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OCTOBER 2012 RAILFAN VOL. 31 No. 10/RAILROAD vol. 134 no. 7


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SANTA FE ALL THE WAY: Business trains and other special company moves are just one of the special prizes in our hobby. Southern Pacific and Santa Fe both offered colorful runs in the 1980s and 1990s. Join Don Flynn for a fond look back. PHOTO BY DON FLYNN


This Month’s Features


26 New York’s Capital District/Ben Martin Transportation has long played a role in the growth of Albany, connecting New York with New England, Canada, and the Midwest.


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34 Yesterday at Mechanicville/Jim Shaughnessy New York’s Mechanicville Yard was once an important gateway for the Delaware & Hudson and Boston & Maine.


40 Invited Guests Only/Don R. Flynn Southern Pacific and Santa Fe ran many colorful business trains through the 1980s and 1990s, much to the delight of local railfans.


46 W. Graham Claytor/Ron Ziel


While the president of the Southern Railway was an accomplished lawyer and businessman, his human side is what we remember best.


34 On the Cover


Albany Port Railroad returns to its yard with a string of empty molasses cars behind SW9 No. 13 on March 27, 2012. This industrial line is one of the many railroading highlights that can be found in the Capital District around Albany, N.Y. Ben Martin takes us to where the Hudson and Mohawk Rivers meet beginning on page 26. PHOTO BY BEN MARTIN


58 Digital Extra: Capital District/Jim Shaughnessy An extended look back at vintage New York Central, Penn Central, Rutland, Delaware & Hudson and Boston & Maine action.


Departments


4 Departures/commentary: Alexander B. Craghead 6 Timetable/railfan events submitted by our readers


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11 On the Menu/dining by rail: James D. Porterfield 13 Lineside Legacy/preservation: Ackerman and Huffman 16 Capitol Lines/news from Washington: Wes Vernon 20 Railnews/top news stories and photos 48 Railroadiana/new products, books and videos 50 Transit Currents/transit news: George M. Smerk 54 Markers/editorial commentary 57 Advertising Index/the railfan marketplace 68 Final Frame


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