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From the Editor

Trains

Amtrak, VIA ask builders to look at new long-distance cars • Requests from both operators could increase interest by manufacturers

New York’s Grand Central Madison opens • Service begins on long-delayed East Side Access route from Long Island

CN’s operations chief wants to stick with plan • Harris, back in job he held from 2005 to 2007, places emphasis on scheduling

Environmental report, which delayed CP-KCS merger decision, sees minor impact

Brightline prepares Orlando station, inks deal with Uber • ‘Flip-flap’ boards to offer retro touch at airport station

Union Pacific has lost its way • Railroad has sacrificed service for a lower operating ratio

Detailing operations • Moving tonnage over Southern Pacific’s Siskiyou Line

SUSPENDED BETWEEN NIGHT AND DAY

Walk through fire • Waverly, Tenn. — The train disaster that changed America

VALLEY FEVER • BNSF in California’s San Joaquin Valley has more to offer than you might realize

Here comes SANTA CLAUS • A CSX Appalachian tradition of gift-giving returns to the rails

A Clinchfield primer

Santa Train power — the unlikely stars

Training for contingencies • VIA’s Toronto simulator offers the chance to learn in a controlled environment

Swiss introduce gauge-changing train on Montreux Interlaken route • Equipment operates on line with meter and standard gauge tracks

The return of Maine Central No. 470 • Although much work remains, 99-year-old locomotive is moving toward operation

Rebuilding has begun on former UP Challenger

Q What musical instrument was used to announce dinner on passenger trains?

ANDREW MEINZER