Classic Trains Fall 2017

Chicago in the 1930sBy Photos by William Ranke; Text by Mike RaiaAt a time when most rail photographers were taking static "engine pictures," one man was capturing the dynamic scene in the Railroad CapitalTrain Time at Los Angeles, 1960By R. David ReadMy stint as "wire chief" at LAUPT was at a time of transition for telegraphy and train orders, as well as passenger trainsCoulda, Woulda, ShouldaBy Greg PalumboRecently discovered transit and passenger-train designs suggest a path Electro-Motive chose not to takeBird's-Eye View: Detroit's Fort St. Roundhouse Area in the '40sBy Kevin P. KeefeTwo views, from 1948 and 1949, of the Fort Street roundhouse areaThe South's New Railroad of 1967By Larry Goolsby50 years ago, the merger of two longtime rivals formed the Seaboard Coast LineMy Very Own Mixed TrainBy Gregg CondonA 10-year-old Wisconsin boy absorbs the details of the railroad, and becomes aware of the big changes in his worldWhat's in a Photograph? Erie's Harlem River freight station, circa 1940By Jerry A. Pinkepank and Philip M. GoldsteinSeveral railroads maintained facilities around New York Harbor that were reached only by carfloatIngles Color Classics: 3 Years at a 3-Railroad Prairie CrossingBy J. David InglesJacksonville, Ill., was home during my mid-'60s college yearsThe Best of EverythingBy Chris BurgerBoyhood exposure to trains in the New York area planted a seed that grew into a railroad career