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Trains Magazine 2005 November Railroading that just won't quit UP 844 reborn
Trains Vol 65 No 11 November 2005
Table of Contents
FEATURES
36 Lame lines to main lines
Four key arteries enjoy life after light-density. Matt Van Hattem
44 David Gunn at the top of his game
Would you give up a peaceful retirement to run the nation's most scrutinized railroad? Amtrak's David Gunn did. Bob Johnston
50 The grande dame
Beneath the splendor of Oregon's centenarian Portland Union Station, years of neglect are taking their toll. Alexander B. Craghead
58 Map of the Month: Wisconsin in 1940, 2005
In TRAINS' 65 years, our state's rail network has shrunk drastically.
COVER STORY
60 A legend reborn
Fresh from a 4-year rebuild, UP 4-8-4 844 rolls on. Dave Griner
68 In tow
Eastern Shore still barges cars across Chesapeake Bay to link the Delmarva Peninsula with Norfolk, Va. Alexander D. Mitchell IV
74 Homebodies
For more than four decades, `Dad's engines' have trod the same trackage, first for Ann Arbor, now for "the Tisbee." J. David Ingles
78 Traction at work
In Iowa, freight cars still move the electric way. Gregg Condon
84 Raton passed
What's next for BNSF's steep New Mexico line? William P. Diven
NEWS
16 Railroad News & Photos
$286 billion transportation bill has something for everyone
24 Don Phillips
CEO Michael Ward pushes plans to cure CSX's woes
30 Locomotives
BNSF advances preventive diesel maintenance
32 Passenger
Midwest train-control projects have long incubation periods
34 City Rail
When traffic increases, minor delays become major headaches
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