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
