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Trains 2006 July
30 The Prize
How three railroad leaders set the stage for CSX and Norfolk Southern to wage a fierce bidding war for Conrail Rush Loving Jr.
FEATURES
40 Experience counts aboard the Ocean
On its Montreal-Halifax route, VIA Rail Canada is transforming what a passenger train can be Bob Johnston
46 Louisville's latest slugger
The Louisville & Indiana Railroad has faced adversity but keeps on swinging Sayre C. Kos
50 The ties that bind
Learning about trackwork, and railroaders, on the Grand Trunk Western in 1979 Brian Buchanan
58 Artrain USA
The gallery on wheels Ernest H. Robl
62 Map of the Month: Canada's grain network
From a 1935 peak of nearly 20,000 miles, Canada's grain-gathering rail lines have evolved Charles W. Bohi and Leslie S. Kozma
NEWS
8 Railroad News & Photos
Conrail, 30 years later; rethinking regulation
12 Don Phillips 20 Tom Murray
22 Technology
LORAM's unusual machines grind the rails
24 Locomotives
Why Metrolink bought and sold SD6Os
26 Passenger
New station platform standards draw scrutiny
28 City Rail
DMUs arrive as Florida Tri-Rail is poised for growth
DEPARTMENTS
4 From the Editor
6 Railway Post Office 64 Railroad Reading 70 Ask TRAINS
72 Preservation
74 Fantrip
76 New Products
86 Gallery
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