The All Aboard Podcast by All Things Trains

It's Conrail Week! Today we dive in to Conrail as a Shared Asset operator, coupled with a discussion of the fight between CSX and Norfolk Southern, why Conrail didn't exactly go away on May 31, 1999 and where you can find it today. Of note, Phil makes a small mistake when talking about Conrail's division date and the correct date is May 31, 1999. _____________________ Show Bibliography: 1. Conrail...An Evolution of Change. Conrail. Accessed March 31, 2024 https://conrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Evolution-of-Conrail.pdf 2. CR-CSX-NS Division Map. Conrail. Accessed March 31, 2024 https://www.multimodalways.org/docs/railroads/companies/CR-CSX-NS/CR-CSX-NS%201997%20Map.pdf 3. Conrail Detroit Shared Asset Area Line Schematics. Conrail. Accessed March 31, 2024. https://www.multimodalways.org/docs/railroads/companies/CR/CR%20Track%20Charts/CSA%20Detroit%20SAA%20Maps%205-1997.pdf 4. Conrail & CSX Merger Update (December 9th, 1996) Part 1. Conrail Accessed March 31, 2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vefj2Mf6NOg 5. All Aboard Episode 031, Directed Service Orders from the Rock Island to the Blackwell Northern. All Things Trains. Accessed March 31, 2024. https://youtu.be/d8F38dKBeuY _________________________ Patreon: ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/AllThingsTrains⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠https://www.allthingstrains.com⁠⁠ Rumble: ⁠⁠https://rumble.com/c/AllTrainPodcasts YouTube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@AllThingsTrains4022⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/AllThingsTrains4022/⁠⁠ X: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/AllAboardMedia⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/allthingstrains4022/⁠⁠ Truth Social: ⁠⁠https://truthsocial.com/@AllAboardMedia⁠⁠ ___________ Support Our Content: Get Merch! Etsy: ⁠⁠https://www.etsy.com/shop/AllThingsTrains⁠⁠ eBay: ⁠⁠https://shorturl.at/jqIMT

When most people think of Commuter Trains, they think of the big city systems that were operated by private railroads in days gone by. Today, we talk about two "new start" systems that have evolved, long after commuter rail in big American cities declined._____________________________Patreon: ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/AllThingsTrains⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠https://www.allthingstrains.com⁠⁠ Rumble: ⁠⁠https://rumble.com/c/AllTrainPodcasts YouTube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@AllThingsTrains4022 Facebook: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/AllThingsTrains4022/⁠⁠ X: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/AllAboardMedia⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/allthingstrains4022/⁠⁠ Truth Social: ⁠⁠https://truthsocial.com/@AllAboardMedia⁠⁠___________Support Our Content: Get Merch! Etsy: ⁠⁠https://www.etsy.com/shop/AllThingsTrains⁠⁠ eBay: ⁠⁠https://shorturl.at/jqIMT

If you've been around trains for any length of time, you've heard someone mention an "SD45-2" or maybe an "AC60" or even a GG1. If you don't understand all of that, it's ok, we're going to give you some insight into how what locomotive designations mean and how you can get an idea of what you're hearing when you're out on the main line.___________________________Show Bibliography: 1. EMD High Cab GP39-2. Photograph. Belmont, James. Flickr.com. Accessed 6/13/24. https://www.flickr.com/photos/151089709@N08/49082027641 2. EMD: GP39-2. Readingmodeler.info. Accessed 6/13/24 https://www.readingmodeler.info/index.php/articles/89-locomotive-reference/road-locomotives/189-emd-gp39-2 3. ALCO Locomotives. RailroadMichigan.com. Accessed 6/13/24 https://www.railroadmichigan.com/alco.html 4. GE AC6000CW at Erie, Pennsylvania by Dan Gaines. Photography. Accessed 6/13/24. https://www.railpictures.net/photo/519606/ 5. SCL 7016 Seaboard Coast Line GE C30-7 at Cayce, South Carolina by TC Caughman https://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=238539&nseq=421 6. GE U25B. trains-and-locomotives.fandom.com. Accessed 6/13/24https://trains-and-locomotives.fandom.com/wiki/GE_U25B 7. EMD "E8" Locomotives. Burns, Adam. American-Rails.com. Accessed 6/13/24 https://www.american-rails.com/7812.html________________________________Patreon: ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/AllThingsTrains⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠https://www.allthingstrains.com⁠⁠ Rumble: ⁠⁠https://rumble.com/c/AllTrainPodcasts YouTube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@AllThingsTrains4022 Facebook: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/AllThingsTrains4022/⁠⁠ X: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/AllAboardMedia⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/allthingstrains4022/⁠⁠ Truth Social: ⁠⁠https://truthsocial.com/@AllAboardMedia⁠⁠___________Support Our Content: Get Merch! Etsy: ⁠⁠https://www.etsy.com/shop/AllThingsTrains⁠⁠ eBay: ⁠⁠https://shorturl.at/jqIMT

Many rail passenger advocates believe that passenger trains are unfairly hurt by freight train interference and that freight railroad executives privately sit around looking for ways to hurt passenger trains. YouTube channel Wendover Productions put out a particularly objectionable video, "The One Tiny Law That Keeps Amtrak Terrible (The One Tiny Law That Keeps Amtrak Terrible - YouTube), which we will examine and point out everything it--and passenger advocates--get wrong about freight trains and passenger trains sharing tracks. As always, thanks to all of our fellow #RobberBarons out there, and as always, Stop, Look, & Listen! _______________________ Show Bibliography: 1. The One Tiny Law That Keeps Amtrak Terrible. Wendover Productions. Accessed June 5, 2024. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQTjL... ___________________________ Patreon: ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/AllThingsTrai... Website: ⁠⁠https://www.allthingstrains.com⁠⁠ Rumble: ⁠⁠https://rumble.com/c/AllTrainPodcasts YouTube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@AllThingsTra... Facebook: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/AllThingsTra... X: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/AllAboardMedia⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/allthingstr... Truth Social: ⁠⁠https://truthsocial.com/@AllAboardMed... ___________ Support Our Content: Get Merch! Etsy: ⁠⁠https://www.etsy.com/shop/AllThingsTr... eBay: ⁠⁠https://shorturl.at/jqIMT

For our 50th Episode, we take a look back at one of Phil's favorite magazines: The April, 1980 issue of Trains Magazine. This includes the UP-MP-WP merger, paying for Penn Central, Amtrak's Hlltopper and Floridian, and diesel-electric locomotive depreciation! As always, thanks to all of our fellow #RobberBarons out there, and as always, Stop, Look, & Listen! _______________________ Show Bibliography: 1. Trains Magazine. April 1980. Kalmbach Publishing. https://www.trains.com/trn/magazine/archive-access/trains-april-1980/ 2. Amtrak Locomotive 900 with Test Train. Photograph. Wikimedia Commons. Bill Kratville. Accessed June 3, 2024 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Amtrak_locomotive_900_with_test_train,_January_1980.jpg 3. O&W SD40-2 9954. Photograph. Flickr. Jay Thomson. Accessed June 3, 2024 https://www.flickr.com/photos/hunter1828/9068910755 4. Photo of Amtrak's Hilltopper with an RF&P unit leading. Reddit. Garland Harper. Accessed June 3, 2024 https://www.reddit.com/r/trains/comments/1bjirvg/amtraks_shortlived_and_poorlypatronized/#lightbox 5. Alaska Railroad 1070. ALCO FR-1. Trainweb.org. Accessed June 3, 2024 http://www.trainweb.org/rosters/images/ARR1070.jpg 6. Amtrak SDP40F 502 at Oklahoma City, OK. Railpictures.net. Charles Stookey. Accessed June 3, 2024 https://www.railpictures.net/photo/596029/ Today's Intro March: Marche Militaire Francaise by The President's Own, US Marine Band https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwvfvADQ8Sc ___________________________ Patreon: ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/AllThingsTrains⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠https://www.allthingstrains.com⁠⁠ Rumble: ⁠⁠https://rumble.com/c/AllTrainPodcasts YouTube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@AllThingsTrains4022 Facebook: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/AllThingsTrains4022/⁠⁠ X: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/AllAboardMedia⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/allthingstrains4022/⁠⁠ Truth Social: ⁠⁠https://truthsocial.com/@AllAboardMedia⁠⁠ ___________ Support Our Content: Get Merch! Etsy: ⁠⁠https://www.etsy.com/shop/AllThingsTrains⁠⁠ eBay: ⁠⁠https://shorturl.at/jqIMT

Many rail enthusiasts love the 1st Generation EMDs, such as the E8, F7, F3, and GP7. We talk about the Electro-Motive Division itself, and why these locomotives are so significant. _________________________ 1. Erie #5012, an example of the Electro Motive Corporation's early days building self-propelled railcars. http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=3865931 2. A Chuck Zeiler photo of CB&Q #9908, the "Silver Charger," a self-propelled railcar outwardly similar to the early Zephyr trainsets. Note the EMD E-unit power truck. https://www.flickr.com/photos/chuckzeiler/40634133310 3. Atlantic Coast Line EMD GP7s wearing the carrier's purple, silver, & gold paint scheme: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/railpicturesnet-photo-acl-164-atlantic-coast-line-emd-gp7-at-florence-south-carolina-by-bob-drake--453174781229038585/ 4. FEC FP7 and GP9 in Florida, wearing the carrier's famous orange, silver, and yellow paint. https://www.flickr.com/photos/davekutz/8274016253/ 5. Phil Bell photo of Union Pacific E8A #942 at the Southern California Railway Museum. https://www.instagram.com/p/Bksv8RKlEWn/ 6. August 2011 Baselines: Charles “Boss” Kettering. Senefsky, Bill. August 1, 2011. Accessed May 20, 2024. https://www.motortrend.com/reviews/1108dp-august-2011-baselines-charles-boss-kettering/ ____________________________ Patreon: ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/AllThingsTrains⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠https://www.allthingstrains.com⁠⁠ Rumble: ⁠⁠https://rumble.com/c/AllTrainPodcasts YouTube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@AllThingsTrains4022⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/AllThingsTrains4022/⁠⁠ X: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/AllAboardMedia⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/allthingstrains4022/⁠⁠ Truth Social: ⁠⁠https://truthsocial.com/@AllAboardMedia⁠⁠ ___________ Support Our Content: Get Merch! Etsy: ⁠⁠https://www.etsy.com/shop/AllThingsTrains⁠⁠ eBay: ⁠⁠https://shorturl.at/jqIMT

We all love to talk about "preserved" rail equipment...but what is rail preservation and why does it drive so many people absolutely crazy? Today, Phil covers good, bad, and absolutely fugly examples of railroad preservation and how it can be improved. _______________________ Show Bibliography: 1. Discover the Joy of the Strasburg Railroad. Eden Resorts. Accessed May 15, 2024 https://edenresort.com/experiences/attractions/strasburg-railroad 2. Strasburg Rail Road. Wikipedia. Accessed May 15, 2024. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strasburg_Rail_Road 3. Noblesville evicts Indiana Transportation Museum after 52 years. Touhy, John. December 20, 2017. Accessed May 15, 2024. https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/hamilton-county/2017/12/20/noblesville-evicts-indiana-transportation-museum-after-52-years/969387001/ 4. Amtrak Monthly Performance Report. YTD December FY 2024. Accessed May 15, 2024. https://www.amtrak.com/content/dam/projects/dotcom/english/public/documents/corporate/monthlyperformancereports/2023/Amtrak-Monthly-Performance-Report-December-2023.pdf 5. Louisiana Eastern Story. Accessed May 15, 2024. https://www.meridianspeedway.net/louisiana-eastern-story.html 6. Railway Preservation News Thread on Paulsen Spence's Locomotives. Accessed May 15, 2024. http://www.rypn.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=35300 ___________________________ Patreon: ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/AllThingsTrains⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠https://www.allthingstrains.com⁠⁠ Rumble: ⁠⁠https://rumble.com/c/AllTrainPodcasts YouTube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@AllThingsTrains4022⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/AllThingsTrains4022/⁠⁠ X: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/AllAboardMedia⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/allthingstrains4022/⁠⁠ Truth Social: ⁠⁠https://truthsocial.com/@AllAboardMedia⁠⁠ ___________ Support Our Content: Get Merch! Etsy: ⁠⁠https://www.etsy.com/shop/AllThingsTrains⁠⁠ eBay: ⁠⁠https://shorturl.at/jqIMT

For nearly 4 months, Norfolk Southern was engaged in a bruising battle with activist investor Ancora Holdings, which ended in a draw on Thursday, May 9th. Tune in to find out what happened and the outlook for the Thoroughbred of Transportation. #RobberBarons #StopLookListen The All Aboard Podcast is a proud part of The All America Network _________________________ Past NS-Anocra Episodes: -Episode 033: NS. vs. Ancora-Taking a Deep Dive: https://rumble.com/v4lsf4u-all-aboard-episode-032-norfolk-southern-vs.-ancora-taking-a-deep-dive.html -Episode 027: Barbarians At the Gate?!? When Activist Investors Ride the Rails! https://rumble.com/v4hbb3i-all-aboard-episode-027-activist-investors-are-nothing-new.html -Bonus Episode: Railroad Transactions, Poison Pills, and Junk Bonds https://rumble.com/v4rhy2f-april-25-2024.html __________________________ Show Bibliography: -Norfolk Southern Pullin Out of the Station, Leaving Activist Ancora In the Dust https://www.railwayage.com/freight/class-i/norfolk-southern-pulling-out-of-the-station-after-proxy-fight-leaving-activist-ancora-in-the-dust/ -Norfolk Southern Form 8-K (SEC Filing) May 9, 2024: https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/702165/000119312524135078/d802898d8k.htm -Norfolk Southern Form 10-Q (SEC Filing) April 24, 2024: https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/702165/000070216524000009/nsc-20240331.htm -Surface Transportation Board Rail Service Data: https://www.stb.gov/reports-data/rail-service-data/ _______________________________ Patreon: ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/AllThingsTrains⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠https://www.allthingstrains.com⁠⁠ Rumble: ⁠⁠https://rumble.com/c/AllTrainPodcasts YouTube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@AllThingsTrains4022⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/AllThingsTrains4022/⁠⁠ X: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/AllAboardMedia⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/allthingstrains4022/⁠⁠ Truth Social: ⁠⁠https://truthsocial.com/@AllAboardMedia⁠⁠ ___________ Support Our Content: Get Merch! Etsy: ⁠⁠https://www.etsy.com/shop/AllThingsTrains⁠⁠ eBay: ⁠⁠https://shorturl.at/jqIMT

Railroads, along with their suppliers and customers have an extensive advocacy network in Washington, DC and in all 50 states. This episode discusses some of this organizations and why it is critical for railroads to be engaged in public policy development. ______________ 1. Association of American Railroads: www.aar.org 2. American Short Line And Regional Rail Road Association: www.aslrra.org 3. GoRail: www.gorail.org 4. Railinc: www.railinc.com 5. Short Line Safety Institute: https://www.shortlinesafety.org/ 6. Heritage Rail Alliance: https://heritagerail.org/ 7. American Association of Private Railroad Car Owners: https://www.aaprco.com/ 8. OneRail Coalition: https://www.onerail.org/ 9. Railway Supply Institute: https://www.rsiweb.org/ _________________________ Show Bibliography: AAR "Type B" Trucks. American-Rails.org. Burns, Adam Accessed May 6, 2024. https://www.american-rails.com/aar-type-b.html _____________________________ Patreon: ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/AllThingsTrains⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠https://www.allthingstrains.com⁠⁠ Rumble: ⁠⁠https://rumble.com/c/AllTrainPodcasts YouTube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@AllThingsTrains4022⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/AllThingsTrains4022/⁠⁠ X: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/AllAboardMedia⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/allthingstrains4022/⁠⁠ Truth Social: ⁠⁠https://truthsocial.com/@AllAboardMedia⁠⁠ ___________ Support Our Content: Get Merch! Etsy: ⁠⁠https://www.etsy.com/shop/AllThingsTrains⁠⁠ eBay: ⁠⁠https://shorturl.at/jqIMT

Tune in for Phil's review of Fifty Years of Amtrak Trains by David C. Warner and Bruce Goldberg, as we conclude Passenger Train Week. Also, Phil gives his thoughts on the sale of Kalmbach Publishing's train-related magazines. _______________________ 1. Fifty Years of Amtrak Trains: https://kalmbachhobbystore.com/product/book/83264 2. Fifty Years of Amtrak Trains: https://www.amazon.com/Fifty-Years-Amtrak-Trains-Comprehensive/dp/1932804706 ___________________________ Patreon: ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/AllThingsTrains⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠https://www.allthingstrains.com⁠⁠ Rumble: ⁠⁠https://rumble.com/c/AllTrainPodcasts YouTube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@AllThingsTrains4022⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/AllThingsTrains4022/⁠⁠ X: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/AllAboardMedia⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/allthingstrains4022/⁠⁠ Truth Social: ⁠⁠https://truthsocial.com/@AllAboardMedia⁠⁠ ___________ Support Our Content: Get Merch! Etsy: ⁠⁠https://www.etsy.com/shop/AllThingsTrains⁠⁠ eBay: ⁠⁠https://shorturl.at/jqIMT

To celebrate Amtrak's 53rd Birthday, we talk about several trains which Amtrak is no longer running, to help tell the carrier's story. Stop, Look, & Listen! #RobberBarons ______________________________ 1. All Aboard Episode 042: Who REALLY Shot the Passenger Train: https://rumble.com/v4sdgjb-all-aboard-episode-042-who-really-shot-the-passenger-train.html 2. Fifty Years of Amtrak Trains: A Comprehensive Survey of Amtrak Routes: 1971-2021. Warner, David C., Goldberg, Bruce. https://www.amazon.com/Fifty-Years-Amtrak-Trains-Comprehensive/dp/1932804706 3. New York Central System Passenger Timetable April 24, 1966. 4. BOSTON & MAINE F-7's AT WHITE RIVER JCT. Photograph. Ozog, Edward. http://photos.greatrails.net/s/?p=150344 5. Three Amtrak Clockers at Elizabeth, NJ One Evening. Photograph. Bernard, Marty. https://www.flickr.com/photos/129679309@N05/28882033214/in/photostream/ 6. AMTRAK’S MONTREALER AT SOUTH NORWALK, CONNECTICUT—30 YEARS AGO TODAY. Photographs. Solomon, Brian http://briansolomon.com/trackingthelight/tag/montrealer/ 7. Route Map: James Whitcomb Riley & Mountaineer. Amtrak via Wikimedia Commons. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/13/James_Whitcomb_Riley_and_Mountaineer_1975_map.png 8. National Railroad Passenger Corporation v. Boston & Maine Corp., 503 U.S. 407 (1992) https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/503/407/ Accessed, 5/1/24 _____________________________ Patreon: ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/AllThingsTrains⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠https://www.allthingstrains.com⁠⁠ Rumble: ⁠⁠https://rumble.com/c/AllTrainPodcasts YouTube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@AllThingsTrains4022⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/AllThingsTrains4022/⁠⁠ X: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/AllAboardMedia⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/allthingstrains4022/⁠⁠ Truth Social: ⁠⁠https://truthsocial.com/@AllAboardMedia⁠⁠ ___________ Support Our Content: Get Merch! Etsy: ⁠⁠https://www.etsy.com/shop/AllThingsTrains⁠⁠ eBay: ⁠⁠https://shorturl.at/jqIMT

Since Amtrak's 53rd birthday is happening this week, Phil talks about who really shot the passenger train, and his answer may surprise you! ____________________ If you like public policy, tune in to my friend Amanda Head's podcast, Furthermore. A link is right here: https://www.furthermorepodcast.com/ _____________________ Show Bibliography: 1. All Aboard Episode 035: ConRail Back In The Day: https://youtu.be/1JvbgwyZD2Y?si=8QnK5bH2xHxfvMhF 2. All Aboard Book Review: Romance of the Rails by Randal O'Toole: https://youtu.be/Nzq-AVySfjY?si=krtbkbBUZ31ecU9z 3. All Aboard Episode 007: The Conditions for Conrail: https://youtu.be/wTdpYTqadz0?si=1Xa6bcewOEmfEPEf 4. Hosmer Report via Streamliner Memories: https://streamlinermemories.info/GN/HosmerReport.pdf 5. 1956 Chicago Dearborn Station Photo via r/TrainPorn https://www.reddit.com/r/TrainPorn/comments/14axog8/june_30_1956_at_dearborn_station_in_chicago_monon/#lightbox 6. 1951 Photo of Commuter Trains at Erie's Pavonia Terminal in Jersey City via r/TrainPorn https://www.reddit.com/r/TrainPorn/comments/jcm1lc/afternoon_commuter_trains_at_eries_pavonia/#lightbox 7. Buck Rogers Ray Gun Toy Photo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buck_Rogers#/media/File:Buck_Rogers_in_the_25th_Century_U-238_Atomic_Pistol-NMAH-AHB2015q029270.jpg 8. Mitchell Park Domes in Milwaukee, WI via Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitchell_Park_Horticultural_Conservatory#/media/File:Mitchell_park_domes.jpg 9. 1969 Photo of Seaboard Coast Line's Silver Star in Richmond, VA by Marty Bernard. http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=2697673 10. Photo of a Union Pacific passenger train on the Milwaukee Road in Chicago, IL via Pinterest https://i.pinimg.com/originals/74/ef/81/74ef8149708bd795e1c2cea89b450ed0.jpg _____________________________ Patreon: ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/AllThingsTrains⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠https://www.allthingstrains.com⁠⁠ Rumble: ⁠⁠https://rumble.com/c/AllTrainPodcasts YouTube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@AllThingsTrains4022⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/AllThingsTrains4022/⁠⁠ X: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/AllAboardMedia⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/allthingstrains4022/⁠⁠ Truth Social: ⁠⁠https://truthsocial.com/@AllAboardMedia⁠⁠ ___________ Support Our Content: Get Merch! Etsy: ⁠⁠https://www.etsy.com/shop/AllThingsTrains⁠⁠ eBay: ⁠⁠https://shorturl.at/jqIMT

Episode 041 (Shouldn't Paint So Fast...Or Should You?) Covered the Southern Pacific Santa Fe non-merger, and it meant we needed a clearer explanation of the procedures for railroad mergers, so-called "Poison Pills" which provide defenses for companies facing hostile acquirers, and "Junk" bonds. So, we give you a quick hit here to cover all of these. ____________________________________Patreon: ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/AllThingsTrains⁠⁠Website: ⁠⁠https://www.allthingstrains.com⁠⁠ Rumble: ⁠⁠https://rumble.com/c/AllTrainPodcasts YouTube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@AllThingsTrains4022⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/AllThingsTrains4022/⁠⁠ X: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/AllAboardMedia⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/allthingstrains4022/⁠⁠ Truth Social: ⁠⁠https://truthsocial.com/@AllAboardMedia⁠⁠___________Support Our Content: Get Merch! Etsy: ⁠⁠https://www.etsy.com/shop/AllThingsTrains⁠⁠ eBay: ⁠⁠https://shorturl.at/jqIMT

The Southern Pacific Santa Fe would have been a great railroad...but it never turned a wheel. Find out why that is, and if Phil thinks it should be part of America's transportation picture in 2024. _________________________ If you love public policy and want to hear from leading voices, check out Furthermore with Amanda Head. She is a great friend of the All Aboard Podcast and is one of the best young voices in the media. Tune in here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/furthermore-with-amanda-head/id1739826831 __________________________ Show Bibliography: 1. SPSF 7221 & 7219 (SD45-2 Rebuilds). Photo, collection of John Bargert. https://www.flickr.com/photos/185841655@N03/52017358184 Accessed 4/24/24. 2. AT&SF 1990 System Map. https://www.multimodalways.org/docs/railroads/companies/ATSF/ATSF%20System%20Map%2012-1990.pdf Accessed 4/24/24. 3. Kodachrome 64 film for color slides. KR135-36. 36 exposures. Exp 11/82 https://www.ebay.com/itm/394457196843?chn=ps&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-117182-37290-0&mkcid=2&mkscid=101&itemid=394457196843&targetid=2299003535955&device=c&mktype=pla&googleloc=9008154&poi=&campaignid=21214273144&mkgroupid=164316470867&rlsatarget=pla-2299003535955&abcId=9407518&merchantid=6296724&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwuJ2xBhA3EiwAMVjkVMnYmOMbkkk73rTuuoIoB1DmL5g5uE7gZz4sTzNMn7wfSEnLL-lfKRoCuXEQAvD_BwE Accessed 4/24/24 4. Southern Pacific Lines Railroad Map. https://www.multimodalways.org/docs/railroads/companies/SP/SP%20System%20Map%201989.pdf Accessed 4/24/24 5. Los Angeles Union Station. Wikipedia Article. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Station_(Los_Angeles)#/media/File:Los_Angeles_Union_Station_22.jpg Accessed 4/24/24 6. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway (AT&SF). Burns, Adam. American-Rails.com. https://www.american-rails.com/atsf.html Accessed 4/24/24/ 7. Rail Rivals Santa Fe, Southern Pacific Announce Merger. Shifrin, Carole. Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1980/05/16/rail-rivals-sante-fe-southern-pacific-announce-merger/c048e3a0-09b1-4ea5-8883-a8167e09f33f/ Accessed 4/24/24 8. A SPRAWLING RAIL EMPIRE EMERGES FROM THE SANTA FE; DEALMAKER: John J. Schmidt. Williams, Winston. New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1983/10/09/business/a-sprawling-rail-empire-emerges-from-the-santa-fe-dealmaker-john-j-schmidt.html Accessed 4/24/24 9. YouTube, Rumble Thumbnail: AT&SF 8085 in Needles, CA on April 9, 1987 (28159540004).jpg Puta, Roger/Wikimedia User railfan44 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AT%26SF_8085_in_Needles,_CA_on_April_9,_1987_(28159540004).jpg Accessed 4/24/24 _____________________________ Patreon: ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/AllThingsTrains⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠https://www.allthingstrains.com⁠⁠ Rumble: ⁠⁠https://rumble.com/c/AllTrainPodcasts YouTube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@AllThingsTrains4022⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/AllThingsTrains4022/⁠⁠ X: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/AllAboardMedia⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/allthingstrains4022/⁠⁠ Truth Social: ⁠⁠https://truthsocial.com/@AllAboardMedia⁠⁠___________Support Our Content: Get Merch! Etsy: ⁠⁠https://www.etsy.com/shop/AllThingsTrains⁠⁠ eBay: ⁠⁠https://shorturl.at/jqIMT

Size really does matter in railroading, so we're talking about three railroads: The Pittsburgh & Lake Erie, the Sandersville Railroad, and the Richmond Fredericksburg & Potomac, which were small in size but big in impact...which continues today. All Aboard!! ______________________ Rail Road Development Corp: RDC Perspectives (scroll down to end): https://rrdc.com/our-philosophy ______________________ Show Bibliography: 1. P&LE System Map: https://multimodalways.org/docs/railroads/companies/P&LE/P&LE%20Maps/P&LE%20System%20Map.pdf Accessed, 4/21/24 2. P&LE WB Train 85 behind Alco power. Collection of Lewis Schneider. Photograph. http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=2377545#google_vignette Accessed, 4/21/24 3. P&LE – THE FINAL YEARS. Posner, Henry M, III. February 16, 2002. https://www.multimodalways.org/docs/railroads/companies/P&LE/Posner%20speech_p&le_2002_print.pdf Accessed, 4/21/24 4. Ben Tarbutton, III. Georgia Research Alliance. https://gra.org/staff/127/Ben_Tarbutton_III.html Accessed, 4/21/24 5. THE HISTORIC SANDERSVILLE RAILROAD. City of Sandersville, GA. https://www.sandersvillega.org/sandersville-railroad.cfm Accessed, 4/21/24 6. RFP 4-8-4 #604, "Governor Benjamin Harrison" - Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac RR. Collection of Gary Everhart. http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=4019231 Accessed 4/21/24 7. Potomac Yard. Wikipedia Article (Photo by Carol M. Highsmith). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potomac_Yard#/media/File:Potomac_Yard_80s.jpg Accessed 4/21/24 8. Metro and City of Alexandria Announce Potomac Yard Station Opening Date. https://www.alexandriava.gov/news-citywide/2023-04-20/metro-and-city-of-alexandria-announce-potomac-yard-station-opening-date Accessed 4/21/24 9. Bewitched | I, Darrin, Take This Witch, Samantha. Season 1, Episode 1, via Classic TV Rewind. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuPTA1TBZyU Accessed 4/21/24 10. Harmony Society, Wikipedia Article. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmony_Society Accessed 4/21/24 11. Drugbank Online. Kaolin. https://go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01575 Accessed, 4/21/24 ______________________________ Patreon: ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/AllThingsTrains⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠https://www.allthingstrains.com⁠⁠ Rumble: ⁠⁠https://rumble.com/c/AllTrainPodcasts YouTube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@AllThingsTrains4022⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/AllThingsTrains4022/⁠⁠ X: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/AllAboardMedia⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/allthingstrains4022/⁠⁠ Truth Social: ⁠⁠https://truthsocial.com/@AllAboardMedia⁠⁠ ___________ Support Our Content: Get Merch! Etsy: ⁠⁠https://www.etsy.com/shop/AllThingsTrains⁠⁠ eBay: ⁠⁠https://shorturl.at/jqIMT

For our first Magazine Throwback, we review several parts of the March 1990 issue of Trains Magazine, including the then-new partnership between the Santa Fe and trucker J.B. Hunt, railroad crew size changes, and the funeral train of President Dwight D. Eisenhower. All of these are relevant in railroading today, so you won't want to miss out. _________________________ Podcast Reference: All Aboard Episode 025-The Regional Railroad Movement Pt. 2 https://rumble.com/v4fsypr-all-aboard-episode-025-the-regional-railroad-movement-pt.-2.html Former CSX CEO Jim Foote's Reported Death: https://www.allthingstrains.com/post/former-csx-ceo-jim-foote-reportedly-passes-away Show Bibliography: 1. Trains Magazine, March 1990 Issue 2. JB Hunt and BNSF expand intermodal marketplace with launch of Quantum. Press Release. November 7, 2023. https://www.bnsf.com/news-media/news-releases/newsrelease.page?relId=jb-hunt-and-bnsf-expand-intermodal-marketplace-with-launch-of-quantum Accessed April 16, 2024. 3. Delaware River Railroad - NYSW 142. Terry, Jeff. Photograph. https://www.flickr.com/photos/jterry618/23058198420 Accessed April 16, 2024. 4. 3025 begins to disconnect the final train of the day waiting for the passengers to unload from the Becky Thatcher riverboat. DiMartino, Nathan. Photograph. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valley_Railroad_3025#/media/File:Valley_Railroad_3025_at_Deep_River,_Connecticut_September_24,_2021.jpg Accessed April 16, 2024. 5. FARES, ROUTES & SCHEDULES. NY Waterway. https://www.nywaterway.com/FerryRoutesSchedules.aspx Accessed April 16, 2024 6.Railfan.com photograph of David P. Morgan. https://railfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/rfr-david-p-morgan-01.jpg Accessed April 16, 2024. 7. George H.W. Bush Funeral Train Image Gallery. Union Pacific Railroad. https://www.up.com/heritage/fleet/commemorative/ghw-bush-4141/funeral-train-photos/index.htm Accessed April 16, 2024. 8. Union Pacific 4141. Wikipedia Article. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Pacific_4141 Accessed April 16, 2024. ____________________________________ Patreon: ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/AllThingsTrains⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠https://www.allthingstrains.com⁠⁠ Rumble: ⁠⁠https://rumble.com/c/AllTrainPodcasts YouTube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@AllThingsTrains4022⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/AllThingsTrains4022/⁠⁠ X: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/AllAboardMedia⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/allthingstrains4022/⁠⁠ Truth Social: ⁠⁠https://truthsocial.com/@AllAboardMedia⁠⁠ ___________ Support Our Content: Get Merch! Etsy: ⁠⁠https://www.etsy.com/shop/AllThingsTrains⁠⁠ eBay: ⁠⁠https://shorturl.at/jqIMT

Last Saturday (April 13, 2024) was the Pennsylvania Railroad's 178th Birthday. So today, we reflect on the Pennsy itself and how it continues to have an impact on our daily lives, beyond the tracks. ________________________ Reference Episodes: -Episode 010: Book Review, William & Henry Walters https://youtu.be/VON8ezjJ9Bs?si=e-9OTD3R1j_JK5OV -Episode 005: Railroad Regulation & Industrial Evolution https://youtu.be/ulEFB2UbUns?si=HeXtdNmCKdf3flGf ________________________ Show Bibliography: 1. Centennial History of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company 1846-1946. Burgess, George H., Kennedy, Miles C. 1949. Pennsylvania Railroad Company 2. The History of The Pittsburgh & West Virginia Railway Company Pittsburgh & West Virginia Hi-Line https://thepwvhiline.com/PWVHistory.htm Accessed, 4/15/24 3. Penn Center, Philadelphia. Wikipedia Article https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penn_Center,_PhiladelphiaAccessed 4/15/24 4. The birth, life, and death of old Penn Station. Khederian, Robert. Curbed, November 7, 2017. https://ny.curbed.com/2017/11/7/16616314/old-penn-station-history-photos-mckim Accessed 4/15/24 5. New PRR Metroliner MU 817, 1968 Pennsylvania Railroad press photo (Photo). Collection of user R36 Coach. https://www.flickr.com/photos/29997762@N05/37237912931. Accessed 4/15/24 _______________________________________________ Patreon: ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/ AllThingsTrains⁠⁠Website: ⁠⁠https://www.allthingstrains.com ⁠⁠Rumble: ⁠⁠https://rumble.com/c/AllTrainPodcasts YouTube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@AllThingsTrains4022 ⁠⁠Facebook: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/AllThingsTrains4022/ ⁠⁠X: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/AllAboardMedia⁠ ⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/allthingstrains4022/⁠⁠ Truth Social: ⁠⁠https://truthsocial.com/@AllAboardMedia ⁠⁠___________ Support Our Content: Get Merch! Etsy: ⁠⁠https://www.etsy.com/shop/AllThingsTrains ⁠⁠eBay: ⁠⁠https://shorturl.at/jqIMT

The American-European Express and the Rocky Mountaineer are some of the most exciting stories in luxury passenger rail. Phil talks about them here, and his own attempt to get in the game. _________________ Show Bibliography: 1. Washington-Chicago: A new dimension. Withers, Bob. Trains Magazine. March, 1990. P. 19-21 2. Cruisin' on the AOE. Zimmerman, Karl. Trains Magazine. February, 2000. P. 58-66 3. Grandluxe Rail Journeys Trainweb.org https://www.trainweb.us/ultradomes/grandluxe.html .Accessed 4/10/24 4. White Sulphur Springs, WV Train Stations. (Photo) Great American Stations. https://www.greatamericanstations.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/whitesulphurspringsWV.jpg .Accessed 4/10/24 5. A Ride on the American European Express. Weinstock, Chuck. Accessed 4/10/24. https://ramblings.weinstock.us/2021/02/a-ride-on-american-european-express.html 6. SC&S: SLIC: PRR's South Chicago & Southern (Bernice Cutoff). Industrial History. May 20, 2016. Accessed 4/10/24. https://industrialscenery.blogspot.com/2016/05/prrs-south-chicago-southern-bernice.html 7. The Story of the 1989-2009 American Orient Express. ThemeTrains.com. Photography from the collection of Garland Harper. Accessed 4/10/24 https://www.themetrains.com/american-orient-express-gallery-harper.htm 8. American European Express on Amtrak at Harpers Ferry in 1990. (video). Gears, Thomas via YouTube. Accessed 4/10/24 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=askTMlWCd7o 9. Greenbrier Photo. Accessed 4/10/24 via Google https://www.gregceostudio.com/hotels-and-resorts-2020/jpg/06-greenbrier.jpg _____________________ Patreon: ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/AllThingsTrains⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠https://www.allthingstrains.com⁠⁠ Rumble: ⁠⁠https://rumble.com/c/AllTrainPodcasts YouTube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@AllThingsTrains4022⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/AllThingsTrains4022/⁠⁠ X: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/AllAboardMedia⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/allthingstrains4022/⁠⁠ Truth Social: ⁠⁠https://truthsocial.com/@AllAboardMedia⁠⁠ ___________ Support Our Content: Get Merch! Etsy: ⁠⁠https://www.etsy.com/shop/AllThingsTrains⁠⁠ eBay: ⁠⁠https://shorturl.at/jqIMT

We all love luxury trains...but what is a luxury train? How much does it cost to ride? What made it stand out? In this episode, we talk about the California Zephyr, Empire Builder, Broadway Limited, and the 20th Century Limited and the Mid-Century luxury train zeitgeist. _______________________ Show Bibliography: 1. Streamliner Memories.info. Accessed 4/7/24 -GN 50 Western Dude Ranch Vacations http://streamlinermemories.info/GN/GN50DudeRanches.pdf -Glacier Park Pleasure Tours http://streamlinermemories.info/GN/GNPPleasureTours.pdf -1949 California Zephyr Brochure http://streamlinermemories.info/CZ/CZlongbro.pdf -Final Run Western Pacific Railroad's California Zephyr http://streamlinermemories.info/CZ/CZLastRun.pdf 2. Murder Mystery Mondays: Murder on the Orient Express. Accessed 4/7/24 https://welovemoviesmorethanyou.com/murder-mystery-mondays-murder-on-the-orient-express-1974/ 3. IMDB: Silver Streak (1976). Accessed 4/7/24 4. More Obscure Train Movies. Accessed 4/7/24 https://moreobscuretrainmoviesmovie.files.wordpress.com/2021/03/nnw024.jpg https://moreobscuretrainmoviesmovie.files.wordpress.com/2021/03/nnw080.jpg 5. 1966 Atlantic Coast Line Public Timetable. Via Streamlinermemories.info. Accessed 4/7/24 https://luna.tampabayhistorycenter.org/luna/servlet/detail/TBHC~3~3~5314~10260:Atlantic-Coast-Line-Railroad-Time-T 6. Westbound GA Railway Mixed (Photo). Smith, Bryan. May 1, 1982. Accessed 4/8/24 via RRPictureArchives.net http://rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=231503 7. Early Amtrak Across Wisconsin. Railfan Depot. Accessed 4/7/24 https://railfandepot.com/product/early-amtrak-across-wisconsin/ 8. CB&Q-Loco Pictures. Conden, Mike. Accessed 4/7/24 https://www.condrenrails.com/CB&Q/CB&Q-E8s.html 9. California Zephyr 1949-1970. Wikipedia Article. Accessed 4/7/24 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Zephyr_(1949%E2%80%931970)#/media/File:Vista_Dome_lower_level.jpg 10. Ronald Reagan advertising the Union Pacific Domeliner City of Los Angeles. McCann, Gary. Accessed 4/7/24 https://garygarthmccann.com/2015/01/29/ronald-reagan-advertising-the-union-pacific-domeliner-city-of-los-angeles/ 11. The Rio Grande Zephyr's Silver Sky, Dome Obs. Puta, Roger via Wikimedia. Accessed 4/7/24 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Rio_Grande_Zephyr%27s_Silver_Sky,_Dome_Obs_-_11_Photos_(27025132662).jpg 12. Photo of 20th Century Limited and Broadway Limited racing. wrdukedog via X. Accessed 4/7/24. https://twitter.com/wrduckdog/status/959176391815245826/photo/2 13. The 20th Century Limited. Grace, Michael. New York Social Diary. 1/24/20. Accessed 4/7/24 https://www.newyorksocialdiary.com/the-20th-century-limited/ 14. Streamliner Schedules. Accessed 4/7/24 -20th Century Limited: http://www.streamlinerschedules.com/concourse/track5/century195607.html -Broadway Limited: http://www.streamlinerschedules.com/concourse/track5/broadway193809.html 15. PRR "Broadway Limited" 1966. Ayres, Thomas C. Accessed 4/7/24 via RRpicturearchives.net http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=5561923#google_vignette 16. Rio Grande Zephyr in Hideaway Park, Colorado (Picture). Brown, Steve Accessed 4/7/24 via Flickr.com https://www.flickr.com/photos/sjb4photos/8378321800 ___________________ Patreon: ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/ AllThingsTrains⁠⁠Website: ⁠⁠https://www.allthingstrains.com ⁠⁠Rumble: ⁠⁠https://rumble.com/c/AllTrainPodcasts YouTube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@AllThingsTrains4022 ⁠⁠Facebook: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/AllThingsTrains4022/⁠⁠ X: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/AllAboardMedia ⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/allthingstrains4022/⁠⁠ Truth Social: ⁠⁠https://truthsocial.com/@AllAboardMedia ⁠⁠___________ Support Our Content: Get Merch! Etsy: ⁠⁠https://www.etsy.com/shop/AllThingsTrains ⁠⁠eBay: ⁠⁠https://shorturl.at/jqIMT

Rush Loving,Jr.--a longtime journalist who covered the rail industry extensively over several decades--wrote a great book that outlines the changes in eastern railroading from the late 1950s through the mid-2000s. Phil offers his take on the book and whether you should add it to your collection. _______________________ The Men Who Loved Trains The Story of Men Who Battled Greed to Save an Ailing Industry By Rush Loving, Jr. Indiana University Press https://iupress.org/9780253220318/the-men-who-loved-trains/ _______________________________ Patreon: ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/ AllThingsTrains⁠⁠Website: ⁠⁠https://www.allthingstrains.com⁠ ⁠Rumble: ⁠⁠https://rumble.com/c/AllTrainPodcasts YouTube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@AllThingsTrains4022⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/AllThingsTrains4022/ ⁠⁠X: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/AllAboardMedia⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/allthingstrains4022/ ⁠⁠Truth Social: ⁠⁠https://truthsocial.com/@AllAboardMedia⁠⁠ ___________ Support Our Content: Get Merch! Etsy: ⁠⁠https://www.etsy.com/shop/AllThingsTrains⁠⁠ eBay: ⁠⁠https://shorturl.at/jqIMT