Feature Articles The Great Northeast Railroad Debacle By Don Phillips One of history’s great scams — Penn Central — caused a crisis whose solution led to the rebirth of American railroading See photos from Conrail’s early years, as well as from “Big Blue” predecessors Penn Central, EL, CNJ, Reading, L&HR, and PRSL. Diversity and Adversity: […]
Feature Articles “Mr. L&N” By Ron Flanary and Charles Buccola Charlie Castner — railfan, photographer, author, preservationist, and railroad professional — has studied and promoted the Louisville & Nashville Railroad for more than 80 years The Prosperity Special: Symbol of the 1920s By Don L. Hofsommer A mass movement of new Southern Pacific locomotives across […]
Big Steam is Back features 11 well-known locomotives from across the United States and their individual journeys to restoration. This special 100-page edition includes the restored Norfolk & Western Class J No. 611, widely considered to be the best and most powerful locomotive ever built, the colorful Southern Pacific 4449, and an update on the […]
Feature Articles Chicago in the 1930s By Photos by William Ranke; Text by Mike Raia At a time when most rail photographers were taking static “engine pictures,” one man was capturing the dynamic scene in the Railroad Capital Train Time at Los Angeles, 1960 By R. David Read My stint as “wire chief” at LAUPT […]
The 124-page special issue, Great Trains Freight, revisits the classic age of railroading when freight trains carried America to unprecedented prosperity. Read about way freights, coal trains, and hotshots on the nation’s great railroads, including the Santa Fe, Milwaukee Road, Pennsylvania, Illinois Central, and more. Order your copy today » […]
Feature Articles Hudson Valley Hot Spot By David W. Salter Summer 1952 was the perfect time for steam and diesel variety on New York Central’s Hudson Division See video clips from the Sunday River Productions archives of New York Central steam in action. “Somebody’ll die on you, for sure!” By Chuck Larrabee A prediction from […]
Feature Articles Second Chance at Steam By Bob Trennert and Gordon Glattenberg Two teenagers living in dieselized Los Angeles thought they’d missed their shot at Southern Pacific steam — until they discovered it was still on the job around the Bay Area Watch film footage from the Herron Rail Video archives of Southern Pacific steam […]
Great Trains Heartland covers the golden age of rail travel when luxurious streamliners raced across the American Midwest. This special collectors edition honors these great trains with fresh layouts and new photos, including rare color images. Order your copy today » […]
Explore the great passenger trains that roamed the vast lands west of Chicago, St. Louis, and New Orleans. This 124-page, large-format collectors edition recalls the era when fleets of colorful streamliners dashed across the plains and snaked through the mountains of the American West. Order your copy today » […]
Feature Articles A Century of Catenary By Frank Tatnall The Main Line west of Philadelphia — the first segment of the Pennsylvania Railroad’s empire under wire — has been a grand stage for electric traction since 1915 View photos related to the PRR’s network of electrified lines. Ingles Color Classics: Monon Moments: Riding the Route, […]
More Trains of the 1950s features an all-new collection of articles that haven’t been printed in more than 50 years, plus: Stories from iconic journalist David P. Morgan, among other notable authors. Photos from Philip R. Hastings, Wallace W. Abbey, and other great photographers of that era. Coverage of all major themes of 1950s railroading. Order […]
Feature Articles F Units, T to 9 By Preston Cook A chronology of dieseldom’s most famous family, from the FT to the FL9, plus some units that were planned but never built Watch clips from F Units in Action, a VHS program released in 2000 by Kalmbach Publishing Co. Marketing and Delivering the FT By […]
