Winter 2016

Charlie Castner — railfan, photographer, author, preservationist, and railroad professional — has studied and promoted the Louisville & Nashville Railroad for more than 80 years

A mass movement of new Southern Pacific locomotives across the nation captured the public’s attention for five weeks in 1922

A 1957 Manhattan “circle tour” included rides down a moribund freight line and up a bustling passenger artery

Three months into Conrail, an old flag still flew high

“Hi-Level” cars for El Capitan were the last great innovation in private long-distance American passenger railroading

View floor plans of the Santa Fe’s 1956 El Capitan Hi-Level coaches, lounges, and dining cars.

There’s much to see in a 1961 view of Chicago Union Station’s information desk

Variety was in vogue on a three-day visit spanning June 1, 1967

Two “Georgia Group” roads were a link in a famous train’s journey from New York to New Orleans

For a 17-year-old in Buffalo, summer 1957 was a time of change, punctuated by a series of rides aboard Canadian National steam locomotives