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December 2004
December 2004 |
Trains magazine covers the broad spectrum of railroading with authoritative content, dazzling photography, and a mix of content designed to appeal to everyone from the casual enthusiast to the seasoned professional railroader.
Trains offers something for everyone who has a spark for railroading: Railroad news, insight, and commentary on today's freight railroads, passenger service, transit, locomotives, technology, preservation, fan opportunities, and more. You'll also see images and read stories from railroading's glorious past, and explore the bright future of railroading. It's all in the pages of Trains magazine. |
Features Field of dreams By
Elrond Lawrence Perishable trains from the Salinas Valley were once a Southern Pacific hallmark. Can Union Pacific bring them back? |
Lima Louie By
John B. Corns For Lima Locomotive Works photographer Louis Thouvenin, Saturday was busman's holiday. |
Ribbons of steel By
Tom Murray To cope with heavier trains and more traffic, rail is getting bigger and better - and some of it is made in Japan. |
Railroad Blueprint: Walla Walla Valley, 1968 By
Blair Kooistra, Marc Entze Twilight of a former interurban in produce country. |
Map of the Month: Branded passenger trains From the Chiefs to the Rockets, branded trains promised consistent service. We map America's brand-name passenger fleets. |
News Railroad News & Photos Amtrak exits Mail & Express business. |
Don Phillips Half of railroading made a truly wise decision. |
Mark W. Hemphill You only get what you pay for. |
Locomotives Class It's compliant: the SD70M becomes a "Dash 2." |
Passenger Trains are running faster in Amtrak's winter timetable. |
City Rail San Francisco's Muni strains under crushing popularity. |
Preservation Union Station Kansas City buys Milwaukee train. |
Departments From the Editor Railway Post Office Railroad Reading Ask Trains Preservation New Products Gallery Once upon a time in Trains
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