Classic Trains is a quarterly magazine celebrating the “golden years of railroading.” Each issue covers the North American railroad scene from the 1920s to the late 1970s with extraordinary photographs and compelling writing. Giant steam locomotives, colorful streamliners, down-home local trains, great passenger terminals, recollections of railroaders and train-watchers . . . they’re all in the pages of Classic Trains.
Feature Articles
Into the Sunny South
Railroads on the Air!
Bird’s-Eye View: Huron’s Lake Erie Ore Dock
Ingles Color Classics: Fifty Years Ago in “Home Sweet Homewood”
Photo Section
Read Jeff Mast’s story about his Lake Michigan adventure on the carferry Viking.
Thanksgiving in Toronto
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Victor Hand’s Steam Odyssey
A Memorable Ride Recaptured
In Every Issue
Welcome
Big Boys on the move!
Contributors
Meet this issue’s crew
Head End
Pullman roundup • Railway & Locomotive Historical Society announces 3 award winners • Jim Neubauer obituary
Fast Mail
Letters from our readers
True Color
Western limiteds meet in Los Angeles — an SP PA and a UP E6
Fallen Flags Remembered
Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range
Classics Today
Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania
The Way it Was
The Great F-Unit Safari • Chicago & North Western’s Extreme Equipment Testers • Big News in Thurmont
Car Stop
Beantown trolleys — variety in Boston, Mass.
Second Section
Football, 1; Steam, 0
Ready Track
Reviews of new books and new DVD
Bumping Post
Santa Fe’s landmark in San Diego