Trains May 2017

Threshing steamBy David CrosbySteam hidden in plain sight: It’s filled with quirks and is limited in its availabilityCathedral of mountain railroadingBy Scott LothesAustria’s Semmering Railway has been an artery of Europe for more than 160 yearsThomas the Bank EngineBy Tyler TrahanEvents for non-railfans bring vital revenue to heritage operationsDid we save too much (or too little)?By Jim Wrinn and Ken BittenA point-counterpoint on one of preservation’s biggest questionsMap of the Month: It’s pronounced ‘Redding’By Bill MetzgerTake a ride on the Reading, “America’s Largest Anthracite Carrier,” as it looked in 1933In My Own Words: There’s no ‘I’ in TEAM, right?By Glen ScholeyHow to derail a boxcar with a pickup truck