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From the Editor

Trains

Not all diesels are created equal

Swiss Spectacular

Brightline launches Orlando service • Long-awaited extension begins with six daily round trips, then expands to 15

Report details problems behind launch of new Acelas • Amtrak Inspector General critical of manufacturing process that has delayed new equipment

FRA awards more than $1.4 billion in CRISI grants • Funds go to 70 projects in 35 states; passenger projects receive biggest grants, but short lines see major benefits

Mark Twain Zephyr trainset is re-trucked, receives new springs • After decades without wheelsets, former CB&Q streamliner takes major step toward return to operation

NEWS BRIEFS • Connecticut to buy six dual-mode locomotives from Siemens

Pin your high-speed hopes on Brightline West • Even with Amtrak help, the Texas Central faces odds as big as the Lone Star state

Beyond Operation Sgt. Santa • The history and role of military railroads, and the return of passenger trains to Virginia’s Fort Eustis

The Making of ‘Magic’ • A backstage pass to the Polar Express

National Railroad Museum’s PEX fun facts:

Put it on your Christmas list

A grand operation

ENHANCING AMTRAK’S VALUE to rural America • The only public transportation for many small towns plays an important role

Above and beyond in Osceola

the loops AT OLD FORT • Norfolk Southern’s impressive, yet unremarked Carolina crossing of the Blue Ridge

ANDREWS GEYSER MARKS THE SPOT

CRP&A receives $1 million endowment contribution • Donation from Hill estate will enhance Center operations annually

The allure of holiday trains • Rolling along in frosty darkness with a warm drink in hand

In the January issue

GALLERY