RAILROAD 11/78 UP HINKLE YARD, SHORT LINE ROSTERS, E8s, ON NORTHLANDER TEE TRAIN

"Railroad Magazine" Vol. 105, No. 1, November 1978. Refer to the scans for more info.

68 pages. In Very Good condition: all pages intact, lightly handled, no marks inside. 

Contents:

- "Computers Don't Run Everything." -- Tour of Union Pacific's Hinkle Yard. 5 pages, 5 photos and a map. 

- "Black smoke." -- History of the overfire jet, an important advance in locomotive efficiency and power. 2 pages, 1 photo.

- "In Search of Steam." -- 2 pages, 2 photos.

- "Trackside in the Diesel Age." -- 6 pages, 5 photos. Subjects include new BN/C&S EMD's at La Grange, ICG GP38 #1776 "American Eagle" (second), Ontario Northland "Northlander" TEE set on CN's Bala Subdivision and Southern RS-3s.

- "Photographs of the Month." -- 8 pages, 9 photos. Subjects include SCL E8s on Amtrak's Silver Star, Westinghouse generator car load and a signals maintainer.

- "Interesting Railfan No. 191 -- David Tutwiler." - Profile of the railway enthusiast & artist. 5 pages, 5 photos and 2 paintings. Subjects include CB&Q #4960 and #5632.

- "Passenger Train Survey." -- 4 pages, with 1 photo each of Amtrak's "The Lakeshore Limited" in South Bend, CP Rail "Canadian" in Montreal, Amtrak E8 #207 on the "James Whitcomb Riley" in Hammond and D&RGW F9 #5771 on the "California Zephyr" at Grand Junction.

- "Information Booth." -- 4 pages, 4 photos. Includes a photo of the Frisco roundhouse and turntable at Monett in the 1940s.

- "Transit Topics." -- 4 pages, 4 photos.

- Short line locomotive rosters: Livonia, Avon & Lakeville Railroad through Marianna & Blountstown Railroad. 5 pages, with a photo of Magma Arizona Railroad S-8 #8.

Plus fiction, book reviews, general railroad topics and vintage ads.

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