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Trains Magazine 1993 November CSX dispatcher Commuter marathon in NE Santa Fe in
Trains 1993 November
FEATURES
2 Tasty Mix in the Railroad Capital Q The National Railway Historical V Society gathered in Chicago for steam, diesel, and electric railroading.
by Robert S. McGonigal
Tales from the Flood Zone
32 In the wake of disaster, a story of hard work and heroism. by Don Phillips
Time Lines
3. When you're working on the
V railroad, sunset can be just a light
show in the middle of the workday.
by Mark Hemphill
CSX Keeps 'Em Rolling
How a 17,000-mile railroad runs
4 O its trains from a high-tech dispatching center in Jacksonville, Florida.
by Frank W. Bryan
You Can Go Home Again
48 Q In the third installment of his Alco Safari, the author finds rare diesels in Arizona and California.
by Greg McDonnell
Landmark Locomotive: The RS1
54 Photos and a full-color scale drawing depict Alco's first diesel road-switcher, a jack of all trades.
by J. David Ingles
On Location:
Santa Fe in New Mexico
60 Thanks to heavy traffic and great scenery, Santa Fe puts on a big show in the Land of Enchantment.
by John C. Lucas
Once Upon a Time in TRAINS
6 Q In Missouri, little Bevier & V Southern was known for its coal trains and steam locomotives.
From Boston to Virginia by Commuter Train
70 Our inveterate railroad passenger tackles an exercise in obsessive-compulsive train-riding.
by George H. Drury
The Ghost and Car 400
76 Does the ghost of a railroad pres- ident haunt one of Chicago & North Western's business cars?
by Jim Zeirke
The Rarest RS1?
80 A search for the most exotic of all Alco RS l's produces a worthy nominee: Bamberger 570.
by J. David Ingles
DEPARTMENTS
6Editorial
8Railway Post Office
12 Potomac Pundit
14 Railroad News
18 Arrivals & Departures 24 Railroad News Photos 82 Readers' Platform
84 ABC's of Railroading 88 Reviews
97 New Products
98 Schedules
104 Observations
108 Classified Advertising
114 Photo Finish
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