Trains Magazine 1995 November Super Railroad Union Pacific & rail revolution of
Trains 1995 November
The Cocaine Train
34 Amtrak's Southwest Chief has be- 4 come a favorite drug delivery van.
by William P. Diven
Special anniversary section: Union Pacific's Super Railroad
40 To celebrate 55 years of TRAINS, a team of writers and photographers offers an intimate view of UP's mighty main line across Nebraska. Your guide: a train called CBNP-10.
Colossus of Roads
42 On May 10, 1995, the American railroad revolution of the 1990's comes into sharp focus along UP's Council Bluffs Subdivision.
by Fred W. Frailey
Power for the Revolution
54 As locomotives get ever bigger "Z and better, UP joins BN and others in choosing A.C. propulsion.
by J. David Ingles
Photo Section
62 A gallery of pictures by the TRAINS 2 team from May 1995 on UP's main line across the Cornhusker State.
Wizards of Time and Distance
70 At UP's computerized dispatch- ing center, the idea is to keep the "Pickers" away from the "Shooters."
by Frank W. Bryan
Rock Solid
76 Trackworkers strive to give UP trains the best ride in the world.
by David Lustig
Carrying the Goods
82 CBNP-10's 95 freight cars, representing the army of nearly 1.2 million that work for North American railroads, display their color and variety.
by Robert S. McGonigal
Biggest on the Busiest
89 Astride UP's hottest corridor in 9 North Platte sits Bailey Yard, the world's largest rail classification facility.
by Robert S. McGonigal
The David P Morgan Files: A Hunger for Horsepower
96 UP's devotion to big locomotives once bordered on sheer worship.
by David P. Morgan
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