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Trains Magazine 1997 February Amtrak Northwest Talgo Copper Canyon Train
Trains 1997 February
6From the Editors
Stricter steam standards
9Railway Post Office
Letters from our readers
12Potomac Pundit
Columnist Don Phillips
14Diverging Approach
Columnist Ed Ellis
16Railroad News
Events, trends, people
18Power Desk
Locomotive news
23Scanner
Railroad-by-railroad news items
28Railroad News Photos
This month's colorful railroad scene
FEATURES
Soo Line 1003 Back in Steam
24 Afters of work, Wisconsin
Rail Preservation Trust returns an old Mikado to service.
by Steve Glischinski
Amtrak's RoadRailers Get Rolling
26 New trailers facilitate mail service on the Texas Eagle, Three Rivers, and Silver Palm.
by Bob Johnston
Thunder on Pocono Summit
34 The route of the Road of Anthracite was an uphill battle all the way.
by Kevin P. Keefe
Forsaken Pass-1: Crown of the Santa Fe
36 New Mexico's Raton Pass remains a strategic point and a challenge to BNSF.
by William P. Diven
On Location: Musconetcong Mountain
46 No mountains in New Jersey? Think again and take a look at Conrail's Lehigh Line.
by Bruce Kelly
COVER STORY:
Travel '91: Making the Most of Amtrak
52 A look at what's great on Amtrak what's being done
to improve service.
by Bob Johnston
Travel '97: A Copper Canyon Odyssey
58 Go to Mexico aboard classic V U.S. passenger cars to see one of the world's great natural wonders.
by Karl Zimmermann
Travel '97: Talgo's Triumph
70 New trainsets could pave the way to high-speed rail travel in the Pacific Northwest.
by Joe Welsh
Readers' Platform: Management or Regulation?
74 Was regulation or poor management to blame for railroads'
problems before the Staggers Act?
by J. Warren McFarland
Questions, answers, "Glossary"
18Reviews
Books, videos, and calendars
88Preservation Points
News of museums, tourist lines
91Schedules
Upcoming trips, shows, exhibits
94Observations
Comments, "For More Information'
102Photo Finish
A tale of two SP's
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