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Big Skies & Iron Rails

CPKC opponents take merger fight to court • Union Pacific, Metra, Chicago suburbs all mount challenges to STB decision

NEWS BRIEFS

The gospel according to CN: keeping a schedule • Long trains are out, on-time departures are in under new operating plan

Next generation of Acelas face more delays • Equipment not expected to enter service before 2024, placing more pressure on first-generation trainsets

Aberdeen Carolina & Western E9A debuts • Much-traveled unit joins short line’s cab-unit fleet

NEWS PHOTOS

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Can railroads come back from a dismal decade? • New management incentives tied to service and growth are encouraging

Railroading in SOUTH DAKOTA • Beyond the great faces and scenic places, South Dakota has been railroading for more than 150 years

On the Edge • The ebb and flow of Edgemont, a railroad town

OLD PLACES, NEW FACES • Milwaukee retrenchment, Staggers Act remade South Dakota railroading

VHS memories • Preserving Dakota rails on film and videotape Story and photos by Chris Laskowski

Tomorrow’s railroad • Trains traction expert, William D. Middleton rides…

In the beginning… • Train crew befriends a 5-year-old fan

The heart of the Black Hills • Black Hills Central is one of America’s oldest active tourist railroads

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Southern Railway No. 722 restoration work begins at GSMR • It will be the largest operating steam locomotive at Great Smoky Mountain Railroad

Ex-CN 4-6-2 heads to Colebrookdale Railroad • Locomotive moved to Pennsylvania

Hallidie’s invention still runs in San Francisco • Cable cars mark 150 years of service, carry millions of passengers annually

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