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Trains Magazine 1996 November 24 hrs on the Santa Fe NP Passenger memories Braki
Trains 1996 November
POTUS Returns to the Rails
2President Clinton revived the old-
~time campaign train with a trip through key Midwestern states on his way to the Democratic convention.
by Bob Withers
Ready or Not, Here We Come
26 Chicago's Metra commuter rail- road inaugurates North Central Service on the Wisconsin Central.
by J. David Ingles
Today's Railroading:
A (Clean) River Runs Through It
36 The Sacramento River is in good health again at the site of a 1991 derailment on the Southern Pacific.
by Dave Stanley
Twenty-four Hours at Supai Summit
3 Q You can stand along the Santa Fe
V in remote northern Arizona and
see how an intricate transcontinental freight system works.
by Fred W. Frailey photos by John C. Lucas
The World of Sagebrush Annie
52 A modest Northern Pacific pas- senger train typified Columbia Basin railroading in eastern Washington at the end of the Jim Hill era.
by Fred Matthews
The Railroad Hobby: Train-Watching Basics
60A beginner's guide to the essence of the hobby, including organizations, publications, railroad photography, and listening in on radio.
On Location:
Amtrak's Northeast Corridor
62 America's busiest passenger rail- road offers plenty of great photo opportunities.
Breakthrough in Braking
70 Electronically controlled air brakes promise a safer, more efficient railroad world.
by Greg McDonnel
Readers' Platform: The Case for the Business Traveler
8,1business people are missing
a bet if they don't take an overnight train once in a while.
by Peter A. Hansel
DEPARTMENTS
6From the Editors
8Railway Post Office
14 Potomac Pundit
16 The Boomer
18 Railroad News
20 Arrivals & Departures 23 Scanner
28 Railroad News Photos 82 ABC's of Railroading 84 Reviews
92 New Products
94 Preservation Points 98 Schedules
102 Observations
106 For More Information
107 Glossary
108 Classified Advertising
114 Photo Finish
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