Trains

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Trains

From the Editor

‘Young Guns in Preservation’ series

‘Classic Trains’ Film Archive

First Siemens café car debuts in Midwest service • New car, first of 17 to enter operation, offers no table seating for diners

NEWS PHOTOS

Amtrak deals with bumpy summer on Northeast Corridor • Passenger carrier pledges to work with NJ Transit

FTA orders SEPTA to address safety issues

Railroads should copy NS shortline project • Closely monitoring interchange leads to carload growth

Once the domain of just two railroads, Connecticut today is home to 13 operators BIG CHANGES IN A SMALL STATE

NOT WHAT IT CLAIMS TO BE

Time travel aboard Hickory Creek • A vintage New York Central observation car takes passengers to another era

In search of rare FM switchers • A trio of Fairbanks-Morse H12-44s once worked at California’s Sierra Army Depot

BE THE ENGINEER • Nevada Northern Railway’s ‘Be the Engineer’ program puts you in the driver’s seat

THE FARMER’S FRYING PAN • It was a heavy-metal incident at an Iowa grade crossing

Museum begins turntable and roundhouse gallery project • Northwest Railway Museum landmarks to fill new space

GREAT RAILFAN ROADS MONTANA’S U.S. ROUTE 2 • Follow BNSF’s former Great Northern Hi-Line

By rail and road across Ireland • Short hops on a rail-themed Emerald Isle

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