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Trains

From the Editor

What next in rail labor dispute? • Strike considered unlikely, but not impossible, as presidential board enters fray

Amtrak seeks funding to remake Chicago operations • Projects would address routes from south and east, reactivate platforms at Chicago Union Station

Wabtec to upgrade 600 locomotives for UP

How BNSF corralled Class I volume growth • Western carrier makes the most of its railroad

Preserving railroad technology • Rescuing one the most significant surviving early 20th century locomotives

ONE MORE TRIP — FOR NOW • Chinese QJ 2-10-2 makes final run before 15-year inspection

FOUR AND A QUARTER • Reading & Northern No. 425 is a Pacific that packs a punch

ONE LITTLE CRITTER LEADS TO 500 BIG NON-CRITTERS! • How an EMD sales manager helped his company score big in the British market

INTO THE SUNSET • Once the pride of the Southern Pacific, Union Pacific’s Sunset Route remains vital

CG Railway: Where trains go to sea • World’s largest rail ferries haul freight cars across the Gulf of Mexico by the trainload

Carferry comparison • How the boats and barges stack up

24/7

First new coach arrives at East Broad Top • Three more cars will soon augment railroad’s open-car fleet

Education is a key to operation • Fort Wayne railroad group provides training

In the November issue

Short line: Chesapeake & Indiana Railroad • A fascinating combination of power and rural scenery

Q How are boomer locomotives transferred between areas?

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