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Trains

Regulators weigh UP-NS merger plan • Railroads say combination would take 2 million trucks off the road annually

Capacity a focus at Amtrak meeting • Ability to meet increasing passenger demand remains a source of concern

BNSF rolls out locomotive-based track inspection system • Railroad-designed system is mounted beneath diesels

FRA move encourages increase in automated track inspections • Five-year waiver will permit fewer visual inspections

NEWS PHOTOS

Montreal-Ottawa to get first segment of high-speed rail • Construction of Canadian project to begin by 2029

NEWS BRIEFS • Two major unions announce opposition to UP-NS merger

Does Amtrak need a new Superliner plan? • The railroad should consider a single-level national fleet

CHANCE MEETING WITH A UP LOCAL

A time warp on the SUSIE-Q • New York, Susquehanna & Western’s Utica Branch includes street running and a remnant of NYO&W trackage

ROOMS WITH A VIEW • UK’s Caledonian Sleeper thinks of itself as part train, part hotel

Why the Pennsy K4s matters • Restoring No. 1361, a steam-era landmark

Black River train time • A small Michigan town turns out for the show

Amtrak trains in transition • Passengers have the rare opportunity to ride old and new equipment

After nearly 30 years, C&NW No. 1385 steams again • Mid-Continent Railway Museum aims to have Alco 4-6-0 running by July 4

Railroad Hall of Fame inductees • Norfolk Southern, Santa Fe execs are new honorees

PRESERVATION BRIEFS • Roundhouse, turntable construction begins in Silvis, Ill.

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In the April issue

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