FEBRUARY 2014 RAILFAN vol. 33, no. 2/RAILROAD vol. 135, no. 11
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GOLDEN STATE MEMORIES: With a four-unit helper on the point, an eastbound Southern Pacific freight had just passed the water tank at West Palm Springs as it crossed the Whitewater River on February 25, 1984. BRUCE KELLY PHOTO
This Month’s Features
12 In Focus: NJT PCC Finale/Otto M. Vondrak After more than a decade in storage, the last of Newark’s venerable PCC trolley fleet has been dispersed to museums around the country.
36 28 SoCal 1984/Bruce Kelly
Coming of age in 1980s Southern California meant taking your pick from Southern Pacific, Santa Fe, Union Pacific, and Amtrak action.
36 Commuter Life/Emily Moser
In the wake of a tragic and deadly accident on one of America’s busiest commuter railroads, how do you get back to normal?
42 BL2 in Review/Stan Trzoniec
Love ‘em or hate ‘em, the BL2 was an important step in first-generation diesel locomotive design and marketing for EMD.
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58 DIGITAL EXTRA: Drive South/Steve Barry A long drive from New Jersey to Florida is not so bad when you get to check in on a few interesting rail operations along the way.
On the Cover On the morning of June 19, 1984,
restored SP 4-8-4 4449 stormed up the one per cent grade of Santa Susana Pass near Chatsworth on her way out of southern California, homeward
bound for Portland,
Oregon. Bruce Kelly recounts his last year living and railfanning in and around Southern California starting on page 28.
BRUCE KELLY PHOTO Departments
4 Departures/commentary: Alexander B. Craghead 6 Railfan Timetable/events submitted by our readers 7 On the Menu/dining by rail: James D. Porterfield
13 Camera Bag/photography technique: Greg Monroe 16 Capitol Lines/news from Washington: Wes Vernon 22 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 58 Final Frame
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