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Trains Magazine 1994 September Norfolk Southern Coal Kingdom Milw Rd last electr
Trains 1994 September
Hot Time in Georgia
26 Steam and diesel shared the spot- light at the National Railway Historical Society's convention in Atlanta.
by Robert S. McGonigal
Long Hood Forward ... Forever?
32 A GP7 of Pennsylvania coal haul- er Pittsburg & Shawmut follows an old diesel operating tradition.
by J. David Ingles
Pocahontas Pride
34 Norfolk Southern hauls an epic tide of Appalachian coal on its busy Pocahontas Division.
by Kevin P. Keefe
Highballing on the Information Super Railroad
44 A computer with a modem opens up vast possibilities for the active railfan who wants to stay in touch.
by Jim Zeirke
Railroad People: Thomas Taber III
4Q For decades, he's been a railroad 7 historian, scholar, and author who consistently does the impossible.
by John T. Cunningham
Photo Section
50 A gallery of full-color images of steam and diesel, freight and passenger, from the past and present.
Recycled Geeps of Battle Creek
5 Q How Grand Trunk Western's V mechanical wizards provided what the diesel manufacturers wouldn't.
by James W. Brumgard
Milwaukee Road: Before the Storm
66 As the end of the Pacific Exten- sion loomed, Milwaukee Road's "Little Joe" electrics became little more than symbol and myth.
by Ted Benson
Hot Spots: Bridge of the Gods, Oregon-Washington
72 Trains of Burlington Northern, Union Pacific, and Amtrak pertorm on a spectacular stage in the Columbia River Gorge.
by Steve Sedake,
Readers' Platform:
The F40 is an Engineer's Engine
74 Don't be fooled by the plain-Jane appearance of Amtrak's diesel workhorse. It always pulls hard and fast, says one veteran engineer.
by Dee Browr, DEPARTMENTS
6Editorial
8Railway Post Office
12 Potomac Pundit
14 Railroad News
18 Arrivals & Departures 21 Railroad News Photos 76 ABC's of Railroading 80 Reviews
87 New Products
88 Schedules
92 Observations
95 Classified Advertising 102 Photo Finish
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