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From the Editor
Trains
CSX CEO willing to wait for a merger • Angel says his focus will be on running the railroad while seeking the right deal
Silverliner issues disrupt SEPTA • Federally mandated inspections sideline equipment, leading to cancellations, crowding on remaining trains
Virginia bridge project to halt midday rail moves • Lengthy work window to be required for up to five years for Long Bridge work
J.B. Hunt foresees remaining with both CSX, NS • Idea that UP-NS merger would require traffic shift is ‘not accurate,’ executive says
NEWS PHOTOS
NEWS BRIEFS • Plan could bring trains back to Michigan Central site
Big new merger, same old problem • A transcontinental railroad will produce a one-time surge in volume, but won’t fix the industry’s growth struggle
Call to action • A Santa Fe public relations man made my day
THE ROAD TO PTC • Developing a revolutionary, evolutionary operating system
NEW DUTY FOR AN ARMY SWITCHER • The SMS Lines revive an 0-6-0 for its Woodstown Central
Mr. Lincoln visits Cane Creek
ROLLING U HIGHWAY 59
A fishy call in the night • A safety supervisor’s phone rings at any hour
Rail travel on Cape Cod • Ghosts of the Old Colony
Temple Lumber Co. No. 20 moves to a new home • New group works to tell story of East Texas logging railroads
PRESERVATION PHOTO
Troop sleeper restoration starts with $10K donation • World War II-era car part of Steamtown collection
PRESERVATION BRIEFS • McCloud River 2-8-2 No. 19 return scheduled
SAVE UPTO 58% • GET 1 YEAR OF TRAINS FOR AS LOW AS $39.95
Norfolk Southern escapes a hole
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