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From the Editor

Rail labor-management issues continue to build • Job cuts, lack of contract, work rules contribute to ‘pressure cooker’

NEWS PHOTOS

NEWS BRIEFS • Citing personnel shortages, Amtrak delays return of service to Vancouver, BC

East Broad Top team brings history to life • The long-awaited revival of a national treasure is gaining steam

US contribution to Irish railways • Now preserved, 121-class B134 is ‘the most complete restoration of an EMD locomotive in Europe’

VIRGINIA IS FOR (RAILROAD) LOVERS • The rich history of the Old Dominion is reflected in its railroads

VIRGINIA’S VENERABLE PLACES • These 32 locations are historic, mountainous, and stunning

COMMONWEALTH COMMITMENT • Virginia bets big on passenger rail

COAL COUNTRY REVISITED • Black diamonds still make the rails shine in the Virginia commonwealth, although not as brightly as before

A TUNNEL RUNS THROUGH IT • Take a walk through history inside the Blue Ridge Tunnel, once the longest U.S. railroad tunnel, built in the 1850s

T1 Trust displays locomotive building progress • The goal: fabricate a new Pennsy T1-class working 4-4-4-4

Short line: Ontario Southland Railway • Early EMD and Alco/MLW locomotives highlight this Canadian short line

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In the September issue

VIRGINIA IS FOR (RAILROAD) LOVERS