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Before the container trains and big diesels, we take a fond look back at the old Susquehanna operations from Little Ferry to Stroudsburg. Features many rare black and white scenes of Decapods, streamliners, Alco RS-I’s, and Budd RDC's along with neighboring roads L&NE and NYO&W. A detailed, complete history right up to the 1980s!


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connection to Harrison (“The local train is behind us!”). As time went on, I noticed that more often


than not, the bar car would be missing from the consist. Sometimes the bar car would be there, but the bartender would not. The first of the new M-8 railcars went into service in March 2011. As more and more M-8’s were accepted, the “worst” of the M-2 fleet was re- tired. The bar cars hung on for as long as they could, but the rumors began to swell as 2012 turned into 2013. The latest informa- tion from CDOT claimed there might not be a budget for bar cars (which they now insist on calling “Café Cars”). Some called for less bar space and more traditional seating, oth- er designs called for nothing more than a small galley in one corner of what would oth- erwise be a coach. A vocal few are campaign- ing for no bar car service at all. As Kawasaki nears completion of the 400-plus car order, the future of bar cars seems uncertain at best. Some say there is no place for the bar car in a modern commute, its a vulgar tradi- tion more suited to the Mad Men era, yet others say it adds a special human spirit to an otherwise drab and dreary rat race. I was working for a small ad agency during my time on the New Haven Line, and on some evenings the comparisons to Don Draper and his friends were fair. Sadly, I never did get to ride a bar car the


entire 72 miles from Grand Central Termi- nal to New Haven, Conn. However, I feel lucky to have grown up with a railroad that held on to so many old traditions such as equipping outlying ticket agents with val- idator stamps, or running some of the last cab units in regular service. Automated tick-


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BOOKS & PUBLICATIONS


Can Dan and his club save their favorite engine from the scrap yard? Read “The Deltic Disaster and Other Tails” available at Amazon.com


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2014 TROLLEY CALENDAR-Color cover and 13 B&W photos with descriptive captions from Mid-Atlantic area. PTC, PST, P&W, LVT, Conestoga, Newark, Scranton and Baltimore. $10.00 plus $2.00 postage from: Charles Long, 227 Locust Road, Fort Washington, PA 19034. Checks to East Penn Traction Club.


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Original Railroad DVD’s. Steam and diesel. 1980’s to present. Previews and buy online. sites.google.com/site/diverging- clearproductions


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WWW.STATIONINNPA.COM Click webcam to view images of passing trains or listen to the NS, CSX, Corman scanner feed. Click video to watch our West Slope videos. Hosting railfans since 1993. The Station Inn, Cresson, PA 814-886- 4757.


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EMBROIDERED PATCHES. 1000 designs: locomotives, her- alds. Largest selection. Catalog $5.00. ck/MO Tha Patch King, P.O. Box 145, York Harbor, ME 03911


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et machines have replaced the agents, and the F-units have all been retired. By the end of May, New Haven Line bartenders will an- nounce “Last call!” for the final time, bring- ing yet another tradition to a close. — OTTO M. VONDRAK


Merle Haggard’s Boxcar Not only is Merle Haggard proud to be an Okie From Muskogee, but he’s also a proud railfan and model railroader. A lot of that was influenced by where he grew up — along the Santa Fe tracks in Oildale, Calif., on the fringes of Bakersfield. The line that is still used by oil tank trains passed within a few feet of the Haggard home, and it’s influ- ence can be heard in the song “Oil Tanker Train” on Merle’s latest album Working In Tennessee. In that song, Merle relates the joy he felt when his father bought him a model oil train for Christmas. Not only did Haggard live near the tracks,


but his house was actually a converted re- frigerator car that his father, James, rebuilt into a house during the depression. He added a pop-out dining area and other mod- ifications have been made throughout the years. Today, the house sits under a tangle of vines, although still occupied. A timely article in the New York Times on


February 24, 2014, documented the history of Hag’s home, coming out just before I head- ed west to California for Winterail. Since I was heading from Los Angeles up to Stock- ton via the Central Valley, a stop in Oildale became a priority. While the Times article didn’t give the exact location of the house, an internet search did give an approximate in- tersection, and using that and the tracks as


FOR SALE, TRADE-Public and Employee Time Tables. Elec- tric-Steam, past and present, Streetcar, Interurban to light rail, Rapid Transit. Steam, Diesel to current spinoffs, commuter rails, Amtrak. SASE gets list. Louis Hennick, P.O. Box 4895, Centenary Station, Shreveport, LA 71134.


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RAILROAD TRAVEL AVOCATES OF: Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota: I am trying to start up a “daughter chapter” of National Association of Railroad Passengers, cov- ering the three “ota” states.(TOPTAC) “Tri-Otas Passenger Train Advocating Coalition”. Interested? Contact: Merlin Mar- lowe, 68680 470th St., Fairfax, MN 55332


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CALL TO ACTION! Thousands of railcars including both new and historic fallen flags have been vandalized with graffiti over the past decade. Help stop this crime! Report any suspicious trespassing/vandalizing to the railroad or local police. NS 800- 453-2530, CSX 800-232-0144, UP 888-877-7267, BNSF 800- 832-5452, CN 800-465-9239, CP 800-716-9132, KCS 877- 527-9464.


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FOR SALE: TRAIN LOVER’S DREAM HOUSE. Lilly, Penn- sylvania, located between Altoona & Johnstown. Overlooks NS railroad 3-mainlines. 6 room Ranch, detached 2-car garage, covered front porch for train watching. Back deck with limited train viewing. Huge basement for model train layout and basement video-wired for indoor viewing of outside RR activity. See unique trains, foreign power and Maintenance equipment 24/7/365. CAVEAT: If you’re not a train enthusiast, this is NOT the house for you! Listed at: HOUSE.com” or call


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