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Trains Magazine 1998 March Late great Southern Pacific Intermodal in East
Trains 1998 March
6From the Editors
SP: A railroad worthy of shrines
10Railway Post Office
Letters from our readers
14Potomac Pundit
Columnist Don Phillips
16The Boomer
Columnist Ed King
18Railroad News
Events, trends, people
20Power Desk
Locomotive news
13Scanner
Railroad-by-railroad news items
28Railroad News Photos
This month's colorful railroad scene
FEATURES
Will Eastern Intermodal Match the Hype?
24 CSX and Norfolk Southern have big plans for high-priorit` traffic after they acquire Conrail..
by Bill Stepher
Southern Pacific from Afar
36 One of the nation's largest rail- roads was an exotic jewel just out of reach for a Midwestern youth.
by J. David Ingl
COVER STORY:
"Not Only a Railroad, But an Empire"
38 The history of the Southern Pacific, from the days of the "Big Four" through its eastward expai Sion to acquisition by UP.
by Don L. Hofsomm
Selected SP Railroad Reading
46 Reminiscences of passenger travel, deadheading to El Pasc and sanding out flues in steam days, and diesel oddities in Oregon.
SP Photo Section
50 SP in its glory and its quirkiness, from brand-new "Black Widow" F3's to T&NO steam action and diesels in "Kodachrome" colors.
Cadillac Style
58 Electro-Motive SD7's and SD9's, serving SP over five decades, were among the railroad's hardest
working and most beloved locomotives.
by Ted Benson
The Battle of the Sunset Limited
64 A career railroader provides an
look back to 1979-80,
when Amtrak took SP to court over the Sunset's poor operating performance.
by James L. Larson
I Hand-Fired a 4.8.4 for Dewey
70 With a broken stoker, only elbow grease could keep a Rock Island campaign special on time.
by Robert J. Finnegan
The Railroad that Refuses to Die
72Blackdiamonds are moving again over the rails of West Virginia's Buffalo Creek & Gauley, now part of the Elk River Railroad Inc.
by Bob Withers
Readers' Platform:
UP's Troubles from a Different Perspective
76A systems analysis of the prob- lems which have befallen the railroad giant in recent months.
by Clark E. Johnson Jr.
78ABC's of Railroading
Questions, answers, "Glossary"
80Reviews
Books and videos
85Preservation Points
News of museums, tourist lines
88Schedules
Upcoming fantrips, shows, exhibits
90Observations
Staff commentary, "For More Info"
98Photo Finish
Some things never change
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