Railfan & Railroad April 2020
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Features:
Arizona Eastern • by Ben Kletzer — While few have heard of Clifton, Ariz., this small desert town is home to heavy railroading action supporting the local copper industry thanks to Arizona Eastern and the connecting Morenci Industrial Railroad.
East Broad Top Revival • Michael T. Burkhart — Following a nine-year slumber, Pennsylvania’s famed East Broad Top Railroad will be fully restored to operation.
Lumbering On • Gordon Lloyd Jr. — Thanks to an aggressive sales manager, a fleet of Baldwin diesels found new homes on Pacific Northwest lumber lines.
Deux-Montagnes Au Revoir? • Michael Berry and Gregory Grice — Looking back at the last days of Montreal’s busiest commuter rail line before it is shut down and converted to light rail.
Chilean Adventure • Robert W. Scott — Ferrocarril de Antofagasta a Bolivia traverses ruggedly 62 beautiful desert with a variety of EMD and GE export diesels.
Departments:
Departures/commentary: Alexander Benjamin Craghead
LocoNotes/diesel spotters: Kenneth M. Ardinger
Markers/additional thoughts from your editors
On The Menu/railroad dining, art, and culture: James D. Porterfield
Parting Shot/Henry Bambowski
Preservation Topics/this stuff is old, man: Otto M. Vondrak
Railnews/top news stories and photos from our readers
Railroadiana/new product, book, and video reviews
Through My Lens/trackside memories: Kevin EuDaly
Timetable/railroad event listings submitted by our readers
Transit Currents/transit news: Bob Gallegos