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Contents Listing - Articles & Features in this issue
From the Editors - Railroading and the Boy Scouts Railway Post Office - Letters from our readers Polomac Pundit - Columnist Don Phillips The Boomer - Columnist Ed King Railroad News - Events, trends, people Power Desk - Locomotive news Scanner - Railroad-by-railroad news items Railroad News Photos - This month's colorful railroad scene Chain Link along the Santa Fe - A cherished train-watching spot has been fenced off after a visit by some thoughtless railfans, by Steve Smedley Fallen Flags on the Wind - Despite their mergers into the Union Pacific fold, some roads colors continue to fly proudly - if only for a little while longer, by Steve Schmollinger TRAINS Photo Contest Winners - Eleven great shots, including Amtrak in Utah, Norfolk Southern in the snow, and a unique view of the Santa Fe in Abo Canyon, N.Mex. The New Toledo, Peoria & Western - With a long history and an emphasis on intermodal traffic, this well-connected Midwestern regional line is a vital link for shippers, by Mark Ottesen Disaster at Surprise Creek - Details on the 1929 bridge collapse in British Columbia that claimed the lives of a Canadian Pacific locomotive crew, by Walter F. Paffard Railroading on the Hook and Eye - The Louisville & Nashville had to take a round-about route from Marietta, Ga., to Knoxville, Tenn., and it's still a hard road for CSX and short line Georgia Northeastern, by Frank Kyper On Location: Edmonds, Wash. - Burlington Northern Santa Fe, Amtrak, and Puget Sound make this city a prime place to watch and photograph trains, by Steve Jessup Readers' Platform: Steam Preservation - Numerous steam locomotives have been preserved in parks, but could more be done to give them the care they deserve? By John D. Thompson ABC's of Railroading - Questions, answers, "Glossary" Reviews - Books, videos, and calendars Preservation Points - News of museums, tourist lines Schedules - Upcoming trips, shows, exhibits. Observations - Comments, "For More Information" Photo Finish Taking time to enjoy the good stuff COVER STORY: Tennessee Pass and the Royal Gorge Route With the UP's acquisition of Southern Pacific, the days may be numbered for this once-important line through the Rocky Mountains, by Mark W. Hemphill
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