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Trains Magazine 1999 September General Electric locomotives Classic U-boats How
Trains Vol 59 No 9 September 1999
Table of Contents
22 Sacramento Parties Like It's 1999
Railfair '99 featured big crowds, big fun, and big steam, attracting five engines from afar (photos of them en route, pp. 28-29). by Kevin P. Keefe
34 107 Years at His Back
A Burlington Northern Santa Fe train rolls west with a century of GE 6' 'tradition and experience on the head end. by Robert S. McGonigal
36 Present at the Creation
General Electric, the pioneer and longtime leader in rail electrification, also made possible the first diesel locomotives. by William D. Middleton
46 Symbolic Trio-1: Milwaukee Box-cabs
Representative of GE's first decades are the units that cleared the smoke from Milwaukee Road's Pacific Extension. by Robert S. McGonigal
48 Erie-built
With more than a century of experience, the No. 1 locomotive builder
mixes art and science in the practice of its craft. by Greg McDonnell
59 Photo Section: Big Leagues
Since 1960, GE has helped the railroads field plenty of heavy diesels, from the "Universal" series to the Dash 8's to today's A.C. monsters.
66 Symbolic Trio-2: 44-Tonners
Before they ever thought about GE road diesels, many railroads went for the builder's nimble, lightweight switcher. by Robert S. McGonigal
68 A Frisco Original
The first U25B's weren't pretty or much loved, but they were good enough pullers to give GE a foothold in the road-switcher market. by Jeff Schmid
72 U-boats in the U. P.
In Michigan's Upper Peninsula, ore-hauler Lake Superior & Ishpeming relies totally on older six-motor GE's. by Steve Glischinski
78 What's Left of the U-boats?
A small but significant portion of GE's "U" line of locomotives still exists throughout North America. by Steve Gerbracht
82 Symbolic Trio-3: C30-7
Scale drawings, in color, of one of the best-selling locomotives GE ever produced. by Robert S. McGonigal and Rick Johnson
84 More Than a Manufacturer
GE's service operations are doing a brisk business, not only in the U.S., but abroad as well. by Ryan Fischer
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