Classic Trains Spring 2018

America's Last Real Steam ShowBy J. David InglesOften overlooked, Grand Trunk Western was the last railroad in the U.S. to employ steam daily in four types of regular serviceLast Days of the Southern BelleBy Philip L. MoseleyKansas City Southern's flagship was "First Class" right to the endPipe Train to MarysvilleBy Richard E. LohseRecalling a memorable chase of a 2-8-0 in the final season of SP steamPhoto Special: Penn Central and Its Predecessors50 years after one of railroading's most consequential mergers, we look back at the Pennsylvania, New York Central, and New Haven railroads and the troubled product of their union — Penn CentralThe Dixie Goes the BackwayBy Charles H. Geletzke Jr.How sharing a fortuitously timed photo turned from reluctance to prideRailroads, Motor Carriers, & SuperhighwaysBy H. Roger GrantThe improvement and expansion of the nation's highway network had profound effects on the rail industry, and not all of them were negativeWhat's in a Photograph? Grand Avenue junction, Milwaukee, Wis.By Jerry A. PinkepankSteam and diesel trains converge on September 28, 1951A Day and a Half in DuluthBy Jeremy PlantOre trains and more: a Twin Ports visit in 1974 yielded most items on our wish listThe Best of Everything: Cradle of Railroad InterestBy Chris BurgerExperiences in the Boston area as a boy and young adult helped me find my path to railroading