Great Trains Heartland

Curated from the pages of Trains and Classic Trains magazines, Great Trains Heartland covers the golden age of rail travel when luxurious streamliners raced across the American Midwest. This special edition honors these great trains with fresh layouts and new photos, including rare color images. Read about these famous trains:

• Panama Limited — Illinois Central’s all-Pullman luxury train from Chicago to New Orleans.
• The Zephyrs — Burlington Route’s fleet of pioneering stainless-steel streamliners.
• Pan-American — Louisville & Nashville’s storied flyer between Cincinnati and New Orleans.
• Ann Rutledge — One of Gulf, Mobile & Ohio’s popular Chicago–St. Louis trains.
• Hiawatha — Milwaukee Road’s steam-powered “Speedliner” from Chicago to Minneapolis.
• And more!