Description
Contents: Cowboy country (Capturing Chicago & North Western passenger train No. 13 at Chadron, Nebr., on a summer 1945 day.), A class by itself (The arrival of EMD’s new FT diesels on the Santa Fe was the opening shot of a railroad revolution.), Nebraska legacy (When driving U.S. 30 along the Overland Route meant seeing a Union Pacific steam parade.), Bad night on the East End (A fireman’s tale of a sick T1 on the Pennsylvania Railroads Fort Wayne Division.), Transcontinental trains-close but no cigar (How old railroad impediments stood in the very way of a true passenger service innovation after World War II.), Photo classics (Scenes from the Colorado & Southern, Lehigh Valley, Canadian Pacific, Chicago & Illinois, Midland Rock Island and more.), The East Bay railroad scene-circa 1950 (A California casting call: big steam, brand-new diesels, passenger trains, carfloat operations and electric lines.), The Streamlined Flying Yankee (The “Silver Slipper” was Boston & Maines successful answer to declining passenger revenues in the 1930’s.), Land of the Homemade 4-8-2’s (B&O was a diesel pioneer, but constructed its own Mountain-type steam locomotives until 1948.), The Wide West of Hank Griffiths (A master photographer’s work stands as a handsome record or railroading in a vast and varied land.), What was it about the Interurban (One fan’s search for the last operating examples of this charming electric breed.)
Cover: Premiere Issue
Condition: Very Good