APRIL 2013 RAILFAN vol. 32, no. 4/RAILROAD vol. 135, no. 1
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MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS: A transfer run on the Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis returns leased passenger cars to the yard while passing downtown St. Louis and the iconic Gateway Arch. PHOTO BY MIKE MAUTNER
This Month’s Features
28 Seeing Red in St. Louis/Mike Mautner Once a bastion for classic end-cab switchers, the Terminal Railroad Association of St.Louis continues to provide plenty of action in the shadow of the Gateway Arch with their fleet of iconic red diesels.
36 36 SEPTA at 30/Patrick J. Yough
Despite numerous setbacks, the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority has managed to join its former Reading and Pennsylvania Railroad routes into a single unified transit system.
44 Cancelled Conrail Commuters/Otto M. Vondrak When Conrail assumed operations on April 1, 1976, a number of commuter train operations throughout the Midwest and Northeast became their (short-lived) responsibility.
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58 EXTRA: Turning Back the Clock/Steve Barry A pair of cab units and a GP9 were used to bring back 1950s railroading on a charter on the Potomac Eagle in West Virginia.
On the Cover We wrap up our three-part series
exploring how commuter operations have evolved since the takeover from Conrail in 1983 with a visit to Philadelphia’s SEPTA, which combined former Reading and Pennsylvania Railroad operations in 1983. Train 523 glides into the former Reading Company station at Jenkintown,
Pa., on March 23, 2013. PATRICK YOUGH PHOTO Departments
4 Departures/commentary: Alexander B. Craghead 6 Timetable/railfan events submitted by our readers 8 On the Menu/dining by rail: James D. Porterfield
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