SEPTEMBER 2015 VOLUME 34, NO. 9
30 BIG TIME IN LITTLE ROCK: The Arkansas state capital is a busy crossroads for Union Pacific, and you never know what will show up to polish the rails. Case in point, a Canadian Pacific “draper taper” SD60F is trailing UP 5760 on February 14, 2015. PHOTO BY STEVE JESSUP 30 44 38 44 52 52
Union Pacific’s Arkansas Crossroads by James Doughty and Steve Jessup Union Pacific has transformed the landscape of Class 1 railroading in Arkansas, and the hub of LIttle Rock is just too big to be ignored.
Homecoming Queen: 611/Steve Barry It’s a special homecoming some twenty years in the making, but Norfolk & Western No. 611 has finally steamed home to Roanoke .
Last Call for WYCO/Travis Douthit The summer of ‘96 was the end of the line for the colorful Wyoming Colorado Railroad operations on the old UP Coalmont branch.
765’s Return to New York/Otto M. Vondrak Steam returns in grand fashion to Norfolk Southern’s scenic Southern Tier Line for the first time in thirty years.
Norfolk & Western J-Class No. 611 is bound for Lynchburg as it speeds through Lowry, Va., on July 4, 2015. The streamlined 4-8-4 made a triumphant return to home rails over the July 4 weekend, powering trips over Norfolk Southern eastward up Blue Ridge Grade and westward up Christiansburg Hill. Editor Steve Barry heads to the heart of the Norfolk & Western to see the 611’s
homecoming starting on page 38. PHOTO BY STEVE BARRY
4 Departures/commentary: Alexander B. Craghead 6 Railnews/top news stories and photos from our readers
18 LocoNotes/diesel spotters: Kenneth M. Ardinger 20 Transit Currents/transit news: George M. Smerk 23 Capitol Lines/news from Washington: Wes Vernon 26 Railroadiana/new product, book, and video reviews 28 Timetable/railroad event listings submitted by our readers 54 Camera Bag/photography technique: Emily Moser 57 On the Menu/dining, travel, and art: James D. Porterfield 60 Preservation Topics/heritage and legacy: Otto M. Vondrak 62 Markers/editorial commentary and musings 65 Classifieds/the railfan marketplace 66 Parting Shot/Baxter Barnes
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