Trains May 2018

Western steam adventureBy Dave CrosbyNine hot locomotives, 5,000 miles in rental cars, tons of funA big engine in a small townBy Hayley EnochAbilene & Smoky Valley No. 3415 chuffs through 5 miles of Kansas farmland to please both passengers and volunteersFrom plans to smoke plumesBy Kelly LynchExcursion plans die a thousand deaths before one sees the light of dayNot on your trackBy Steve GlischinskiTourist lines running on freight railroads face unique challengesJust desertsBy Robert W. ScottNevada Northern thrives on mentoring young railroaders eager to work on arid railroad delightIn My Own Words: Heat, hard labor, and sometimes a rattlesnakeBy George G. TateA student works summers on a track gang in Nevada