Winter 2017

When World War II brought a flood of traffic to the only railroad linking Chicago and California, the carrier met the challenge with modern motive power and line improvements

How ingenious Delaware & Hudson shopmen rushed an ailing Alco back onto the road

GE turbines and early turbocharged EMDs are in the spotlight where UP’s Pacific Northwest power mingled with mainline locomotives, August 15, 1961

A father’s love and encouragement fueled a son’s lifetime passion for railroading

A 14-year-old Iowa boy rides a Zephyr to Chicago in 1948 to take in railroading’s “last great show”

Tour the fair through the pages of the 1948 Official Guide Book, and read the 10-page August 1998 Trains story on the fair, which includes a detailed site map.

My early memories of steam were made visible thanks to the work of a great artist — and treasured friend

How West Virginia’s 1963 Centennial Train became Montana’s in 1964

See the schedules of the 1963 West Virginia Centennial Special and the 1964 Montana Centennial Train.

A sprawling complex on the cusp of dieselization in 1952

Four Class I railroads I regret not pursuing

At an isolated outpost of the vast Penn Central system, a Baldwin diesel unloads a Chesapeake Bay carfloat