Feature Articles A Century of Catenary By Frank Tatnall The Main Line west of Philadelphia — the first segment of the Pennsylvania Railroad’s empire under wire — has been a grand stage for electric traction since 1915 View photos related to the PRR’s network of electrified lines. Ingles Color Classics: Monon Moments: Riding the Route, […]
More Trains of the 1950s features an all-new collection of articles that haven’t been printed in more than 50 years, plus: Stories from iconic journalist David P. Morgan, among other notable authors. Photos from Philip R. Hastings, Wallace W. Abbey, and other great photographers of that era. Coverage of all major themes of 1950s railroading. Order […]
Feature Articles F Units, T to 9 By Preston Cook A chronology of dieseldom’s most famous family, from the FT to the FL9, plus some units that were planned but never built Watch clips from F Units in Action, a VHS program released in 2000 by Kalmbach Publishing Co. Marketing and Delivering the FT By […]
Feature Articles Nickel-Plated Glory By Jim Shaughnessy In 1957, the fabled 2-8-4s were still in command of fast freights along Lake Erie See more of Jim Shaughnessy’s March 1957 photos of Nickel Plate Berkshires in action. Amtrak’s GG1 That Might Have Been By Denny Hamilton After a few GG1s received Amtrak’s garish new paint scheme, […]
The 1940s began with the railroad industry fulfilling its moral duty by aiding the World War II effort. Railroads handled a surge of freight and passenger traffic with an attitude of servitude and austerity, and the era soon became regarded as “railroading’s finest hour.” Order Now » […]
In the 1970s, problems that had challenged the railroad industry for decades came to a head. In that tumultuous final decade of classic-era railroading, vintage diesels carried the torch one last time, the echoes of the great streamliners faded away, and a beleaguered yet resilient industry coped with crisis. Trains of the 1970s explores this […]
Classic Trains is a quarterly magazine celebrating the “golden years of railroading.” Each issue covers the North American railroad scene from the 1920s to the late 1970s with extraordinary photographs and compelling writing. Giant steam locomotives, colorful streamliners, down-home local trains, great passenger terminals, recollections of railroaders and train-watchers . . . they’re all in […]
First-person narratives, technical studies, a spectacular multi-page photo gallery, and more offer a definitive look at the key issues facing railroads during this turbulent time. Order today » […]
Classic Trains is a quarterly magazine celebrating the “golden years of railroading.” Each issue covers the North American railroad scene from the 1920s to the late 1970s with extraordinary photographs and compelling writing. Giant steam locomotives, colorful streamliners, down-home local trains, great passenger terminals, recollections of railroaders and train-watchers . . . they’re all in […]
Get an up-close perspective with this rich compilation of first-hand accounts from railroaders in the age of steam and early diesels … Working on the Railroad. Order now » […]
Classic Trains is a quarterly magazine celebrating the “golden years of railroading.” Each issue covers the North American railroad scene from the 1920s to the late 1970s with extraordinary photographs and compelling writing. Giant steam locomotives, colorful streamliners, down-home local trains, great passenger terminals, recollections of railroaders and train-watchers . . . they’re all in […]
Classic Trains is a quarterly magazine celebrating the “golden years of railroading.” Each issue covers the North American railroad scene from the 1920s to the late 1970s with extraordinary photographs and compelling writing. Giant steam locomotives, colorful streamliners, down-home local trains, great passenger terminals, recollections of railroaders and train-watchers . . . they’re all in […]
