Railfanning Review for December 2, 2008

In this edition: New Metrics for Amtrak, CN Marks Quarter-Century Since Privatization, Amtrak Acela Gearing Up to Celebrate 20 Years and Did You Know This About the Autorack Car?

In this edition: A new federal study of of push-pull passenger rail operations and Surface Transportation Board Chairman W. Douglas Buttrey has corresponded with railroads concerning the fall shipping season known as the “fall peak.”

In this edition: Historic Marco Polo Pullman Car Arrives at Southeastern Railway Museum, Feds Contribute $18.2 Million to Trenton Transit Center Rehab Project and New York’s MTA Says ‘Apocalyptic Scenario’ Looming Without $12 Billion Federal Bailout.