A SARE BET FOR SUPERB SERVICE

Doug fir IVD 1x2--4x12 & larger

Redwood lgD S4S & patterns

Redwood uppers & commens

Codar l$D STK Ro. S4S & patterns

Codar KJD C&Btr. Ro. S4S & patterns PRODUCT

2202 N. Pacific (P.0. Box 4989), Orange, CA 92863-4989

POSTIASIER Sfid addEss dangos lo The Mord|&l ]ihgazfB, 45m Camgs 0r., Sb. 480, Newod Beacfi, Ca" 940m.1872. Tho il€rc-hanl Magatne, A Caffornia Cotponlbn, (USPS 796-56000) b puui$Ed rpnfl|y at tk{10 Crnput h., Sb. {80, !{.wpotl B0tch, Ca gl680.lE71l by Tho Modant Ma$zine, lrrc. Pedixicab Poshgo irald at Newport Beadl, Ca., and addtmal post offrces lt ls an hdopend€nty{wt|€d puubation lof 0E r€tafl, wlEl€sah and distribution lw€ls ol ho lumbot ald hrnding prodlcb m8|lcb in 13 tEslem shles. Copyrttrlolgg8 by the Mord|ant MagMhs, Inc. Cwer and €ntre on. lonts are lully Fotecisd and musl nol b€ r8trodrced in any mailler uithout wrinen permlssion. All Bights Resoilod. lt rssen es tho dght t0 accopl 0t lsircl any odldhl o( advedbing matter, and asslHnss m liability for matodals lumlsh€d to it. Since 1965

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The Little Train That Couldn't

Whcn thc Union Pacil'ic lLlrilrolcl ancl thc Southcrn Pacilic Railroad ntclgccl in I996 it rvas heraldccl as thc be cinning ol a ncr.v lcvcl ol' scr, vicc. It r'"'us all that ancl nrorc. Thc problcnr rs that it's hccn poor scrvicc. slrru {icrcht. dcllvcrl dClivc|y. lo\l c lr'\. l rtu rlirrrrt. il.

Al'tcr nrorc than six n'ronlhs rrl clrnrcst pronris es bv thc Union Pacific lirlluvucd bv contrnucrl poor pcr.lorntance, shippcrs arc still plauued hv inaclccluatc scrvice. Ho',v bld it is clcpcntls on ,,.t- ! - -.t f.t-- | t vlrr(r! lr.rlL \/l !llu uuulr(rj l5 tttt\,1ruu.

In thc Wcst, shippcrs gcncrally agrcc lhc sitLurtion is brightenin_r. Rail points at Klanrlth Iralls. Or.. Roseville and Colton. Ca.. are sccrninglv tttoving towarcl norrturl scrvicc lcr t:ls. tltouch rcports o1'dclavs in sltotting cars, tnlckiltrr ctrs luncl tlrc occasional Iost car persist. Horror storics arc lcrver.

In tl're South. thc rlcss is I'ar rrorsc. In a rccent announccnrcnt thc UP iind thc []ur-lin!rton Northern said thcy would lointll' rlisprLtch cars ln arcas of Tcxls ancl I-<tuisiana. 'l'lrcv lrlso '"vould shlrrc track ou ncrship in thc 342-niilc linc bcnvccn Hctuston lntl Ncrv Orletrns oncc owncd by thc Southcrn l)lcilic. lvlorc rlurn l ltlv shippcls and govcrntlte ltt ollicials slLrr, tltc lutcst ltlan as a liccnsc 1o stlll. Ilonicallr,. tlrc unnounccntent cllne on tlic Irccls ol'li Nutionll Inrl ustrial 'fnrnsportutiorr lloulrl lnccling to tliscuss rail Ir()blenrs in tlrc \\'cst.

Union I'lcil'ic surd it intcntls to spcnd ntrtr.c than 5570 rrrillion in nvo vcurs upuracling opcra, ii,r,,.r i,, l't^.r. .,,,.i L,rri.i.,,r.r rrir.rc lrrui,ic,rrrs havc bccn lhc r.vorst.

Custorrrcrs uncl critics havc cvcn callcd litr clis rnantlins thc rncr-eicr bctwccn L.lnion Pacil'ic and thc Southcrn Pacil'ic Rail Corp. Sonrc ct,cn ilccLlsc thc road ol' bcing lcss thun lirrthright ahout its spcnding plans. savinu rnonies allocatccl lirr' irnprovcnrcnts are what tlic LIP planned to s1-rcncl anyway and are not rc.lllv lirr ot e rcontint the 1tr-cscnt problcrl.

Iror thc natior)'s Iarscst nrilroad that li-sht lt lhc cncl o1'thc tunncl nray sirnply be a stallcrl train.

California Cascade has grown into a powerful