Summer 2019

Summer 2019

By Angela Cotey | October 19, 2020

| Last updated on November 3, 2020

Feature Articles

Quiet Monsters Coming to Life

By Scott Lothes

Donald W. Furler was an early master of action photography in the Northeast

Bad Day at Olathe, Great Day at Lawrence

By I. E. Quastler

Derailment detours bring rare moves to a secondary Santa Fe main line

Golden Spike Centennial Prelude

By George A. Forero Jr.

In May 1969 steam was the goal, but a multitude of first-generation diesels was the reward

An Office Car Finale

By Joe Welsh

How the C&O/B&O ended a century-old tradition of railroad business cars

John W. Barriger’s Super Railroads

By H. Roger Grant

In 1956, a leading rail thinker produced a small book with some big ideas for the industry

What’s in a Photograph?

By Jerry A. Pinkepank

Frisco’s “Flash” at West Tulsa, March 1960

Sailing to the Upper Peninsula

By J. David Ingles

Three southern Michigan fans discover the diesel treasures of the state’s far reaches

To Centralia for Steam

By Burt W. Mall

A hard ride on an overnight local took a young man to an Illinois Central hot spot

The Best of Everything: Migrant Manager

By Chris Burger

Transfers to Cleveland, Indiana, and Chicago brought new experiences

See more of Chris Burger’s photos from his time at Cleveland, Burns Harbor, and Englewood.

In Every Issue

Welcome

Treasures in the archives

Head End

Train time on the GN • Cozy quarters on an NYC barge • Reviews of new books • GE vs. GMC • Green … Red … Out! • Russell Tedder obituary

Fast Mail

Letters from readers on our Spring 2019 issue

True Color

Florida East Coast at Boca Raton

Mileposts

Commentary by Kevin P. Keefe on the magic of the Monon

The Way It Was

Four Days with the ‘Golden Spike Centennial Limited’ • City Lights

Car Stop

Meet me in St. Louis

Classics Today

Preserving railroad imagery

Bumping Post

Quiet moment at Denver

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