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Trains Magazine 1955 February NYC’s High Pressure 4-8-4 Pittsburg & Shawmut
Trains Magazine 1955 February NYCs High Pressure 4-8-4
58 Pages
Railroad news and editorial comment. By David P. Morgan.6
Now when the Association of American Railroads calls roll all the roads answer.
Railroad news photos. ---8
First U. S. narrow-gauge diesel in common-carrier service is inaugurated on Espee.
The promise of the '90's.14
The Railway Gazette of 1892 carried this old engraving of Baldwin's erecting floor.
The Shawmut Line. By Richard J. Cook.-16
Coal accounts for the existence of the Pittsburg & Shawmut-and for its class 1 rating.
Crossing eliminations: Who should pay?-23
An editorial reprinted from Railway Clerk concerning the problem of grade crossings.
Destroyed by fire. By David A. Strassman.24
The Waterloo, Cedar Falls & Northern lost a great deal more than statistics could tell.
Photo section.----27
From horses to steam to diesels to RDC's - take your pick. They're all represented here.
When steam ruled the Keeler Branch.-35
Until fall Espee narrow-gauge 4-6-0's hauled sheep and minerals in the desert.
Happy land of the plumber's nightmares. Photographs by
Philip R. Hastings and commentary by David P. Morgan.42
In the second of the series: ore-carrying Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range's husky power.
Central's curious compound. By Frederick Westing.48
The 800 never was a howling success for the Central, but she did serve a purpose.
What you think about subsidies for railroads.50
You readers speak your minds about whether the railroads should seek subsidies
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