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Trains Magazine 1999 May Amtrak Acela Trains Long Island freight action Budd car
Trains Vol 59 No 5 May 1999
Table of Contents
6From the Editors
We'll get there when we get then
10Railway Post Office
Letters from our readers
12Potomac Pundit
Columnist Don Phillips
14 The Boomer
Columnist Ed King
6Railroad News
Events, trends, people
23Scanner
Railroad-by-railroad news items
24Power Desk
The Universal Locomotives from Erie
28Railroad News Photos
This month's colorful railroad scene
26 Dismantling the Dispatching Fortress
Railroads are returning dispatchers to regional centers. by Frank W. Bryan
34 Get Used to It
Conrail turns black, as well as navy blue, yellow, and gray. by J. David Ingles
36 COVER STORY:
Amtrak's Extreme Machine
High-speed rail becomes a reality in the U.S. with the development of Amtrak's 150-mph Acela Express trains. by Bob Johnston
43 Once Upon a Time in TRAINS: Hospitality, Lackawanna Style
A look back to the early 1940's, when a railroad rolled out the red carpet for a trainload of fans.
44 Photo Section
Preserved steam and diesel on tourist lines from New Hampshire to New Mexico, and in Canada.
50 Metroplex Mover
Dallas' Trinity Railway Express is off to a successful start with its Budd-car service to South Irving. by Julian Wolinsky
54 Narrow Gauge to the Yukon
The White Pass & Yukon Route is enjoying a revival and doing a brisk business as a tourist hauler. by Frank Kyper
60 Long Island's Freight Revival
New York & Atlantic plans for growth while co-existing with the nation's busiest passenger railroad. by Joe Greenstein
66 Adventures in Railroad Photography: Know Your Subject
Learning about what you're shooting can put you in the right spot to get the picture you want. by Brian Solomon and Mel Patrick
68 Readers' Platform: Why Do the Best High-Speed Rail Projects Die?
Though Washington pays lip service to high-speed rail, it also serves as its biggest roadblock. by Joseph Vranich
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