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Trains Magazine 2005 October Norfolk Southern Wisconsin & Southern
Trains 2005 October
26 How fast can this horse run?
Norfolk Southern lost its stride after buying 58 percent of Conrail. Now, the Thoroughbred is back in the race. Fred W. Frailey
FEATURES
38 Wisconsin & Southern at 25
Growing in both revenue and track-miles, this ambitious regional has proved it's got what it takes. But can the railroad's tracks take what it's got? Steve Glischinski
46 Map of the Month: Rock Island Lines, 1964 A look at the big granger's system, including types of signaling
and train control, in what happened to be its last profitable year.
48 Interurban triumph
In Philadelphia, SEPTA'S three suburban electric lines combine the spirit of a 19th century interurban with a 21st century mission. William D. Middleton
56 On the road with Extra Southern Pacific 745 The engineer of an 86-year-old 2-8-2 on a 1,000-mile trek asks: Is a MoonPie from Deana Mae worth fighting a troublesome air pump and cantankerous side rod bushing? William H. Johnson Jr.
NEWS
8 Railroad News & Photos
Congress defies Bush on Amtrak; NRHS Convention round-up
14 Don Phillips
Life goes on in London, but what would happen in D.C.?
20 Locomotives
UP unveils MoPac, Western Pacific "heritage" SD7OACes
22 Passenger
A busy afternoon at Amtrak's National Operations Center
24 City Rail
London bombings raise U.S. transit security consciousness
DEPARTMENTS
4 From the Editor
6 Railway Post Office
62 Railroad Reading
70 Preservation
72 Ask TRAINS
73 New Products
80 Gallery
86 Once upon a time in TRAINS
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