Description: RailroadTreasures offers the following item: Trains Magazine 1999 May Amtrak Acela Trains Long Island freight action Budd car Trains Vol 59 No 5 May 1999 Table of Contents 6From the Editors We'll get there when we get then 10Railway Post Office Letters from our readers 12Potomac Pundit Columnist Don Phillips 14 The Boomer Columnist Ed King 6Railroad News Events, trends, people 23Scanner Railroad-by-railroad news items 24Power Desk The Universal Locomotives from Erie 28Railroad News Photos This month's colorful railroad scene 26 Dismantling the Dispatching Fortress Railroads are returning dispatchers to regional centers. by Frank W. Bryan 34 Get Used to It Conrail turns black, as well as navy blue, yellow, and gray. by J. David Ingles 36 COVER STORY: Amtrak's Extreme Machine High-speed rail becomes a reality in the U.S. with the development of Amtrak's 150-mph Acela Express trains. by Bob Johnston 43 Once Upon a Time in TRAINS: Hospitality, Lackawanna Style A look back to the early 1940's, when a railroad rolled out the red carpet for a trainload of fans. 44 Photo Section Preserved steam and diesel on tourist lines from New Hampshire to New Mexico, and in Canada. 50 Metroplex Mover Dallas' Trinity Railway Express is off to a successful start with its Budd-car service to South Irving. by Julian Wolinsky 54 Narrow Gauge to the Yukon The White Pass & Yukon Route is enjoying a revival and doing a brisk business as a tourist hauler. by Frank Kyper 60 Long Island's Freight Revival New York & Atlantic plans for growth while co-existing with the nation's busiest passenger railroad. by Joe Greenstein 66 Adventures in Railroad Photography: Know Your Subject Learning about what you're shooting can put you in the right spot to get the picture you want. by Brian Solomon and Mel Patrick 68 Readers' Platform: Why Do the Best High-Speed Rail Projects Die? Though Washington pays lip service to high-speed rail, it also serves as its biggest roadblock. by Joseph Vranich All pictures are of the actual item. There may be reflection from the lights in some photos. We try to take photos of any damage. If this is a railroad item, this material is obsolete and no longer in use by the railroad. Please email with questions. Publishers of Train Shed Cyclopedias and Stephans Railroad Directories. Large inventory of railroad books and magazines. Thank you for buying from us. Shipping charges US Shipments: Ebay will add $1.25 each additional items, there are a few exceptions. Ebay Global shipping charges are shown. These items are shipped to Kentucky and forwarded to you. Ebay collects the shipping and customs / import fees. Refunds may be issued if you add multiple items to your cart and pay with one payment. For direct postage rates to these countries, send me an email. Shipping varies by weight. Payment options Payment must be received within 7 days. Paypal is accepted. Terms and conditions All sales are final. Returns accepted if item is not as described. Contact us first. No warranty is stated or implied. Please e-mail us with any questions before bidding. Thanks for looking at our items.
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