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Your bid is for the
December 1949 issue of TRAINS Magazine, which is Volume 10, Number 2. This
standard-sized publication measures 21.1 by 28.6 cm and contains 68 pages.
4-6-6-4's on the WM meet in the mountains on the cover in a company photo. In
RN&EC, Editor Willard V. Anderson encourages the railroads to be more PR
conscious; UP opens its new 6,700 foot tunnel at Altamont, Wyoming; C&O
sells 3 domes to D&RGW; narrow gauge lines in the Rockies are besieged with
tourists; and DL&W would like to sell you 15 acres of steam locomotive
repair shops in Scranton, Pennsylvania. HARRISBURG by Al Rung covers this
fascinating Pennsy city all too briefly on 4 pages with 8 photos. DIESELS TO
DIXIE by David P. Morgan examines the Southern Railway System and the economics
and other factors relating to its switch from steam to diesel. This is no
casual review, and as you know well, the devil is always hiding in the details,
so Morgan covers 10 pages with this definitive work. Included is a full page
map, a complete roster of all diesel power, a brief listing of remaining steam
by type only, and 10 representative photos. The South(ern) rises again! ONE
MILE, ONE MILLION shows and tells in a 4 page staff article how the Great
Northern spent ,000,000 to straighten out one mile of track in Nason Creek
Canyon, just east of the Cascade Tunnel. A good map and 7 photos will show you
the picture. SMOKY MOUNTAIN by William H. Schmidt, Jr. is about Sevierville,
Tennessee, and the Smoky Mountain Railroad over 3 pages with a photo. The
V&T of the east? PHOTO SECTION covers 9 pages and features the New Haven
along the Naugie by Kent Cochrane; The Laurentian at speed in a fine Ray Tobey
centerfold; THE HUB with 7 photos in and around Boston by Wayne Brumbaugh; and
Sacramento Northern and Oklahoma Railway electrics. A DAY ON THE SANTA FE by
Willard V. Anderson is all about riding the Kansas Cityan from Dearborn
Station, Chicago, to Union Terminal, Kansas City, in this 4 page piece,
including 4 photos. This was the way it was!
SURVEY IN CHINA is 6 photos taken before Liberation spread over 2 pages.
Now the shoe is on the other foot as China's railways lead the world in many,
many ways. GTW REVERSES THE TREND by Cleland B. Wyllie tells over 5 pages how
the Grand Trunk Western intends to discover if local psgr trains can be
profitable. 6 photos are included, all taken at Durand, Michigan. RPO and the
usual shorts finish this issue. Full page ads by ERIE, F-M, M&St.L,
CB&Q, 6 NE ROADS, RPM, LIONEL, SP, AAR and NP. This magazine is in excellent
condition with just signs of careful handling. The spine is professionally
protected against deterioration and contamination with Scotch No.845 Book Tape.
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