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Contents: NJ Transit makes connections (Major track improvements will give northern New Jersey rail commuters more travel options.), An Amtrak Chain Reaction (Cutbacks on the Pioneer and Texas Eagle mean improvements elsewhere, especially The City of New Orleans.), Arkansas Traveler (Cotton Belt 4-8-4 No. 819, the pride of Pine Bluff, is a great ambassador for “The Land of Opportunity”.), GM’s “Comeback Kid” (General Motors’ new SD70MAC for Burlington Northern features A.C. power and self-steering trucks.), That Promontory Myth (Why is Utah’s Golden Spike site of May, 1869 so often misidentified? Here are some answers.), Nevada Northern turns back the clock (The steam age lingers in splendid isolation at this railroad museum.), A Decade of Transformation (The first of three stories on “Change in Wisconsin” looks at the Badger state’s shifting rail map.), A Death in the Family (On the late, lamented Green Bay & Western, “railroad family” was more than just a phase.), Cooling the Fever (How the Fox River Valley Railroad was almost missed before it was swallowed up by Wisconsin Central.), Coming Home in Style (In the last installment in his “Alco Safari” series, the author sees the big show in Montreal, the Alco capital.), Hot Spots: Neenah Wisconsin (Wisconsin Central’s new hub features numerous through freights and switching movements.) Departments – Editorial, Railway Post Office, Potomac Pundit, Railroad News, Arrivals & Departures, Railroad News Photos, Reader’s Platform, ABC’s of Railroading, Reviews, New Products, Schedules, Observations, Classified Advertising, Photo Finish
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Condition: Very Good