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TRAINS
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SPECIAL EDITION NO. 16
ClassicTrains
of the 97 s
Special 2015
TRAINS
of the 1
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CLASSIC TRAINS SPECIAL EDITION NO. 16
Crisis and rebirth
for America’s railroads
Conrail’s first year
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Streamliner shadows
Steam in the South
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Vintage diesels
Piggyback prosperity
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and more!
www.ClassicTrainsMag.com
Chicago, July 1978: A Burlington Northern
E9 and former Gulf, Mobile & Ohio F3 back
their suburban consists toward Union Sta-
tion as Amtrak trains make moves in the
background.
R. A. Caflisch, Helen Caflisch coll.
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TRAINS
of the
1970
s
TRAINS
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of the 97 s
Crisis and rebirth for
America’s railroads
Edited by Robert S. McGonigal
www.classictrainsmag.com
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TRAINS
of the
1970
s
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Contents
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Crisis, Response,
and Rebirth
Problems that had plagued
America’s railroads for decades
came to a head in the 1970s
BY
H. ROGER GRANT
IN THE NEWS
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26
36
38
CN 6060, Nickel
Plate 759, Britain’s
Flying Scotsman
Notable steam locomotives
from three countries roam
North America’s main lines
IN THE NEWS
48
50
62
64
Beyond the
Pointless Arrow
IN THE NEWS
Passenger services on D&H,
Auto-Train, Southern, and VIA
Rail Canada offer alternatives
to Amtrak
Burlington Northern
is Born
Four carriers — CB&Q, GN,
NP, and SP&S — unite on
March 2, 1970, to form the
nation’s longest railroad
Canadian Pacific’s
Elusive C-Liners
Three railfans stalk the last
Fairbanks-Morse cab units
across western Canada
BY
MIKE SCHAFER
IN THE NEWS
Extra-Board
Diary
Notes from a Penn Central
engineer on running freights
across Indiana and Ohio
BY
JOHN R. CROSBY
IN THE NEWS
Rides on a
Turbo,
the
Ocean,
and the
Super Continental
show
CN’s passenger department is
still going through the motions
BY
DAVID P. MORGAN
Canadian (National)
Contrasts
EMD, GE Launch
New Diesel Lines
UP SD40-2s and Santa Fe
C30-7s represent the builders’
new emphasis on reliability and
efficiency
Chessie and Its
Steam Special
C&O-B&O-Western Maryland
debut a striking new yellow,
vermillion, and blue scheme,
and put a 4-8-4 on the road for
B&O’s 150th birthday
Only EMD and GE
Left? No!
Alco, Baldwin, and FM still
supply diesel parts; Canada’s
MLW remains a player
BY
J. DAVID INGLES
Vanishing Magic of
the
Zephyr
The spirit of the
California
Zephyr
lingers on its Amtrak
and Rio Grande successors
BY
TED BENSON
On the cover:
Former Reading and
Erie Lackawanna GP35s head a Con-
rail train at Dayton, Ohio, shortly after
CR’s April 1, 1976, birth.
Dave Oroszi
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78
86
Electrics Power
Down and Up
IN THE NEWS
As the Milwaukee Road pulls
the plug on its electrified dis-
tricts, a new Arizona coal line
suggests a future under wire
88
100
102
Comparing Conrail
with Conrail
Why the motive-power boys in
the Blue Room in Philadelphia
don’t feel so blue anymore
BY
J. DAVID INGLES
IN THE NEWS
110
112
Classics Return,
East and West
IN THE NEWS
Memorable paint schemes of
the 1950s make a comeback on
a Pennsylvania GG1 and a
Western Pacific F7
Master Mechanic,
Steam Engines
Southern’s Bill Purdie works
hard to keep 630, 722, 750, and
4501 on the road
BY
DAVID P. MORGAN
IN THE NEWS
Special Liveries,
Freedom Train
Mark Bicentennial
Patriotic diesel paint schemes
and the steam-powered
Ameri-
can Freedom Train
help the
U.S.A. celebrate 200 years
North Western’s hot piggyback
trains hustle to a handoff with
the Union Pacific
BY
F. K. PLOUS JR.
Flight of the
Falcon
Amtrak Gets New
Cars, Locomotives
New equipment — Amfleet,
Turbos, F40s, and two new
electric models — brightens up
the Amtrak landscape
Tacoma Hill, Slugs,
and Mr. Clean
How the Milwaukee Road
tackles its steepest grade
BY
BLAIR KOOISTRA
In Minneapolis, Soo Line FP7 500-A
and F7A 212-B cross Camden Bridge
over the Mississippi River with a
transfer run in fall 1979.
Steve Glischinski

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