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From the Editor

Trains

Will railroad labor deal stand? • Last-minute agreements prevent first strike since 1992, but ratification is uncertain

THE TRAINS INTERVIEW • New CSX CEO comes to railroading after serving as Ford automotive president

NEWS BRIEFS • BNSF plans $1.5 billion Barstow facility

STB considers requests for CP-KCS merger • Scheduled three-day event doubles in length

California set to buy hydrogen trainsets for Amtrak service • Return of InnoTrans trade fair also sees significant announcements from Progress Rail, Wabtec

Railroads ignore crew complaints at their peril • Will new contracts help railroads hire and retain workers?

Winter holiday trains past and future • This is the season to make family memories

A few days with a friend • Following Union Pacific No. 4014 — Big Boy

Addressing AMTRAK’S capacity crisis • Personnel and equipment shortages plague the passenger carrier; new president Roger Harris offers his views

PUTTING IDLE EQUIPMENT TO WORK • Reshuffling available equipment can help Amtrak address its ongoing capacity constraints

A touch of class

24 hours on Logan Hill • Follow along for a day as BNSF and Union Pacific trains roll over a challenging grade in the Powder River Basin

Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad scheduled to reopen by 2025 • Additional route-miles, new depot and museum part of plan

Polson Lumber Co. No. 2 on the move to a new long-term home • Oregon short line has purchased the locomotive

EMC gas-electric car scheduled for operational restoration at Mid-Continent Railway Museum • Montana Western No. 31 to be powered by original Winton 106a engine

PRESERVATION PHOTOS

Short Line: Massachusetts Coastal Railroad • Beautiful New England scenery makes this a “must see” railroad

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