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Five Decades of the Ski Train January 1987 No. 278 Five Decades of the Ski Train Issues 246-277 • Never Offered Before At Such Reductions! 1/3rd OFF • Limited Time (Orders must be postmarked by March 1, 1987) AND Pacific Rail News Binders at Reduced Prices With Back Issues 246 Historic Trolley Fe stival in San Fran- 258 Kaiser Iron Ore Train s Roll. , . The 269 UP 's GP35s. Snow' Steam- Oct. 1983 cisco ... Last Call for D&RGW 17 . May 1985 Purdy Co. Morrison-Knudsen April 1986 EXPO Facts ... Fort Collins Munici­ Morrison-Knudsen 1982 1984 pal Railway, Then and Now 247 Hello Ye llow, Goodbye Green . 259 Cal Cable Car on Powell St. Lines, . 270 Thank sg iving in Sonora , .. Historic Dec. 1983 Alfred Perlman Memorable June 1985 What About Cabooseless Tra ins? . May 1986 Niles Tower Is Closed ... A Railfan's Images from Albert C. Phelps SP 's Kentucky House Branch Guide to the Vancouver Area 248 Winter in the Colorado Rockies. Santa Barbara's Street Railway- 271 Water Woes ... Locomotive Devel- Feb. 1984 The Weyerhaeuser Tw ins ... Three 18 75-1929 June 1986 opments Morenci . Caspar Gauges for Copper 260 Th e Spirit of the CH IEF Is Alive on Lumber'S Iron Horses 249 The Old Road to Los Angeles . July 1985 the Santa Fe Seattle & North 272 Another California "Encore" for 4449 April 1984 Motive Power of the Iowa Railroad Coast Finale , , , San Ardo, Popula­ July 1986 .. The Blue Mountains ... Oregon's Company ... Confessions o f a Rail tion 445 Shortest Shortline ... History on the Book Writer 261 The North Coast Daylight ... Santa Move 250 Light Rail in the West Part One: Aug. 1985 Fe 's Venta Spur ... Millbrae: 35 Years 273 Santa Fe Salutes Dese rt Centennials June 1984 Edmonton and Calgary ... Virginia & Later, , . No More Train Orders at Aug. 1986 . San Diego Trolley's East Line . Truckee Is Alive and Well ... Morri- Santa Barbara The San Diego Trolley ... Western son-Knudsen 1983 262 Southern Pacific's Altamont Pass Line Railroading in the 1910s ... Mid­ 251 Light Rai l in the West-Part Two: Sept. 1985 , , , Today's Railroading on Espee . States Port Authority/ Kyle Railroads Aug. 1984 Portland SP's Tillamook Branch ... A Miss Katy Meets Her Suitor 274 SteamEXPO Album ... Santa Fe Ti llamook Steam Album 263 A Slice of the Santa Fe . .. Sta lking Sept. 1986 Behemoth Moved . Copper Basin 252 Daylight Photo Gallery ... Light Rail Oct. 1985 Locomotives at Ajo Tracing Rai lroad Off and Running.. " Oct. 1984 in the West-Part Three: San Diego Sacramento Northern's "Ghost" Miracles Take a Little Longer" Milwaukee Road Snoqualmie 264 Varied Live ries ... Railroads Across 275 To Merge or Not to Merge ... Chi- Pass Snowplows Nov. 1985 the Divide 21st Century Dis­ Oct. 1986 cago, Missouri & Western ... Arkan­ 253 Light Rail in the West - Part Four: San patching on the Santa Fe sas & Missouri. Yakima Trolleys Dec. 1984 Francisco Muni. Tacoma Short ­ 265 San Diego Trolley - Success & Return .. Morrison-Knudsen 1985 lines Combined ... Cajon Pass Dec. 1985 Growth ... SP & SF Renumbering, 276 C&NW Consist Comes West. Dry 254 UP Challenger Steams Again ... Ven- Spokane's Rai l Action Nov. 1986 Valley Railroad Suspends Operation Jan. 1985 tura County Railway (Part One) . 266 Challenger 3985 B.C. Electric · .. When Empty, Return to Playas Mainline Electrification in the West Ja n. 1986 Commemorative Run ... Portrait of · .. "Coyote Special" Remembered 255 Eurek a Southern Inaugurates Freight the SJM , , . Pass the Sa lt, Please, 271 Moves to Campo Mina Line's Feb. 1985 Operation . .. Ventura County Rai l­ Very Wide Rai lroading at the VLA Dec. 1986 Future Clouded ... CB&O Interlude way (Part Two) ... A McKeen Sur- 267 UP 's GP30s Fade Away . "Red­ · .. C&NW Special Inspects Powder vives Feb. 1986 Bird" Locomotive Fleet Grows . River Basin New Washington Central Emerges Goodbye 256 Last of the D-D Locos Pinole Yakima Fi na le ... Shortline Album Orders- Hel lo, Track Wa rran t Mar. 1985 Passages ... New Year's in Los .. Steaming to the Last Spike Control Angeles 268 In Search of Electrics . Rio Grande's 257 Amtrak in the Rio Grande's Desert Mar. 1986 Big Ten Curves ... U30C Phase-Out April 1985 ... B.c. Railroading . .. The "Wa lkin' on Union Pacific ... A Unified Roster Da yl ight". Super Bowl Extras for Union Pacific PRICES: SAVE ON BINDERS Issues 246-265 - pub. at $2 - now $1 .33 each! With Your Issues 266-277 - pub. at $2.50 - now $1.67 eac h! Back Issue Order MINIMUM 5 ISSUES - Limit 3 of any issue. These sturdy, li b.rary-type wire binders hold 12 or more issues SHIPPING: Add $2.00 shipping/ handling for first 5 issues ( 12 wires are included). Special prices IF ordered with back - add 50¢ for each additional issue. issues. (Additional sets of 6 (See right for shipping cost of binders.) wires - $1.50 postpaid,) (California residents add 6% sales tax for binder total Reg. Price W /Back Issues cost only - for magazines do not add any tax.) 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Allen A Rio Grande Tradition Copeland, Harre W. Demoro, R. C. Farewell, Thomas Higgins, Herb Horton, Don Jewell, Ken Meeker, Steve Morgan, Union Pacific: In Many Western Places. .. 40 Clifford Prather, Karl Rasmussen, John A. Rushton, Jim Seal, Joe Strapac, Charles Rail News ................ 4 Book Reviews ... ......... 36 Vercelli. Call Board ....... ... ...... 7 Preservation ....... ....... 39 Pacific RailNews (USPS 862840) is published 42 monthly by Interurban Press (a corporation), Letters ......... ... ....... 7 From the Past ............ 1212 South Brand Blvd., Glendale CA 91204. Railroads ................ 22 Photo Stop ............... 44 Second-class postage paid at Glendale CA 91209. Transit ....... .......... 34 Interurbans Newsletter ..... 46 POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: Pacific RailNews, P.O. Box 6128, Glendale CA Out West ..... ........ .. 36 Extra Board Ads .......... 47 91205. ISSN 8750-8486. CORRESPONDENCE: Please use P.O. Box COVER: Burlington Northern train 101 , powered by units 7874/4112/6807 is on the main 6128, Glendale CA 91205 for ALL correspond­ at West Ramsey, Idaho, on July 24, 1986. In the distance, train 2, with units 3134/FT401 ence. UPS deliveries only to 115-C E. Palmer 3149 on the point, waits for clearance on a passing siding. Such a meet at nearby (about Ave., Glendale CA 91205. eight miles distant) Athol is the subject of Bruce Kelly's story in this issue. - BRUCE KELLY SUBSCRIPTION RATES: U.S. $25.00 for 12 issues, $47.00 for 24 issues, $67.50 fo r 36 issues. Foreign $29.00 for 12 issues, $55.00 for 24 issues, $79.50 fo r 36 issues. First class/air rates on request. Single copy $2.50 (subject to change A NOTE FROM THE NEWS EDITOR without notice). 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