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Trains Magazine 1993 July Chicago Belt Railway comeback Amtrak Coach Yard
Trains 1993 July
FEATURES
How Foul Are the Fumes in the Cab?
2 8 Railroaders riding in the cabs of V trailing diesels may be exposed to dangerously high exhaust levels.
by Bill Stephens
At Last, a Transcontinental Passenger Train
30 Amid fanfare, Amtrak extends the Sunset Limited to Florida. by Bob Johnston
Still the Railroad Capital
34 By almost any measure, Chicago remains at the top of the list for railroading interest.
by J. David Ingles
Two-Page Map: Chicagoland's Railroads
36 All the major (and some not-so- major)
rail lines, with Amtrak and Metra routes indicated as well as the expressway system.
Metra: The "Best
Commuter Trains" in the U.S.
38 Chicagoans ride to work on a V vast, modern railroad system with a rich heritage and a promising future.
by J. David Ingles
Back fom the Brink: The Belt Railway Story
46 After some lean times, Chicago's oldest freight transfer belt line is busy once again, thanks to a new strategy and new customers.
by Michael W. Blaszak
Photo Essay:
My Kind of (Railroad) Town
54 Photographer Mike Schafer pre- sents Chicago's colorful passenger (and freight) trains of a quarter century ago.
Happy Hour at 14th Street
60 Life at Amtrak's Chicago coach-yard and engine terminal is part planning, part crisis management.
by Bob Johnston
Chicago's Top 10 Hot Spots
66 From the dozens of hot main- lines and junctions in the Chicago area, TRAINS picks the "best."
Readers' Platform:
Regrets for Lost Interurbans
76 Boyhood glimpes of Midwestern interurbans remain fond memories after six decades.
by George W. Hilton DEPARTMENTS
6Editorial
8Railway Post Office
12 Potomac Pundit
14 Railroad News
18 Arrivals & Departures
22 Railroad News Photos
78 ABC's of Railroading
80 Reviews
88 New Products
89 Schedules
95 Observations
99 Classified Advertising
106 Photo Finish
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