Mountain Railroads
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A visit to PRR’s landmark arc west of Altoona in 1940
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Ride over the Rockies in the cab of CP’s biggest power
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A new line tames Union Pacific’s route west of Cheyenne
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A tunnel fire closes a key route west from Denver in 1943
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Quincy Railroad links a small town to the WP main line
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The steepest mainline grade tests Southern Railway men
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Snow traps the City of San Francisco on SP’s Donner Pass
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The West End features four grades of 2 percent or more
Also in this issue:
Mountain Railroads in Photos, pg. 16
SP’s Tehachapi Pass and Cuesta Grade
Mountain Railroads in Photos, pg. 28
Milwaukee’s Pacific Extension; NP’s Mullan Pass
Tennessee Narrow Gauge, pg. 30
4-percent grades, 32-degree curves, and trim 4-6-0s on the East Tennessee & Western North Carolina
Mountain Railroads in Photos, pg. 36
Maine Central in Crawford Notch
Mountain Railroads in Photos, pg. 38
Milwaukee’s Pacific Extension; NP’s Mullan Pass
Tennessee Narrow Gauge, pg. 50
4-percent grades, 32-degree curves, and trim 4-6-0s on the East Tennessee & Western North Carolina
Mountain Railroads in Photos, pg. 52
Maine Central in Crawford Notch
Mountain Railroads in Photos, pg. 58
Western Maryland; Western Pacific
Mountain Railroads in Photos, pg. 70
GN’s Cascade catenary; D&RGW’s Royal Gorge
Mountain Railroads in Photos, pg. 78
Sacramento Northern in the Oakland Hills
Mountain Railroads in Photos, pg. 96
Erie in western New York; Lackawanna in the Poconos
Mountain Railroads in Photos, pg. 108
N&W’s Blue Ridge Grade
Mountain Railroads in Photos, pg. 122
CN in the Rockies