Trains Magazine 1997 May Grand Canyon 4960 Norfolk Southern Virginia shortcut
Trains 1997 May
6From the Editors
Enjoy a tourist railroad
10Railway Post Office
Letters from our readers
12Potomac Pundit
Columnist Don Phillips
14The Boomer
Columnist Ed King
16Railroad News
Events, trends, people
18Power Desk
Locomotive news
19Scanner
Railroad-by-railroad news items
24Railroad News Photos
Snowlighting work and other events
FEATURES
Iron Road Connects Maine to Montreal
20 Former Bangor & Aroostook Jr.'s to vision
becomes reality-and then some. by Scott A. Hartley
SP's EMD "Antiques" Get a Reprieve
22 Some of Southern Pacific's elderly EMD's are headed for repair rather than the scrap line. by Steve Schmollinger
Summer Isn't the Same
32 Memories of steamy summers in the South: heat, kudzu, and Norfolk Southern excursion trips. by Kevin P. Keefe
COVER STORY:
Steam's Comeback Kid
34 A lot of time, money, and elbow grease went into putting former CB&Q 2-8-2 4960 back to work for its new boss, the Grand Canyon Railway. by Curt Bianchi
Once Upon a Time in TRAINS: First Among Equals
43 In July 1978, a montage of covered wagons graced the cover of TRAINS, but a WP F7 was special.
On Location: NS Manassas Line
44 NS's bucolic "B Line" becomes part of the "A Team," relieving congestion on the Northeast Corridor. by George W. Hamlin
Favorite Photos of James P Gallagher
48 A Photographer captured postwar railroading in Maryland by Fred Rasmussen
Selected Railroad Reading
76 Rail tales featuring an inter- change gone awry, and a noisy Canadian locomotive engineer.
Letting Daylight into the Swamp
80 Simpson Timber, the last dedi- cated logging line in the U.S., carries on a tradition in the Northwest. by Benjamin Byron Bachman
Roger & I
88 Railroad photography helped (J two boys cement a friendship. by Bruce F. Wilson, M.D.
Readers' Platform: The Truck Stop on Rails
90 Railroads could provide a service for long-haul truckers. by Robert E. Lang
92ABC's of Railroading
Questions, answers, "Glossary"
94Reviews
Books and video programs
98New Products
T-shirts, poster, SP yard guides
100Preservation Points
News of museums, tourist lines
101Schedules
Upcoming fan trips, shows, exhibits
112Observations
Staff commentary, "For More Info"
122Photo Finish
Hangin' In There
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