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Trains Magazine 1993 August Lost diesels of Mexico Super Cabs High speed steam o
Trains 1993 August
FEATURES
Shades of the Powhatan Arrow
3O Passengers don't mind seeing red when they climb aboard the cars of Norfolk Southern's refurbished steam excursion train.
by Jim Wrinn
Railroading in Never-Never Land
32 Railfans are flocking to the Isle of Man, where steam trains and American-style interurbans still run.
by R. Bransom Bean
Hallucination on Market Street
34 When Louisville & Nashville steam locomotive 152 takes to the streets, people notice.
by Kevin P. Keefe
The Treasure of Empalme
36 In the first installment of our "Alco Safari," we head for western Mexico to track down the world's last operating PA diesel.
by Greg McDonnell
On Track to Save Lives
42 Operation Lifesaver and other 4 agencies are working hard to prevent grade-crossing accidents.
by Kevin P. Keefe
West Virginia's Logging Legend
48 Tiny steam locomotives of the VCass Scenic Railroad are living monuments to old logging railroads.
by Doug Koontz
Last Chance
54 A battered old Pennsylvania T1 shows what high-speed steam railroading was all about.
by John R. Crosby
Once Upon a Time in TRAINS
57 Long before it became a star on / Delaware & Hudson, an Alco PA gives Santa Fe its money's worth.
When LCL Meant Fast Freight
58 Today's overnight express firms might learn a thing or two by studying the redball freight train era, when parcels moved with dispatch.
by Charles W. Bohi
Photo Section: Super Cabs!
A gallery of contemporary U.S. and Canadian new-look "safety cab" diesel locomotives.
TRAINS Hot Spots:
Action in the Heart of Dixie
7, Ala., offers a full menu of Norfolk Southern, CSX, and Burlington Northern freight trains, plus Amtrak.
by Ronald G. Mele
DEPARTMENTS
6Editorial
8Railway Post Office
12 Potomac Pundit
14 Railroad News
18 Arrivals & Departures
25 Railroad News Photos
78 Readers' Platform
80 ABC's of Railroading
83 Reviews
87 New Products
88 Schedules
94 Observations
99 Classified Advertising 106 Photo Finish
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