Classic Trains Fall 2019

Features:Special 36 – Page Cover Story1944: Steam’s Last Great YearKevin P. Keefe75 years ago, as rail traffic hit its World War II peak, more than 350 steam locomotives took to the rails of two dozen major railroads, including Santa De, Nickle Plate Road, B&O, Southern Pacific, Chesapeake & Ohio, CN and CP, Pennsylvania, and Union Pacific.Mystery at BarbertonDan OlahPersistent research pays off to identify peculiar photos of an incident on the Erie.Ingles Color ClassicsJ. David InglesAlco in Dairyland: a week-long 1964 odyssey concludes in northern Wisconsin.What’s in a PhotographJerry A. PinkepankClinchfield’s tunnel at Spartanburg, S.CArchive TreasuresScott LothesNorthwestern exposure: John Bjorklund enjoyed shooting Kodachrome around Cascadia in the 1970s.Best of EverythingChris BurgerA territory of my own: A stint at NYC headquarters in New York is followed by a trainmaster post in central Pennsylvania.