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Trains

From the Editor

A tale of two engineers

Brightline West set to start construction • Las Vegas-Southern California high speed line aims for completion in 2028

Former CSX CEO Jim Foote dies • Third-generation railroader led company’s record operating, financial showing

CSX debuts first hydrogen fuel-cell locomotive • Conversion at railroad’s Huntington, W.Va., shop is part of partnership with CPKC

NEWS PHOTO

NEWS BRIEFS • CSX unveils 13th heritage locomotive, honoring Pere Marquette

Class Is should thank FRA for two-person crew • Taking conductors out of the cab likely would hurt service

Timeless

Superliner capacity not a new issue • Run-through plan attempted to improve capacity, usage in 1996-97

COLEBROOK DALE RAILROAD’S rebirth • The Secret Valley Line: Growing a successful tourist carrier

RAIL GLIDING IN THE SECRET VALLEY

BY TRAIN TO UKRAINE • Inside a congressional trip to check on progress of the war

THE PRESIDENT’S TRIP BY TRAIN

How to fly a locomotive • In the early 1990s, EMD went the extra mile to please a customer

The Allentown kaleidoscope • There’s locomotive variety on the rails, but what’s in the river?

Wisconsin Great Northern expands with steam locomotive • Duluth & Northern 2-8-0 has been moved to Wisconsin from Minnesota

PRESERVATION BRIEFS • EBT No. 16 sidelined, Alaska No. 557 ready for hydro test

Obituary

Riding VIA Rail’s Canadian • A classy experience on a North American classic

GREAT RAILFAN ROADS NEBRASKA’S U.S. 30 • Union Pacific’s busy main line is still an antidote for the blues

GALLERY