Trains Magazine 2014 July Modern streetcars take back US Cities Aux power units
Trains Vol 74 No 7 July 2014 BACK Cover and a few of the last pages are rippled.
Table of Contents
24 COVER STORY A streetcar named revival
North American cities experiment anew with century-old concept
Paul Grether
34 Running smart on the Frisco
An engineer describes the fine art of picking up train orders from a fast-moving locomotive Jeff Schmid
38 Going home
Union Pacific brings Big Boy No. 4014 back from California to Wyoming for restoration Jim Wrinn
46 Map of the Month: Growth of the final granger
Chicago & North Western grew from a single line in 1849 Bill Metzger
48 Still the best?
Amtrak's Coast Starlight is a rolling hotel that provides needed mobility through America's greatest scenery Bob Johnston
56 In My Own Words: Taking care of business
I made a move myself one day on the Delaware & Hudson Brooks A. Bentz
ON THE COVER A northbound streetcar on Seattle's South Lake Union line turns the corner on its route toward Lake Union on July 30, 2010. Photo by David Honan
24 Modern streetcars take back U.S. cities
34 Picking up train orders
38 Big Boy's big move
46 Map: How the Chicago & North Western grew
48 Coast Starlight: Still Amtrak's best
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