August 2023
The August 2023 issue of Trains Magazine.
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Featured
In this Issue
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Beyond the great faces and scenic places, South Dakota has been railroading for 150 years
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The ebb and flow of life in Edgemont, S.D., a railroad town
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Milwaukee Road’s retrenchment and the Staggers Act remade South Dakota railroading
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Preserving Dakota rails with video and still photography
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Traction expert William D. Middleton rides Japan’s then- new Bullet Train and wonders if this is the future of railroading
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A Canadian National train crew befriends a 5-year-old fan
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Images of South Dakota’s colorful and varied railroad scene
In every issue
News, p. 6
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The recently approved merger of Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern is going to court
Bill Stphens p. 12
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Can U.S. railroads bounce back from a dismal decade?
Travel p. 46
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Riding South Dakota’s steam- powered Black Hills Central
Preservation p. 48
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Southern Railway No. 722 restoration begins