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Trains Magazine 1999 March Working on the railroad Phila Zoo tower N&W MR Fix i
Trains 1999 March
Trains Vol 59 No 3 March 1999
Table of Contents
6From the Editors
Some still heed the high iron's call
Railway Post Office
Letters from our readers
14Potomac Pundit
Columnist Don Phillips
16The Boomer
Columnist Ed King
18Railroad News
1Events, trends, people
21Scanner
Railroad-by-railroad news items
22Power Desk
Locomotive news and photos
30Railroad News Photos
This month's colorful railroad scene
24 Fast Times on the Clovis Sub
BNSF track project adds capacity, speed across the Southwest.
by William P. Diven
28 Last Stand for LTV's F9 fleet?
Time may be running out for Minnesota's covered wagons.
by Doug Buell
34 Drag Race
Studebaker vs. streamlined Illinois Terminal interurban car.
Gordon E. Lloyd
COVER STORY:
36Workin' on the Railroad
Booming traffic and increased hiring make this a good time for a career in railroading.
by Ryan Fischer
44 Clyde Taylor: N&W's Super Mr. Fix-It
Don't look now, but this steam and diesel jack-of-all-trades may be in your railroad's hall of fame.
by Bob Loehne
50 Photo Section
Santa Fe steam in New Mexico; Alcos in Canada and Arizona; KCS and Chicago Central river crossings; and an Amtrak UA TurboTrain.
56 On Location: La Crosse, Wis.
Two main lines, five carriers, and Mississippi River scenery make this a Midwestern Hot Spot.
by John Kelly
60 Zoo Tower in Twilight
New control technology reduces the role of one of the busiest interlockings in the U.S.
by David Palmer
68 Merger Family Trees, Part 3
How the systems of CSX, Canadian Pacific, Guilford, and Kansas City Southern developed.
by J. David Ingles
72 Adventures in Railroad Photography: Choosing the Right Slide Film
Excellent transparency films abound; this column will help you find one for every situation.
by Brian Solomon and Mel Patrick
74 Readers' Platform:
Wind Resistance: Do Railroads Care?
Other modes of transportation have benefitted from better aerodynamics-why not railroads?
by Robert H. McCormack
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