Photos We prefer 35mm or larger original color transparencies and 8×10-inch black-and-white or color prints. Do not send negatives. Captions Please provide caption information for all photos. We prefer that slide mounts have as much information on them as possible (location, date, subject); expanded information may be included on a separate sheet. Prints should have […]
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Mitchell Horner, Associate Digital Editor mitchell.horner@firecrown.com Mitchell Horner joined Trains.com in October of 2022. In 2024, he shifted his focus to Trains.com exclusively, where he has participated in the direction of editorial efforts for multiple brands, including Model Railroader and Classic Trains, in addition to regularly composing articles for Trains.com. Mitchell came to Trains.com as […]
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Classic Trains is a quarterly magazine celebrating the “golden years of railroading.” It covers the North American railroad scene from the early 1920s to the late 1970s. Proud steam giants, colorful streamliners, great passenger terminals, down-home local trains, recollections of railroaders and train-watchers . . . they’re all in the pages of Classic Trains. Learn more […]
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Classic Trains presents Stories about Steam, a six-part series from the era of great locomotives. In this free, 20-page download, you will receive the following stoires: Queen of the First Ladies, all about the Southern’s streamlined Ps-4s Steam’s Dream Team, showcasing a lineup of five great steam engines Bad Coal, a tale of how […]
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Read unique stories about the railroads that eventually made up the Penn Central: Pennsylvania Railroad, New York Central and New Haven. In this free 20-page download, you will receive the following: The Broadway’s Best Years: Pennsylvania Railroad’s post-World War II glory after decades of playing second fiddle to the 20th Century Limited My Summer in […]
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All this month — October 2020 — Classic Trains editors are celebrating the heritage, history, and images of the Pacific Electric Railway. Please enjoy this photo gallery of images from the David P. Morgan Library archives at Kalmbach Media that include PE electric-, diesel-, and steam-powered freight trains through time. You might also enjoy this […]
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