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Hartley, Art and Production Manager Michael Soliday Bob Johnston, David Lustig, Bill Stephens New Business Manager Cathy Daniels Retention Manager Kathy Steele Contributing Illustrator Bill Metzger Single-Copy Specialist Kim Redmond TrainsMag.com 3 January 2019 In this issue Vol. 79, No. 1 Features 50 years after the New Haven p. 24 The Connecticut Department of Transportation introduces new image, retires NH “McGinnis” scheme Scott A. Hartley The forgotten genius of the transcontinental railroad p. 28 William B. Ogden, Union Pacific’s first president, made a true transcontinental railroad possible Jack Harpster Making Great Northern great p. 36 James J. Hill’s northernmost U.S. transcontinental railroad was something special Steve Glischinski Recycle, rebuild, repeat p. 44 A small Washington locomotive dealer is more than just a parts supplier In My Own Words: Tom Danneman AWOL for steam p. 56 Amtrak’s money A railfan in search of steam mystery p. 50 learns that railroads don’t always run on military time Why we don’t really William S. Kuba know how trains perform financially COVER STORY Bob Johnston Gallery p. 68 Snowplows through the decades Greg McDonnell >> Former Rio Grande and Hudson Bay Railway GP30 No. 2508 awaits the call of duty at Western Rail’s Airway Heights, Wash., facility. Tom Danneman Online Content Code: TRN1901 Enter this code at: www.TrainsMag.com/code In every issue to gain access to web-exclusive content News Departments Commentary Meet a locomotive dealer, rebuilder, and broker p. 44 www.TrainsMag.com • January 2019 Going AWOL for steam p. 56 Oregon News p. 7 From the Editor p. 3 Fred W. Frailey p. 16 hot spot p . 60 Intermodal innovations, legal Welcome to 2019 and our Hunter’s triumph from troubles for train crews new look the grave Snowplow action! Fighting snow through the years p. 68 Amtrak’s money mystery Locomotive p. 20 Preservation p. 58 Brian Solomon p. 18 Long distance vs. corridor trains p. 50 Union Pacific double- Skookum lives! John Gruber’s photography, Ogden: Forgotten genius of the diesel era influence, and legacy transcontinental railroad p. 28 No. 1 in a series: Train-Watching p. 60 The other transcons, Great Northern p. 36 Passenger p. 22 Hot spot: Klamath Falls, Ore. Amtrak growth flat in 2018 PLUS Farewell to New Haven’s classic look p. 24 Ask TRAINS p. 62 Hunter Harrison’s ultimate revenge p. 16 Steam locomotive usage, distributed power unit ON THE COVER: placement, origin of railfan Ontario Southland Railway photography, and more snowplow No. 401005 clears a path on the Port Burwell Subdivision at Mount Elgin, Ontario, on Jan. 27, 2014. 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