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Trains Magazine 1997 December Hollywoods favorite Railroad Conrail sow in Buffal
Trains 1997 December
6From the Editors
Heading home for Christmas
10Railway Post Office
Letters from our readers
16Potomac Pundit
Columnist Don Phillips
20Diverging Approach
Columnist Ed Ellis
12Railroad News
Events, trends, people
24Power Desk
Locomotive news
29Scanner
Railroad-by-railroad news items
38Railroad News Photos
This month's colorful railroad scene
FEATURES
Alameda Corridor Clears Way to Harbors
BNSF, UP to get easier access to two Southern California ports by William D. Middleton
EMD Open House Draws Thousands
34 EMD and the public celebrate the company's 75th anniversary. Son of the ICC
36 Son of the ICC
48 Christmas Train
A December 1955 vignette of a
oppers' train on the Boston &train on the Boston & Maine, with all the holiday trimmings.
by George H. Drury
COVER STORY: Centennial of the Sierra
50The line that helped tap Califor- nia's "Mother Lode" and was the set for numerous Hollywood TV and movie productions has a rich history.
by Ted Benson
Winter Photo Section
60A look around the U.S. at spectacular winter vistas on Conrail, RF&P, Amtrak, SP, NS, and CSX.
Selected Railroad Reading
68 As plethora of pains in () t. Louis, GM&N sleepingssengertra cars, a trip home on the NYC, the lure of a P.V., and plowing "snirt" in Nebraska.
The Timetable Weighs 3 Pounds
74 Take a ride over the various lines of Britain's busy, newly privatized passenger rail services, from Inverness to the Isle of Wight.
By George H. Drury
Dragons and Brooms
84 Conrail battles snow in its Buffalo yards, employing a variety of equipment including old jet engines.
By Bill Stephens
On Location: Holbrook, Arizona
88 BNSF and the Apache Railroad inhabit the land of the Painted Desert and the Petrified Forest.
by Keith B. Ogle
Reader's Platform: No Ordinary Lifesaver
90 With the breakup of Conrail imminent, it would be easy for it to quit pushing safety ... but it hasn't. by Rev. Michael S. Murray
91ABC's of Railroading
Questions, answers, "Glossary"
94Reviews
Books, videos, calendars
108Preservation Points
News of museums and tourist line
112New Products
Prints, T-shirts, map
116Schedules
Upcoming fantrips, shows, exhibits
120Observations
Staff commentary, "For More Info"
130Photo Finish
A Cincinnati crossroads
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