Classic Trains Winter 2014

Steam AutumnBy Stan KistlerOn the second half of an epic, month-long trip in late 1956, a Californian finds steam in northern Colorado and on D&RGW's narrow gaugeStrange BedfellowsBy J. W. SwanbergA unique Amtrak RDC next to a "Pennsy" GG1 in 1978 — fake? Nope, real!Ingles Color Classics: Long Way Home for ChristmasBy J. David InglesRiding from east Tennessee to Detroit — via St. Louis — in 1965 gave evidence of the passenger train's declineProvocateur of Railroad PhotographyBy Kevin P. KeefeIn keeping with the spirit of the 1960s, John Gruber was a revolutionaryWhat's In a Photograph? C&O's Sportsman at Staunton, Va.By Jerry A. PinkepankTrain time at a small-city station in July 1958Frank Bunker, a Man of SteamBy Jim ShaughnessyA cab ride on a Canadian Pacific 4-6-2 led to a decades-long correspondenceBird's-Eye View: NYC's Home for ElectricsBy Peter KellerRequired engine changes out of New York helped locate Central's Harmon shopPhoto SectionAll color, all wintertime scenes on Donner Pass, the Delaware & Hudson, and Erie LackawannaSanta Fe's 1 Percent DecisionBy Donald SimsOpened in 1960, a 44-mile line relocation across northern Arizona reduced gradients, cut curvature, and saved time