May 2024
The May 2024 issue of Trains Magazine.
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In this Issue
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Among all advancements in locomotives, these eight really moved the needle
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The Directional Running Zone in British Columbia keeps Canada’s trade-based economy moving
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Switzerland’s Montreux Oberland Bernois Railway earns praise for its GoldenPass Express, but offers much more
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On the Lehigh Valley, you did what you were told — or your job would be abolished
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Images of contemporary railroading taken on black and white film by Jeffrey M. Morfit
In every issue
Trains.com, p. 4
- Guide to the latest on the web
News, p. 6
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Latest on Norfolk Southern’s proxy fight; steam ends in China; FRA proposes 15 new Amtrak long-distance routes
Bill Stephens, p. 10
- Fate of freight rail hinges on Norfolk Southern proxy fight
Preservation, p. 44
- Detroit’s landmark Michigan Central Station to reopen
Travel, p. 49
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Last chance to ride Amfleet, the cars that saved Amtrak