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Trains Magazine 2008 July All about locos, frt cars, track, people, diesel fuel
Trains 2008 July
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The journey of a train
How one trip tells the story of railroading today
Matt Van Hattem
50
Wheeling's wheels
At Brewster shop, clanging tools give way to a throaty roar
David Lustig
69
Taking stock
It takes planning, precision, and hard work to keep a fleet of 2,800 cars moving
Andy Cummings
33
Map of the Month
A snapshot of 24 hours on the Wheeling & Lake Erie: its trains, routes, and biggest yard Bill Metzger
56
From light weight to heavy duty
With work and loans, W&LE has tonnage-worthy tracks Scott A. Hartley
74
Railroad Reading
Rabbit catches the snake:
A rookie switchman plays a joke on an old head
Ed Blysard
36
Steeling beauty
On the Wheeling, success is carved in stone, forged in steel, and molded in plastics Matt Van Hattem
60
Loyal to Larry
CEO Larry Parsons has a way of bringing out the best in his people and earning their loyalty Kathi Kube
94
Gallery
Union Pacific; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy; Metro-North; and BNSF
Various nhotnoranher
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Wheeling offsets the fuel-pricing pain
The W&LE spends $30,000 a day - and is beating the odds Eric Powell
64
Who are these guys?
Dedication, traffic diversification, and Parsons make the W&LE a success
Craig Sanders
10 Export coal traffic
24 EMD goes back to the rebuild market
30 24 hours inside a railroad
33 W&LE foldout map
NEWS
10 News & Photos
Export coal traffic heats up again
14 Don Phillips 20 Tom Murray
22 Technology
W&LE has a secret weapon in dark territory
24 Locomotive
EMD returns to re-power market
26 Passenger
Misery for Missouri's `Mules'
28 City Rail
Commuter trains return to Austin, Texas
DEPARTMENTS
4 From the Editor
6 Railway Post Office 80 Fantrip
82 Preservation
84 Ask TRAINS
86 Products
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