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We’ll listen. 315.786.5200 or www.nyab.com E₂O : Engineered to Outperform Online Content Code: TRN1812 Enter this code at: www.TrainsMag.com/code december 2018 to gain access to web-exclusive content vol. 78, no. 12 news and features FEATURES COVER STORY >> 24 The train that gives back Canadian Paciic Railway’s Holiday Train celebrates 20 years Greg McDonnell 34 36 44 A glass half full Diesel demise A private ‘Dude’ 50 years ater the end of New Could breakthroughs he members-only York Central’s 20th Century in battery and hydrogen train that served the Limited, one can still enjoy power doom the diesel Massachusetts elite the view from the Century’s to history? Karl Zimmermann observation car, Hickory Creek Brian Solomon Karl Zimmermann 50 52 56 Worthy Wyoming Mileposts on In My Own Words: trek the prairie Agony on the BNSF’s Cowley Local, the last Under BNSF, a former Michigan Northern daylight train through Sheep Minneapolis & St. Louis How one cab ride was not Canyon, makes the long and line survives the thrilling experience hot journey worthwhile Steve Glischinski it usually is Tom Danneman Brian Buchanan << ON THE COVER Canadian Pacific Railway’s colorful NEWS Holiday Train, led by GP20C-ECO No. 2249, makes a stop in 6 News & Photos Hamilton, Ontario, on Nov. 30, 2014. Photo by Stephen Host 10 Fred W. Frailey 16 Brian Solomon 6 UP’s new ops plan 18 Locomotive 22 Riders to Las 20 Technology Vegas again? 22 Passenger 24 Canadian Pacific’s Holiday Train of giving 34 Remembering the DEPARTMENTS ‘20th Century Limited’ 5 From the Editor 36 Life after diesels: Next 58 Preservation for motive power 60 Hot Spots 44 Passenger train called 62 Ask TRAINS ‘the Dude’ 68 Gallery 50 Wyoming: Where the wild things are 52 Mileposts on the prairie TRAINS Magazine (issn 0041-0934, usps 529-850) is published monthly by Kalmbach Media Co., 21027 Crossroads Circle, P.O. Box 1612, Waukesha, WI, 53187-1612. Periodicals postage paid at Waukesha, Wis., and at additional offices. POSTMASTER: Please send address changes to TRAINS, P.O. Box 8520, Big Sandy, TX 75755. Canada Publication Mail Agreement #40010760. FROM THE EDITOR EDITOR Jim Wrinn ART DIRECTOR homas G. 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TRAINS: Jim Wrinn Hunter Harrison’s ideas are descend- movement of trains to the scheduling of new operating plan in three or four phases, ing on Union Paciic — the railroad that has individual cars.