Classic Trains Spring 2021

Featured In this IssueUTAH IN THE ’70SA transplanted railfan from Pennsylvania documented the Beehive State’s colorful railroad sceneSHE JUMPED AT THE CHANCE TO GET HOMEA schedule change puts a Navy WAVE on a train that skipped her stopFIRST RUN FOR AN NC&STL FIREMANA trip from Nashville to Memphis on a 4-8-4 proves to be a learning experienceTHE CHERRY LETTERA Burlington Northern security patrolman learns a lesson in safety during a stressful shipping seasonARCHIVE TREASURES: STEAM SO FAMILIAR YET DISTANTLong before his masterful watercolors, artist Ted Rose photographed the twilight of Mexican steamCLASSIC CONRAILClassic Conrail? Could there ever be such a thing?ENGLEWOOD ENCHANTMENTA busy junction in Chicago stood out above all others for a 1940s train-watcherWHAT’S IN A PHOTO?D&H and NYC trains at Albany Union StationBEST OF EVERYTHINGTwo years on the Twin Cities Division: Stitching together the lines and employees of three predecessor roads