INDEX TO VOLUME 78 Reproduction of any part of this volume for commercial pur poses is not allowed without the specific permission of the publishers. All contents © 2017 and 2018 by Kalmbach Media Co., Wau kesha, Wis. JANUARY 2018 THROUGH DECEMBER 2018 – 908 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 Amtrak engineer to face criminal trial in Pa., Apr 8 Abilene & Smoky Valley Railroad: Amtrak likely to pay for crashes — even the ones that are A big engine in a small town, May 34-37 not its fault, May 14 Agony on the Michigan Northern, Dec 56-57 Amtrak regional at Havre de Grace, Md., Gallery, May 75 Alaska Railroad: Amtrak slammed by delays, Passenger, Oct 24 Moonset on the Alaska Railroad at Anchorage Yard, Amtrak staff exodus, Passenger, Mar 19 Gallery, Mar 72 Amtrak stops where? Sep 40-45 Albany & Eastern: Battle lines drawn over ‘Chief’ proposal, Sep 8-9 The independents, Apr 26-27 Big steam and PTC, Preservation, Jul 60 Alishan Railway: Brightline: Blazing new trails, Jun 52-61 Railway island paradise, Jun 30-37 (correc) Burlington Northern E8 leads Zephyr at Denver Union Alton & Southern: Station, Gallery, Mar 67 Elephants can dance, Aug 36-39 But will Amtrak run intercity trains? May 7 Amtrak: California rising, Mar 34-41 Access to Denver Union Station, Ask TRAINS, Jan 64 California’s desert secret, Hot Spots, Jan 62 Amtrak Autumn Express at Fort Montgomery, N.Y., California’s dreamin’, Jan 52-59 Gallery, Sep 70-71 California’s PTC problems, Jul 6-7 Amtrak California Zephyr at Plainview, Colo., Gallery, ‘Cascades’ 501: Amtrak crew training, Mar 7 Feb 72-73 ‘Cascades’ 501: the Siemens Charger, Mar 7 Amtrak debuts cold ‘contemporary’ meals, Passenger, Charging East, Apr 7 Sep 22-23 Connecticut’s Hartford Line to begin operation in May, Amtrak Empire Builder in Somers, Wis., Gallery, Jun 75 Feb 12 Corridor convenience, Hot Spots, Nov 66 Ann Arbor Railroad: Defining a ‘safety culture,’ Apr 12 2018’s three to watch, Locomotive, Jul 18-19 Elrond Lawrence’s top 10 hot spots, Hot Spots, Dec 60-61 The Annie’s little orphan, Aug 48-49 Faster Midwest service stalled by PTC work, Passenger, The Annie’s little orphan, Aug 48-49 Jul 21 Apache Railway: Foothills and flatland, Hot Spots, May 62-63 Apache Railway livestock feed train at Holbrook, Ariz., From plans to smoke plumes, May 38-43 Gallery, May 72-73 Gateway to controversy, Sep 6 Ask TRAINS: Gateway to the Gorge, Hot Spots, Feb 62 2018 steam excursions, Feb 65 A glass half full, Dec 34-35 Access to Denver Union Station, Jan 64 Gliding through the Cascades, Nov 34-43 Baldwin steam locomotives, Mar 63 Government at war with itself, Apr 14-15 “Blue train” to Kokomo, Jan 64-65 Graham Claytor’s great gift, Feb 15 BNSF diesel roster, Mar 63 I plead the Fifth, Nov 8-9 BNSF locomotive shop lettering, Jun 66 Impressive in the desert, From the Editor, Oct 4 Brake stick signage, Sep 65 The Jordan Narrows, Getting the Shot, Nov 67 Cab unit designations, Apr 66 Lack of safety tech is making headlines, May 6 Cabooses in the U.S., Nov 69 ‘Lake Shore’ at Grand Central, Ask TRAINS, Nov 68-69 Canadian Railroad Trilogy, Jan 64 Learning from mistakes, Technology, Feb 20-21 Cleaning freight cars, Dec 62-63 Long-distance strong in 2017, Passenger, Jan 23 Commuter rail branch, Jul 62 Long-distance trains in 2018, From the Editor, Aug 4 Ditch light rules, Dec 62 Meals on wheels, Jul 12-13 Finding trains, Dec 63 Meet Amtrak’s orphans, Passenger, Jul 20-21 Freight car air hoses, Feb 65 Metra asks STB to intervene in dispute with Amtrak in Future of GE Transportation, Jul 62 Chicago, Jul 15 GE locomotive trucks, Feb 65 Miami awaits new Amtrak home, Passenger, Jan 24-25 Grade-crossing circuits, Mar 63 Minneapolis viewing platform, Hot Spots, Feb 63 Grade-crossing malfunction, Oct 64 Mississippi, Miami stations debut, Passenger, Aug 23 Headlight placement, Dec 62 My big, bad, new Amtrak, Aug 10-11 Hump yard efficiency, Feb 64 New Scotland sleepers debut, Passenger, Dec 23 Intermodal mystery, Jan 65 New York project needs action, not words, Apr 10-11 ‘Lake Shore’ at Grand Central, Nov 68-69 North Carolina’s showstoppers, Passenger, Nov 16-17 Largest F7 buyers, Sep 64 Of semaphores, searchlights, Raton, Oct 54-61 Locomotive bells, Feb 64 Old route returns to ‘Cascade’ service, May 11 Locomotive RPMs, Aug 62 On-time performance or high speed service, Mar 13 Locomotives in water, Nov 68 Once a leader, now a follower, Mar 23-33 Making TRAINS’ maps, Sep 65 Our love affair with timeless cab units, Feb 42-51 Mystery streamlined coach, Sep 64 Passenger accommodations, Ask TRAINS, Mar 62 Passenger accommodations, Mar 62 The preference issue, again, Passenger, Jun 22-23 Portable remote control systems, Jan 65 Preventing death by train, Mar 48-53 Rail washers, Jan 64 Port authority surprise, Sep 7 Railroad turntables and snow, Jun 66 PTC’s many holes, From the Editor, Jul 5 Steam locomotive blowers, Mar 63 Rail Runner to use Santa Fe tech for PTC, Jul 7 Steam locomotives in freight service today, Apr 66 Reflecting on VIA Rail Canada at 40, Nov 23-33 Stock car rosters, Oct 64 Route of the rockets, Jan 44-51 Switch heaters, Sep 64 Santa Fe 4-8-4 almost ready, Preservation, Jun 62 Trackside propane tanks, Nov 69 Saving the first dome car, Preservation, Jan 60 Train 501’s tragedy, Mar 6 Seeking the ‘Empire Builder,’ Aug 50-57 Train symbols, May 64 Semipermanently coupled ‘Acela’ comes undone, Apr 8 Tunnel-clearing fan, Feb 64 Silence is golden, In My Own Words, Aug 58-59 Unique tender doghouses, Aug 62 Single-level swap, Passenger, Feb 22-23 Atlantic Coast Line: Smooth sailing ahead, Feb 52-57 History on the run, Preservation, Oct 62 ‘Southwest Chief’ at risk? Passenger, Aug 22-23 The Lineville Subdivision is growing, Mar 9 Speedy trains in the U.S., Mar 4 Our love affair with timeless cab units, Feb 42-51 Stagnant hospitality, Passenger, Apr 22-23 The straight story on tilting, Mar 42-47 B Stupid questions? Aug 16-17 Baltimore & Ohio: ‘Surfliner’ salvation, Apr 5 Baltimore & Ohio, circa 1950, The TRAINS Map, The synchronicity factor, Jun 16-17 Nov 20-22 Talgo orphans still homeless, Passenger, Jan 25 California’s dreamin’, Jan 52-59 Tickets, please! Jan 17 Routes under review, Apr 6 ‘Trails & Rails’ threatened, Passenger, Feb 23 (correc) Same time, same place, same power, Sep 48-51 Train 501’s tragedy, Mar 6 The TRAINS interview: Courtney B. Wilson, Sep 12-13 Train-watching by timetable, Hot Spots, Jul 64 Watkins on railroading, May 12-13 Trains and baseball, Hot Spots, Apr 64 Bangor & Aroostook: Unique bridge: A Puget Sound landmark, Feb 38-41 A century of survival, Nov 44-53 ‘Varnish’ stripped from Amtrak? Jun 6 Batory, Ronald L., interview with: Viewliner vision, Jul 50-57 The Batory interview, Jun 12-13 Virginia opts for growth, Passenger, Mar 18 Battles, Bruce, article by: Western steam adventure, May 26-33 Danger lurks in the darkness, In My Own Words, Wheel-rail defect spotter’s guide, Technology, Mar 16 Sep 58-59 Where is Amtrak going now? Passenger, Jan 22-23 Be the engineer, May 57 Willpower, teamwork, & good luck, Jul 24-33 Bell, Kurt R., article by: Wiring New Jersey for speed, Technology, Apr 20 Linn Moedinger to retire, Preservation, Nov 64 Amtrak stops where? Sep 40-45 Belmont, James, article by: Anderson, Ryan, article by: The Jordan Narrows, Getting the Shot, Nov 67 The family railroad, In My Own Words, Mar 54-56 Belt Railway of Chicago: Batory to pursue safety with ‘unrelenting vigor,’ May 15 2 Trains A big engine in a small town, May 34-37 ‘Southwest Chief’ at risk? Passenger, Aug 22-23 Big push for Big Boy, Jun 48-51 The straight story on tilting, Mar 42-47 Black Hills Central Railroad: Sweet Stevenson, Ala., Hot Spots, Sep 62 Western steam adventure, May 26-33 Train symbols, Ask TRAINS, May 64 BNSF Railway: Unique bridge: A Puget Sound landmark, Feb 38-41 Access to Denver Union Station, Ask TRAINS, Jan 64 What keeps railroading interesting? Jan 11 Amtrak slammed by delays, Passenger, Oct 24 Worthy Wyoming trek, Dec 50-51 Amtrak stops where? Sep 40-45 Boggs, Tishia, article by: Battle lines drawn over ‘Chief’ proposal, Sep 8-9 GP30s lead by example on two tourist lines, Preservation, A big engine in a small town, May 34-37 Jan 61 The Big Two’s outlook for 2019, Locomotive, Dec 18 Boston & Albany: BNSF Boeing fuselage train near Index, Wash., Gallery, A century of survival, Nov 44-53 Jul 75 The independents, Apr 24-31 BNSF diesel roster, Ask TRAINS, Mar 63 Boston & Maine: BNSF freight descends the mountain from Moffat Tunnel A century of survival, Nov 44-53 at Tolland, Colo., Jan 70-71 The man you never wanted to cross, May