Summer 2017

Before launching the world’s fastest freight, the Santa Fe ran three experimental trains

The Rexall Train’s nationwide tour in 1936 was good medicine for a nation struggling to shed the Great Depression

Chasing an SP office car special suddenly pays off; I not only meet “the boss” but have a unique encounter with a railroad cop

50 years ago, Canada celebrated its centennial with a colorful rolling exhibit: the Confederation Train

Specials in 9 states, for kids, Shriners, troops, skiers, race fans, and moviegoers

View a gallery of additional funeral trains, movie trains, and other special moves.

How the Washington, D.C., NRHS chapter organized a Virginia Blue Ridge fantrip in 1957

On October 3, Ann Arbor Railroad’s ideally placed Ferry Yard held trains from four railroads

On following campaign trains of Kennedy, Nixon, and Goldwater across Michigan and Illinois

Examine the consist, car-by-car, of the Goldwater campaign special.

Escorting a giant transformer was the slow way to go from Montreal to Sacramento

Under President Bruce Sterzing, the Delaware & Hudson threw itself a unique 150th birthday party