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Trains Magazine 1997 July Gateway to the Bay area US Diesels in Australia
Trains 1997 July
6From the Editors
UP at odds with Amtrak
10Railway Post Office
Letters from our readers
12Potomac Pundit
Columnist Don Phillips
14The Boomer
Columnist Ed King
16Railroad News
Events, ti-ends, people
18Power Desk
Locomotive news
23Scanner
Railroad-by-railroad news items
26Railroad News Photos
This month's colorful railroad scene
IC's Iowa Division Rebounds
24 Illinois Central is giving new life to the Chicago, Central & Pacific lines it sold in 1985, and a new chance to be profitable.
by Mark W. Bailey
One Fine Day in Detroit
34 On a pleasant afternoon in
1941, Pere Marquette on No.
thunders off to Grand Rapids.
by Kevin P. Keefe
COVER STORY:
States Show Amtrak the Way
36 With several passenger train routes on the chopping block,
some states are showing support for Amtrak with more than money.
by Bob Johnston
Reflections of a Telegrapher
44 Before the advent of wireless
communications, some railroad personnel had to know how to speak in a language of dots and dashes.
by Bob Graen
as told to Harry Rathje
Steel Rails to Oregon
former Southern Pacific
46 The line through the Siskiyou
Mountains lives on with a new carrier, the Central Oregon & Pacific Railroad.
by Dick Dorn
On Location:
The Bay Area's Back Yard
56 Union Pacific, Burlington
Northern Santa Fe, and Amtrak keep the rails busy on two scenic gateways to the San Francisco area.
by Phil Gosney
Power Down Under
64 The traditional U.S diesel locomotive manufacturers, EMD,
GE, and Alco-MLW, continue to play a large role in Australian railroading.
by C. J. Sim
Readers' Platform: Confessions of an ExRailfan
72 After years of enjoying railroads and train travel, a railfan
reassesses his devotion to the hobby.
by Warren R. Hudson
74ABC's of Railroading
Questions, answers, "Glossary"
76Reviews
Books, videos, and recordings
80New Products
C&NW print, cards, Sierra poster
82Preservation Points
News of museums, tourist lines
84Schedules
Upcoming fantrips, shows, exhibits
88Observations
Staff commentary, "For More Info"
98Photo Finish
The color of signals at night
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