Pacific Rail News Magazine
December 1979 Issue

Magazine Summary:
The Union Pacific announces merger plans with Missouri Pacific and Western pacific.

San Diego and Arizona Eastern Rebuilding starts.

Louisiana-Pacific takes over Sierra Railroad.

The mainline of the Canadian Pacific Railway traverses some of the grandest scenery in North America.

Sixteen newly re-manufactured locomotives return to service as SD10 units are being out-shopped by Morrison-Knudsen.

The largest coal-fired power plant in the United States is now scheduled to be constructed in Utah.