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Trains Magazine 2003 May A government Railroad that works Monon Folklore SP Aval
Trains Vol 63 No 5 May 2003
Table of Contents
COVER STORY
28 VIA: a railroad that works
A government railroad that works? That's the paradox of VIA at 25 years of age. Its service is second to none. Now if Canada would just pay for more trains ... Bob Johnston
FEATURES
40 Map of the Month: VIA atlas
We trace 25 years of changes to VInetwork, and include a detailed table of route additions and subtractions.
44 The Monon: Indiana's literary line
Writers are inspired by love, politics, and religion. But a railroad? It happened with Indiana's Monon. William Bennett Stewart
54 Bridge out! Avalanche on Southern Pacific
One of the few things more powerful than a train is the force of tons of snow cascading down the side of a mountain. Joe Datri
58 Railroad Blueprint: Housatonic Railroad
Main line, branch line, tourist line-this ex-New Haven route has seen it all. Housatonic continues the evolution. Tim Doherty
NEWS
8 Railroad News & Photos
CSX's Michael Ward makes big promises. Can he keep them?
12 Don Phillips
The STB's Linda Morgan has some parting comments
16 Larry Kaufman
Are the stars aligning to favor railroads?
22 Locomotives
Why railroads don't want-and don't need-new switch engines
24 Passenger
4mtrak launches a campaign to boost ridership and revenue
26 City Rail
Metra bows to political pressure over proposed new routes
DEPARTMENTS
4 From the Editor
6 Railway Post Office
66 Railroad Reading
74 Ask Trains
76 Preservation
78 New Products
90 30 Years Ago in Trains
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