Pacific Rail News Magazine
June 1977 Issue

Magazine Summary:
The California Western Railroad is back in full operation following a rebuild of the bridge destroyed in the fire last month.

The San Francisco Engineering company will be designing and high-voltage electrification system.

Additional funding has been approved for the California State Railroad Museum project in Old Sacramento.

Steaming with the 4449: Part Two 2 The Journey Home. Ready the full excerpt inside this month’s magazine.

The Missouri Pacific set a new record, though not a desirable one, by having 77 cars derail in a single accident!

The Santa Fe business has dramatically increased, creating a severe locomotive shortage.

Two locomotives were damaged and a dozen cars derailed in an accident caused by a gravel truck on the Western Pacific railroad.