October 2023
The October 2023 issue of Trains Magazine.
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In this Issue
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Tehachapi Loop in California can produce incredible images in daytime but the Pass really comes alive at night
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Passengers still come first, but the company is flexing its freight muscles
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Can 29,518 locomotives be represented by one? This classic article from the Trains archive answers the question
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Competition between Union Pacific and BNSF heats up while their intermodal customers target trucks
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Filling in for a supervisor gave one MOW worker a brush with death … and a GG1
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A gift of timetables leads to time as a train schedule planner
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Contemporary images of action in spring and fall on former Lackawanna trackage by photographer Bob Bahrs
In every issue
News, p. 6
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Union Pacific names a new chief executive officer, and regulators seek train length and tonnage data
Bill Stephens p. 10
- CPKC-CSX interchange deal realizes Mike Haverty’s vision from 20 years ago
Preservation p. 44
- You never know what adventures are waiting for you when traveling by train
Travel p. 46
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First ‘Shay it Forward’ event remembers late Trains Editor Jim Wrinn and his favorite locomotive type