Trains Magazine 2002 June The Railroad yard Lehigh Valley Maine Pass Trains
Trains Vol 62 No 6 June 2002
Table of Contents
FEATURES
46 The Yard Railroadings hidden half part 1
34 This ain't no playground
Think tourist lines are just play railroads? No way, says Nature. Here, have a big rock on your track. Joel Jensen
36 The late, great Lehigh
We make the case that the Lehigh Valley was the coolest railroad ever. Can we have it back, please? Jim Boyd
68 Map of the Month: Eastern power plants
Coal for power plants is the backbone of U.S. railroading. Our map shows where it comes from and where it goes.
70 Maine is back to the future
Maine lost passenger service in the '60s. Here's how it got it back a likely prototype for future service Bob Johnston
NEWS
14 Railroad News & Photos
Amtrak loses leader; coast-to coast train for UPS; gloomy outlook for main-line steam
17 Don Phillips: Potomac Pundit
Let Amtrak limp along until next year. Maybe then ...
21 Larry Kaufman: Industry Insider
Message to freight railroads, Amtrak isn't going away
26 Locomotive
Consist matching for NS; how CSX will cut emissions
30 Passenger
Talgo safe at speed; a journey to hell in a day coach
32 City Rail
St. Louis expands system; Ft. Worth's Tandy trolley to close
DEPARTMENTS
6 From the Editors
What makes a railroad work ...
7 Railway Post Office
4lfred E. Perlman; 4mtrak reform; C&O's airplanes
76 Railroad Reading
Jet-powered train chasing; a brakeman's confusion
86 Ask TRAINS
Abandonments, wheelslips, drawbridge cabins
90 Preservation
Museums and libraries recognize railroad photography
93 New Products
We recommend: The Red Devil
102 Hot Shots
Reader's photos of Metro-North, Canadian National
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