Diesel Works Trains & Travel
66 Pages
Railroad news and editorial comment. By David P. Morgan.6
What a place to build a railroad!----14
Photos by Henry R. Griffiths Jr.
You'd think that a railroad named the Camas Prairie would run through pretty flat country. But have a look at where this line really runs!
The train that raced the airplanes. By David P. Morgan.-18
Picture a rolling photographic lab speeding from Washington to New York. That's what the Pennsy promoted when Lindbergh came home from Paris.
Famous steam locomotives: The dressy, durable Daylights.20
Even with diesels, the Southern Pacific figures its big Lima 4-8-4's will be around for a long time.
What's ahead for EMD? By Wallace W. Abbey.23
Hesitant predictions place the dieselization of U. S. railroads at perhaps six years from now. After that, what will the largest diesel builder do for business?
How a diesel works.-----28
Ever looked in a diesel? This drawing by Trains & Travel artists takes you inside a typical unit and shows you how a diesel generates its horsepower.
Photo section.---31
The camera takes you on a tour of the nation's railroads.
Notable feats of railroad engineering: Where the nation comes to Washington. By Wallace W. Abbey.-50
The Union Station which serves the Capital is the only one specifically authorized by Congress.
Here comes the train. By H. Reid and A. A. Thieme.-52
The Norfolk & Western railroads in the traditional manner on its quaint Abingdon branch.
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