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Trains Magazine 1999 August BNSF Ozark track blitz Jersey Central memories Dayli
Trains 1999 August
6From the Editors
The view from the old B&O
10Railway Post Office
Letters from our readers
12Potomac Pundit
Columnist Don Phillips
14Diverging Approach
Columnist Ed Ellis
16Railroad News
Events, trends, people
21Scanner
Rairoad-by-railroad news items
22Power Desk
BNSF's best-kept secret
26Railroad News Photos
This month's colorful railroad scene
FEATURES
FL9's Roll into Twilight
2 4The last big cab-unit fleet is
reaching the end of the line.
by Scott A. Hartley
GMD1's Reign Comes to an End
32 Once common on Canada's
prairies, Canadian National's lightweight units are almost gone.
by Les Kozma and Charles Bohi
Running to Daylight
3 2 On the road with Doyle McCormack and the dedicated Southern Pacific 4449 crew as they travel through the Pacific Northwest.
by Bruce Kelly
Photo Section
42 Rails through the Royal Gorge, pulpwood traffic on Bangor & Aroostook, third trick on the Chesapeake & Ohio, and Amtrak in Virginia.
Do You Know Where Your Boxcar is?
48 Automatic Equipment Identifi-
cation lets Belt Railway of Chicago and other roads answer "yes."
by Sean Graham-White
My First, 827's Last
54 A Jersey Central fan was grateful fora cab ride, but saddened at the fate of a good engine.
by John A. Yohannan
COVER STORY:
Two Years in 12 Days
56Burlington Northern Santa Fe
crews had to battle more than bad track and bridges during their 1998 Thayer Sub maintenance blitz. by Charles L. Dischinger
On Location: Hyattsville, Md.
CSX's gateway to the South in
64 CSXs gateway to the South in suburban Washington, D.C.,
features freight and commuter action.
by Michael S. Murray
Readers' Platform: Amtrak Funding: The Full-Cost Approach
67 When looked at d financial model, intercityunerthis pas- senger rail makes more sense. by Malcolm Taylor
68ABC's of Railroading
Questions, answers, glossary
72Reviews
New books and videos
76New Products
Selected railroadiana
77Preservation Points
News of museums and tourist lines
8OSchedules
Upcoming fantrips and shows
82Observations
Will Montana ever see Daylight?
90Photo Finish
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