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Trains 2011 Index INDEX TO VOLUME 71 Reproduction of any part of this volume for commercial pur poses is not allowed without the specific permis- sion of the publishers. All contents © 2010 and 2011 by Kalmbach Publishing Co., Wau kesha, Wis. JANUARY 2011 THROUGH DECEMBER 2011 – 950 PAGES How to use tHis index: Feature material has been indexed three or more times—once by the title under which it was published, again under the author’s last name, and finally under one or more of the subject categories or railroads. Photographs standing alone are indexed (usually by railroad), but photo graphs within a feature article are not separately indexed. Brief news items are indexed under the appropriate railroad and/or category; news stories are indexed under the appro- priate railroad and/or category and under the author’s last name. Most references to people are indexed under the company with which they are easily identified; if there is no easy identification, they may be indexed under the person’s last name (for deaths, see “obi t uaries”). Maps, museums, radio frequencies, railroad historical societies, rosters of locomotives and equipment, product reviews, and stations are indexed under these categories. items from countries other than the u.s. and Canada are indexed under the appropriate country. A Summertime ridership setback, Passenger, Nov 20-21 Abo Canyon: Taking the high speed gamble, who wants to play? Apr 62-69 Abo finish slated for June, Apr 12 Tales of an Amtrak car attendant, In My Own Words, Oct 58-59 Fixing the weakest link, Nov 52-59 Talgo speed comparison, Ask Trains, Jul 18 Transportation’s ‘Freaky Friday’ phenomenon, Nov 10 Thanks, caution, and a challenge, From the Editor, Jul 4 Acela Express: This car is packing heat, Feb 13 Amtrak adds Wi-Fi in Northeast, Passenger, Dec 18-19 What if high speed rail isn’t really dead? Aug 11 Amtrak at its best (and worst), Aug 33-41 Where are they now: Amtrak’s F69PHACs, Locomotive, Aug 13 Adirondack: Where trains and planes meet, Passenger, Jun 18-19 Amtrak at its best (and worst), Aug 33-41 Where will you be May 7? Trackside, May 59 Amtrak in Saint-Valentin, Que., Gallery, Feb 72-73 Will fixed cars lead to punctuality? Feb 9 Ahead of the rest, Oct 32-35 Will someone get serious about passenger rail? Sep 11 Ahrens, Christopher, article by: Amtrak, 6 strategies for small spaces, Passenger, May 16-17 Auxiliary tender and steam generator car, Ask Trains, May 20 Amtrak adds Wi-Fi in Northeast, Passenger, Dec 18-19 Ainsworth, Billy: Amtrak at its best (and worst), Aug 33-41 EMD rising, Jan 24-33 Amtrak Cascades: Alaska Railroad: Amtrak adds Wi-Fi in Northeast, Passenger, Dec 18-19 Alaska Railroad GP40-2s in North Pole, Alaska, Gallery, Feb 74 Amtrak at its best (and worst), Aug 33-41 Alaska Railroad’s Denali Star heads to Denali, Alaska, Gallery, Apr 90 Bit by bit a line becomes a system, Apr 46-53 Ice railroaders, Dec 22-31 Amtrak Coast Starlight conductor near Redding, Calif., Gallery, Feb 73 Alaska Railroad GP40-2s in North Pole, Alaska, Gallery, Feb 74 Amtrak costs vs. other modes, Ask Trains, Jun 62 Alaska Railroad’s Denali Star heads to Denali, Alaska, Gallery, Apr 90 Amtrak exhibit train on a roll, Passenger, Aug 16-17 Alco locomotives in Andover, N.Y., Gallery, Jan 74-75 Amtrak in Saint-Valentin, Que., Gallery, Feb 72-73 Alco’s C415: One survivor, Locomotive, Oct 17 Amtrak loses Caltrain bid, Nov 12-13 Algoma Central in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., Gallery, May 73 Amtrak: Not all passenger power, Locomotive, Jul 22 Alstom: Amtrak orders new electrics, Locomotive, Feb 23 Taking the high speed gamble, who wants to play? Apr 62-69 Amtrak route guides, Jan 42-47 (correc) Altamont Commuter Express train in Midway, Calif., Gallery, Mar 73 Amtrak wrangling heats up, May 7 American Civil Liberties Union: Amtrak’s 40th anniversary portrait in Washington, D.C., Gallery, Aug 68-69 Railfans remain suspect, Oct 8 Amtrak’s critical turns, Jul 24-33 (correc) America’s fastest lines, Map of the Month, Apr 44-45 Amtrak’s improvement wish list, Passenger, Jan 20-21 America’s finest railroad station, Mar 45-53 Amtrak’s new on-time report card, Passenger, Mar 18-19 Amtrak: Amtrak’s Prairie State at Joliet (Ill.) Union Station, Gallery, Mar 70-71 6 strategies for small spaces, Passenger, May 16-17 Anheuser-Busch’s Manufacturers Railway: AEM7 failures plague corridor, Mar 7 A St. Louis institution fails, Jun 13 Ahead of the rest, Oct 32-35 Around the Bay area with no car, Fantrip, Jan 23 America’s fastest lines, Map of the Month, Apr 44-45 Asia: America’s finest railroad station, 30th Street Station, Mar 44-53 Fast times in Asia, Apr 32-35 Amtrak adds Wi-Fi in Northeast, Passenger, Dec 18-19 Ask Trains: Amtrak at its best (and worst), Aug 33-41 Amtrak costs vs. other modes, Jun 62 Amtrak Coast Starlight conductor near Redding, Calif., Gallery, Auxiliary tender and steam generator car, May 20 Feb 73 Axle pressures in curves, Nov 87 Amtrak costs vs. other modes, Ask Trains, Jun 62 ‘Bird In Hand’ private car, Jan 62 Amtrak exhibit train on a roll, Passenger, Aug 16-17 BNSF’s and Union Pacific’s monitoring of trackage rights, Apr 23 Amtrak in Saint-Valentin, Que., Gallery, Feb 72-73 “Breakheart Pass” movie filmed on Camas Prairie Railroad, Oct 64 Amtrak loses Caltrain bid, Nov 12-13 Cab-forward cab interiors, Mar 62-63 Amtrak: Not all passenger power, Locomotive, Jul 22 Cabooses on Norfolk Southern, Jul 19 Amtrak orders new electrics, Locomotive, Feb 23 Calculating track grade, Dec 64 Amtrak route guides, Jan 42-47 (correc) Canadian National Rule X, May 20 Amtrak wrangling heats up, May 7 Canadian National’s Freeport Subdivision, Feb 62-63 Amtrak’s 40th anniversary portrait in Washington, D.C., Gallery, Cast or fabricated frames, Jan 63 Aug 68-69 Chesapeake & Ohio 2-8-4 locomotive status, Aug 20 (correc) Amtrak’s critical turns, Jul 24-33 (correc) Chinese steam for sale? Jun 63 Amtrak’s improvement wish list, Passenger, Jan 20-21 Circus train routing, Dec 64-65 Amtrak’s new on-time report card, Passenger, Mar 18-19 Deciphering print on rails, Apr 23 Amtrak’s Prairie State at Joliet (Ill.) Union Station, Gallery, Mar Differences between a cabless booster, calf, and a slug, Apr 23 70-71 Disappearing signal lines, Sep 67 Battle-scarred Amtrak diner back in service, Passenger, Feb 21 Dome car wheels, Sep 66-67 Bit by bit a line becomes a system, Apr 46-53 DPU rear markers, May 20-21 City shortened for 25 days, Aug 10 Draft-gear slack, Mar 63 Commuting through the desert, City Rail, Apr 20-21 Drop-pocket couplers, May 20 Dakota floods block ‘Builder’ route, Passenger, Sep 18-19 Eastern railroad hats, Feb 63 Diverging plans for the Corridor, Passenger, Oct 20-21 Freight car identification, Feb 62 (correc) Election winner: freight railroads, Feb 6-7 Frisco switch key, Dec 65 Fast trains get highway help, Passenger, Apr 18-19 Gantlet vs. gauntlet, Feb 62 Freights make haste, In My Own Words, Jul 56-59 (correc) GATX reporting marks, Aug 20 Hey you! Drop the camera and back away ..., Dec 9 History of the Orange Belt Railway, Apr 22 How did this happen? Sep 10 ‘Honorary steam locomotive,’ Mar 63 Michigan speeds plummet, Sep 8 Hooded signal lights, Jun 63 New direction for the Northeast Corridor, May 11 Isolating locomotives, Aug 20-21 New life for old schemes, Locomotive, May 15 Locomotive air hoses, Jan 62-63 The night I highballed the Crescent, In My Own Words, Dec 58-61 Locomotive fenders, May 21 Our rights still live. Time for celebration, Jun 11 Locomotive throttle notches, Sep 66 P42 failures plague Amtrak, May 10 Measuring track curvature, Jan 62 Passenger or freight? Locomotive, Jun 20 New York Central terminal platform levels, Dec 65 Pound of prevention, Nov 18-19 Origin of “manifest” in railroading, Jul 19 In praise of the machines that move us, Oct 11 Origin of “shoo-fly track,” Jun 62-63 Railroad politics face ‘interesting times,’ Aug 8 Pandrol rail fasteners, Dec 64 Of rivers and rails, Mar 38-43 Passenger car restrooms, Mar 63 Saving yesterday’s fast trains, Preservation, Apr 76-77 Pennsy tubular train, Aug 20 Share your ride with silence, City Rail, Mar 20-21 Presidential standards, Jul 18 Speed: It’s all relative, Apr 36-41 (correc) Pullman service, Mar 63 © 2012 Trains magazine. This material may not be reproduced in any form without permission from the publisher. www.TrainsMag.com www.TrainsMag.com 3 Railroad air brake systems, Feb 63 Board reviews regulation mandate, Jun 8-9 Running long hood forward, Oct 64 The future of railroading rides on a highway, Nov 24-31 Sanders on wheels of non-powered cars, Jun 62 Katz, Curt, obituary, Jul 9 “Silver Chalet” history, Nov 87 Metra mayhem, City Rail, Feb 18 Spotter control, Mar 63 Regulation fight heats up, Dec 6-7 Steam engine sight glass, Oct 65 Blazing a trail through the Rockies, Nov 72-75 Talgo speed comparison, Jul 18 Blishak, Ted, article by: Tennessee Pass route, May 21 Around the Bay area with no car, Fantrip, Jan 23 Track classification, Sep 67 BNSF coal train in Oak Hill, Ill., Gallery, Mar 68 Train-routing error avoidance, Apr 22-23 BNSF controls, Gallery, Apr 87 Tribute paint schemes, Sep 66 BNSF in Spokane, Wash., Gallery, Aug 67 U.S.
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