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Contents: Horseshoe Curve Special – America’s Most Famous Railroad Landmark Is 150 Years Old (We’re celebrating with a photo spectacular spanning a century of photography. From images of steam and diesel on the Curve, to looks at the railroad town of Altoona, oddball motive power, and the most unlikely Horseshoe Curve souvenirs you’ll ever see); Rio Grande Commoditities (What is inside those cars, anyway? Products of the Earth hauled by the Rio Grande; where it comes from, where it goes, what it’s used for, and why it matters); Map Of The Month: Top Intermodal Lanes (A map of the largest intermodal lanes shows how railroads have capitalized on the trailer and container boom…and where they have fallen short); Railroad Blueprint: Santa Fe’s Surf Line (How’s this for beach reading? Santa Fe’s L.A.-San Diego line had it all: sun, sand and, in 1941, Warbonnets) News – Railroad News & Photos (Union Pacific: in the center of controversy); Don Philips; Larry Kaufman; Locomotives (New locomotive orders abound; Spider-Man snares VIA); Passenger (Under Amtrak, “Union Stations” serve trains, buses and transit); City Rail (This summer’s “remakes” include transit vehicles, rails) Departments – From The Editor; Railway Post Office; Railroad Reading; Ask TRAINS; Preservation; New Products; 50 Years Ago In TRAINS
Issue: August, 2004
Condition: Very Good