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Trains Magazine 2020 February Northeast corridor chokepoint Tacoma bridge to the
erains Magazine February 2020 Vol 80 No 2
CONTENTS
FEATURES
Fighting rail wear p. 24 Railroads seek solutions to rolling contact fatigue, which triggers derailments, shortens rail life/Tyler Trahan
Railroad supplier family tree p. 32 Locomotive and signal suppliers are intertwined/Brian Solomon
Big Boy: The South by Southwest tour p. 38 Traveling where no Big Boy has gone before, 4014 goes El Paso to Cheyenne the long way/Jim Wrinn
Beyond Big Boy p.46 Railroading has changed since the Big Boys roamed the Union Pacific main line in the 1940s and 1950s/Jim Wrinn
A bridge to the past p.48 A new, concrete, double-track bridge replaces its century-old predecessor to serve Sound Transit and a Tacoma, Wash., short line/Steve Carter
COVER STORY
The overshadowed tunnel p. 54 B&P Tunnel is Amtrak's Baltimore bottleneck, but replacement is stalled in planning stage/Dan Zukowski
Railroad Vision 2020: After Hunter p.62 What's the next railroad management trend?/Bill Stephens
In My Own Words: Golf Balls & Western p.64 A rail routing mystery in the waning days of deregulation resolved itself/Robert J. Wise
NEWS
News p. 6
Interview with rail analyst Anthony B. Hatch; Congressman wants Amtrak to cede
Chicago station control
Locomotive p. 18
Canadian Pacific honors those who serve
Passenger p.21
A slow advance for high speed rail in California
DEPARTMENTS
From the Editor p. 3
Learning about the basics: track
Preservation p. 67
A spin for Cumbres & Toltec Scenic's 50th anniversary
Train-Watching p.69
Short line: Mission Mountain Railroad
Ask TRAINS p. 71
Usage of diesel with steam locomotives, container trains and ports, rail profiles, dual-power locomotives, and more
COMMENTARY
Bill Stephens p. 15
Is a shortline railroad bubble about to burst?
Brian Solomon p. 10 From Short Line to short line and back
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