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Trains Magazine 1947 November Railroad Consolidation N&W NYC L&N Walschaert Valv
Trains Magazine 1947 November Railroad Consolidation
70 Pages
Cover photo. By William Edward White.-1
Southern Pacific extra at Niles, Calif.
Railroad Consolidation. By John W. Barriger.-6
Monon president shows how mass-produced transportation would result in lower rates and more jobs in a never-ending cycle.
San Francisco cable cars.---8
Sole American survivor of a once popular mode of traction.
The 56-cent grand tour. By Charles S. Small.-10
Spend a pleasant Sunday afternoon. riding the cable cars.
The Geary Street Cable Tramway, San Francisco, 1887. -11
Reproduction of an old print.
Servicing the New York Central's Hudson. Special photo feature. 12
Caption on page 11.
Coal supports the Norfolk & Western. By Eric A. Grubb.13
Bituminous coal mines furnish 180,000 tons of traffic daily.
Emma disrupts the L&N.----24
Hurricane of September 19 damages 84 miles of railroad.
How the Walschaert valve gear works.-26
Four operations take place each time a locomotive wheel turns.
Photo section. Selected railroad photographs.29
Reading Company, 29; Nickle Plate, 30; Union Pacific, 32; Denver & Rio Grande Western, 34; Southern, 35; Los Angeles Union Station, 35; Chicago & North Western, 36; assorted mixed trains, 38.
The unreliable mixed train. By R. W. Richardson.40
Ride it and recapture the romance of old-time travel.
The railroad over the sea. By Charles Layng.-44
Florida East Coast Railway connected mainland with Key West.
PRR westbound merchandiser at Delphos. Special photo feature. 61
Caption on page 62.
PRR M-1, M-1 a, M-lb freight locomotives. Principal dimensions. 62
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