Trains Magazine takes you to Stevenson, Ala., for CSX and Norfolk Southern mainline action with videographer and author Chris Wehman. Learn more about Stevenson in the September 2018 issue! […]
Trains Presents: Stevenson, Ala., train watching
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Trains Presents: Stevenson, Ala., train watching
Trains Magazine takes you to Stevenson, Ala., for CSX and Norfolk Southern mainline action with videographer and author Chris Wehman. Learn more about Stevenson in the September 2018 issue! […]
“Like hell they will”
During a 1967 financial analysts’ shop tour of the Southern’s Pegram Shop in Atlanta, an SD35 and GP30 have their high noses out in the Georgia sun. Walter A. Appel Early in 1967, the management of the Southern Railway invited members of the investment and financial communities to ride an inspection train from Cincinnati, Ohio, […]
Ron Rosenberg of Ron’s Books has passed away NEWSWIRE
Ron Rosenberg of Ron’s Books, flanked by his son, Lee, and wife, Ellie, in 2010. Trains: Mike Yuhas HARRISON, N.Y. — One of the railroad hobby’s most notable booksellers has passed away. Ron Rosenberg, 76, the owner of Ron’s Books of Harrison, N.Y., died Sunday. A lifelong railroad enthusiast and steam locomotive lover, he specialized […]
Trains Presents: Iowa Interstate QJ May 2019 trips
Iowa Interstate’s Chinese-built 2-10-2 No. 6988 is back in service again in 2019. After a lull that ended in 2018, the QJ-type is seeing service on the former Rock Island main line in Illinois and Iowa. Watch it pull excursions with a train of P70 coaches, and freight, too! […]
Trains Presents: Iowa Interstate QJ May 2019 trips
Iowa Interstate’s Chinese-built 2-10-2 No. 6988 is back in service again in 2019. After a lull that ended in 2018, the QJ-type is seeing service on the former Rock Island main line in Illinois and Iowa. Watch it pull excursions with a train of P70 coaches, and freight, too! […]
Center for Railroad Photography & Art seeks applicants for ‘Conversations’ docent scholarships NEWSWIRE
MADISON, Wis. – The Center for Railroad Photography & Art seeks to grant docent scholarships to young or emerging photographers or visual artists to attend its annual “Conversations” conference in Lake Forest, Ill., to be held Sept. 13-15, 2019. Up to four applicants who demonstrate financial need and creative work may be awarded docent scholarships, […]
Night photo shoot will raise funds for Rock Island E units NEWSWIRE
Rock Island E8 No. 652 and E6 No. 630 pose for a night photo session in Oelwein, Iowa, in August 2017. Jerry Huddleston MANLY, Iowa – S & B Productions will hold a night photo session with Rock Island E6A No. 630 and E8A No. 652 on May 30. The event will raise funds to […]
LakerRail multimedia show, night photo session featured at 2019 Union Depot Train Days NEWSWIRE
Lake Superior Railroad Museum’s restored Soo Line GP30 No. 700 will appear at Union Depot Trains and be the subject of a night photo session on May 31. Steve Glischinski ST. PAUL, Minn. – Train Days 2019 at the Union Depot in St. Paul this June will feature LakerRail, an exhibition of railroad photos and […]
Trains’ Swiss steam adventures: Brienz Cog Railway
Join Trains and guests on a guided tour of Switzerland’s Brienz Cog Railway. Officially the Brienz Rothorn Bahn, this cog railroad features multiple steam locomotives, open air coaches, steep grades, and spectacular views. More information on the Trains 2019 Switzerland tour is available online. […]
Trains’ Swiss steam adventures: Brienz Cog Railway
Join Trains and guests on a guided tour of Switzerland’s Brienz Cog Railway. Officially the Brienz Rothorn Bahn, this cog railroad features multiple steam locomotives, open air coaches, steep grades, and spectacular views. More information on the Trains 2019 Switzerland tour is available online. […]
How far can you travel for 15 cents?
Railroads like Illinois Terminal, Pennsy, and New York Central sent promotional material to author Matejka, and often returned his 15 cents postage as well. How far can you travel for 15 cents? As a child in the early 1960s, I was traveling all over the country from my St. Louis home, thanks to 15 cents I […]
