Trains Magazine 1999 December The disel that saved Amtrak Rails British Columbia
Trains Vol 59 No 12 December 1999
Table of Contents
6From the Editors
A new era with CLASSIC TRAINS
10Railway Post Office
Letters from our readers
14Potomac Pundit
Columnist Don Phillips
18Railroad News
Events, trends, people
31Scanner
Railroad-by-railroad news items
32Power Desk
Hey, can you spare a locomotive?
42Railroad News Photos
This month's colorful railroad scene
34 Test Driving the Acela Express
Get behind the throttle of Amtrak's new high-speed train and take it for a spin.
by Bob Johnston
38 On the Spot: CSX's Ron Conway
CSX's boss talks about the ups and downs of integrating his railroad's share of Conrail.by Bill Stephens
50 All the King's Men
0n a May day in 1939, Canadian Pacific was all spit-and-polish in preparation for royal visitors. by Kevin P. Keefe
52 COVER STORY: The Little Locomotive that Did
EMD's venerable F4OPH helped save Amtrak and in the process became the standard U.S. passenger locomotive. by Sean Graham-White and Lester Weil
62 Selected Railroad Reading
Holiday stories featuring a gift from the Nickel Plate, the sharing of a caring stranger, steam on Southern Pacific, and more.
70 Winter Photo Section
Cold-weather railroading from Nova Scotia to Oregon, with stops in Maryland, Michigan, Illinois, and Saskatchewan.
76 British Columbia's Rail-Sea Triangle
Budd products abound on this scenic journey from Vancouver to Prince George to Prince Rupert and back through the Inside Passage. by Karl Zimmermann
86 On Location: Hudson Highlands
Four railroads on two lines and dramatic river scenery make this area just 50 miles from New York City a haven for train-watchers. by Scott A. Hartley
92 Readers' Platform: More to a Train than Meets the Eye
The next time you see a freight train, stop to consider some of the other jobs it's performing. by James Mancuso
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