Classic Trains Winter 2018

Canadian Pacific’s Rural GemJim ShaughnessyQuebec Central offered stem-powered mixed trains in a pastoral setting.Along Trip that Turned Out LongerJohn E. HuegelDelays were rampant when my family took a trip from Mexico City to Hannibal, Mo., in 1945My Conrail Beginnings Larry DeYoungRemembering the years when the big blue railroad began turing the corner to prosperityWhat’s in a Photo?Jerry A. PinkepankBurlington trains to Denver and Omaha at Billings, Mont.California Photo SpecialSteam and diesel on WP, GN, UP, Santa Fe and SPAction at JacksonRon FlanaryAlcos and F units take on L&N’s tough Elkatawa HillIngles Color Classics: How Many Ways Can You Spell Rock Island?J. David  InglesTo get units back on the road, shop employees prioritized function over appearancePullman’s Summer Swan SongBob JohnstonA rookie tour escort had a ringside seat for chartered sleeping cars’ final curtain 50 years agoBest of Everything: On-the-Job TrainingChris BurgerJaunts in search of steam and other exotica contributed to my development as a railroader