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Trains Magazine 1998 January Susie-Q survives UPs Texas traffic jam L&N Alcos
Trains 1998 January
6From the Editors
Union Pacific's fall from grace
10Railway Post Office
Letters from our readers
16Potomac Pundit
Columnist Don Phillips
18The Boomer
Columnist Ed King
20Railroad News
Events, trends, people
11Power Desk
Locomotive news
25Scanner
Railroad-by-railroad news items
34Railroad News Photos
This month's colorful railroad scene
FEATURES
Union Pacific's Texas Traffic Jam
has a Texas-size headache
6UP
due to accidents and car movement problems in the Lone Star State.
by Fred W. Frailer
When Chessie Showed the Way
40TBrontzfirevemyeeragrsedaugoa,dCer&tOheand
colorful banner of a cat named Chessie.
by Kevin P. Keefi
COVER STORY: The Susie-O Saga
42New York, Susquehanna & Western, a short line that grew into an integral player on the Eastern railroading scene, now looks for a new niche with the breakup of Conrail.
by Bill Stephen!
Louisville & Nashville's RS3's
48 These durable Alco diesels (~ pulled everything from coal
drags to passenger trains, causing at least one railroader to call them "The best engines we ever had."
by Ron Flanar)
Intuitive Railroad Photography
56A photographic salon showing that making creative railroad images requires thought, planning, and an eye for the not-so-obvious.
by Brian Solomon
On Location:
Washington's Stevens Pass
64BNSF's primary line over the Cascade Range is a scenic paradise featuring plenty of traffic.
by Paul R. Rathkamp
Eng946 Run Extra
70 A set of train orders found in a dead Locomotive serves as a
memento of a railfan's last look at steam operations on Canadian Pacific.
by Karl Zimmermann
Readers' Platform:
Looking Beyond Our Shores
76 Railroad systems around the world can learn from each other through the process of globalization.
by Michael C. Jansson
78ABC's of Railroading
Questions, answers, "Glossary"
80Reviews
Books, videos, calendars
89Preservation Points
News of museums, tourist lines
New Products
Selected railroadiana
96Schedules
Upcoming fantrips, shows, exhibits
100Observations
Staff commentary, "For More Info"
110Photo Finish
Rio Grande cabooses on their last trip
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