Train Magazine, Vol 64, No 12, December 2004

Train, Vol 64, No 12, December 2004 Features Field of dreams By Elrond Lawrence Perishable trains from the Salinas Valley were once a Southern Pacific hallmark. Can Union Pacific bring them back? Lima Louie By John B. Corns For Lima Locomotive Works photographer Louis Thouvenin, Saturday was busman's holiday. Ribbons of steel By Tom Murray To cope with heavier trains and more traffic, rail is getting bigger and better - and some of it is made in Japan. Railroad Blueprint: Walla Walla Valley, 1968 By Blair Kooistra , Marc Entze Twilight of a former interurban in produce country. Map of the Month: Branded passenger trains From the Chiefs to the Rockets, branded trains promised consistent service. We map America's brand-name passenger fleets.