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Trains Magazine 1993 May Western Reflections Scooping water in steam days
Trains 1993 May
FEATURES
Change of Guard in the Desert
26 California's Trona Railway has replaced its famed Baldwins. by Scott Hartley
The Fine Arts and Railroading
28 A lavish book called "Carbon" V has the art world buzzing. by Karl Zimmermann
Steam Heat Epilogue
30 VIA Rail Canada's Atlantic O brings a romantic era to an end. by Bob Johnston
The Mail Train
32 On today's Santa Fe, postal ship- ments move with urgency. by J. David Ingles
The Joy of Trains
34In a special photo essay for
TRAINS, the dean of Western rail photographers reflects on railroading.
by Richard Steinheimer
A Train that Goes Nowhere FAST
44 At Pueblo, Colo., a performance track puts equipment to the test. by Richard P. Reiff
Selected Railroad Reading
51 Stories of the rails, told by the people who lived them. Highball for Indiana Hi-Rail
54 A small empire of shortlines uses an assortment of vintage diesels. by Paul D. Schneider
62 Scooping Water in Steam Days When trains were too much in hurry to stop for water, the trac pan was the answer.
by James Alexander
This One's for "H"
68 Q An old friend recalls the late ra: historian, writer, and photogra pher H. Reid.
by Mallory Hope Ferr
TRAINS Hot Spots: Cornhusker Crossroads
70 Fremont, Nebr., where Union Pacific meets Chicago & North Western, with BN as a bonus.
by Robert Harm
Readers' Platform:
Think narrow gauge for tourist
72 For future recreational railroad smaller trains are easier and les expensive to maintain than big ones. by Thomas G. Thompson
DEPARTMENTS
6Editorial
8Railway Post Office
12 Potomac Pundit
14 Railroad News
18 Arrivals & Departures
20 Railroad News Photos
74 Reviews
82B Schedules
88 Observations
91 Classified Advertising
98 Photo Finish
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