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Big Trains Rolling , 1955 o SPECIAL OFFER SUBSCRIBE TO PACIFIC RAILNEWS AND SAVEl Effective with this issue of PACIFIC RAILNEWS , we are raising the cover price to S3 .50. This has not been an easy decision, but faced with rapidly rising Postal SeNice and U.P.S. charges, we felt it necessary to maintain the quality of the magazine. The alternative remedy when costs rise is to cut pages or reduce the number of color photos. We know you don't want that. Even at this new price, PRN is still a bargain-where else can you find all the latest news on your favorite Western and Midwestern railroads along with great photos, articles, City Scene and much more? There is one way to beat this price increase: Subscribe. As a commitment to our loyal readers, we are maintaining our 12-issue subscription rate of only S30-and as a bonus to those of you who are thinking of signing on for the first time, we are going to offer an even better deal. 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