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Trains 1998 September
6From the Editors
Appreciate Conrail in its twilight
9Railway 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 and photos
13Scanner
Railroad-by-railroad news items
28Railroad News Photos
This month's colorful railroad scene
FEATURES
Conrail,Unconsolidated
24 In approving the NS-CSX deal, the Surface Transportation Board says Northeast railroading's rust-to-riches story is complete.
by Bill Stephens
Big Fish, Vast Ocean
34 Chicago &t North's
GE's went from beingWestern local stars
new to just another diesel on the giant UP.
by Robert S. McGoniga,
COVER STORY:
Where Alco Cabs Live On
36 Some former VIA Rail Canada FP4's have stayed out of the scrap yards and have new lives on a number of American tourist railroads.
by Scott A. Hartle)
RailroadGallery
44 The works of five railroad artists depict trolleys, steam, and diesel in watercolors and acrylic.
Nightmare on the High Plains
50 Good men died when an apparently routine Santa Fe passenger-train meet went awry at a New Mexico siding in 1956.
by William P. Diven
On Location: Canadian Crossroads
60 At Brayviewo Ontario, CN, , Norfolk Southern, VIA Rail Canada, and GO Transit trains and nature meet in an urban setting.
by Greg McDonnell
Whistlin' Through Dixie
66 In he South of 1943, a
mantis education inyoung running
steam engines came courtesy of Uncle Sam and the U.S. Army.
by Thomas G. Thompson Jr.
Readers' Platform: Whither Amtrak?
70 Americans want an improved national rail passenger system, but some steps need to be taken.
by John R. Martin
11ABC's of Railroading
Questions, answers, glossary
14Reviews
New books and recordings
11Preservation Points
Tampa station and museum news
19Schedules
Upcoming fantrips and shows
82Observations
High Plains help, "For More Info"
90Photo Finish
Fading Yesterdays
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