Pacific Rail News Magazine
April 1979 Issue


Magazine Summary:
The Pacific Electric Railway’s Red Cars are remembered.

A recap is given on Morrison-Knudsen locomotive rebuilding activities in 1978.

The history of Hyperventilated GP9’s is revealed.

Hearings on the Department of Transportation proposals to slash the Amtrak network continues in Washington, D.C.

The Colorado Railroad Museum plans several major events to celebrate its twentieth anniversary in July.

The Northwestern Pacific Railroad’s reconstruction of the fire-damaged Island Mountain