Trains Magazine 1995 December Ontario's last snowpolos BN Chciago Racetrack Wint
Trains 1995 December
Today's Railroading: Moonlight on Morant's Curve
42 A portrait of Canada's greatest Li photo location captures the essence of wintertime railroading.
by Kevin P. Keefe
Vanishing Snowplows
44 As CP Rail and Canadian Nation- al branch lines in southwestern Ontario have disappeared, so has the need to clear them of snow.
by Glenn Cunningham and Douglas J. Fear
The Rise and Fall of the Rail City Museum
52 Stanley A. Groman's homespun 2 museum in upstate New York was a pioneering example of railroad preservation.
by Bob Groman
Photo Section: Trains vs. Winter
58 Trains from the steam and diesel eras join the seasonal battle against snow, ice, and cold.
Selected Railroad Reading
64 When the Chief changed ponies; Li memories of a tank town; a "private car" on the North Western; and more first-person recollections.
The David P. Morgan Files: 5632 Revisited
70 A personal view of Chicago, Burlington & Quincy's late, great excursion steamer, 4-8-4 No. 5632.
by David P. Morgan
On Location: BN's Chicago Racetrack
72 For heavy traffic, you can't beat BN's triple-track "East End."
photos by Mike Danneman and Paul D. Schneider
The Broadway Bows Out
82 TRAINS is aboard as Amtrak scuttles the onetime flagship of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
by Dan Cupper
Diverging Approach: Why the Snail's Pace in Terminals?
86 When a freight train reaches yard U limits, it usually falls into a productivity sinkhole.
by Ed Ellis
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