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August 2023

The August 2023 issue of Trains Magazine.

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In this Issue

State focus: Railroading in South Dakota

Beyond the great faces and scenic places, South Dakota has been railroading for 150 years

On the edge

The ebb and flow of life in Edgemont, S.D., a railroad town

Old places, new faces

Milwaukee Road’s retrenchment and the Staggers Act remade South Dakota railroading

VHS memories

Preserving Dakota rails with video and still photography

Best of Trains: Tomorrow’s train

Traction expert William D. Middleton rides Japan’s then- new Bullet Train and wonders if this is the future of railroading

In My Own Words: In the beginning

A Canadian National train crew befriends a 5-year-old fan

Gallery

Images of South Dakota’s colorful and varied railroad scene

In every issue

News, p. 6

  • The recently approved merger of Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern is going to court

Bill Stphens p. 12

  • Can U.S. railroads bounce back from a dismal decade?

Travel p. 46

  • Riding South Dakota’s steam- powered Black Hills Central

Preservation p. 48

  • Southern Railway No. 722 restoration begins