Classic Trains Winter 2013

Into the Sunny South
By Ed Theisinger
Finishing our epic 18-day search for steam, we tracked down goodies on L&N, Southern, N&W, Clinchfield, C&O, and several short lines

Railroads on the Air!
By Curtis L. Katz
Radio programs once brought railroading into the homes of millions of Americans

Bird's-Eye View: Huron's Lake Erie Ore Dock
By Eric Hirsimaki
Wheeling & Lake Erie's (later Nickel Plate's) facility was one of 11 in Ohio

Ingles Color Classics: Fifty Years Ago in "Home Sweet Homewood"
By J. David Ingles
On returning, in the 1960s with a camera, to solidify childhood memories

Photo Section
Evocative winter and night scenes on 11 railroads in 8 states and Quebec
Thanksgiving in Toronto
By Neil Carlson
Two U.S. boys spend their November 1958 holiday in Canada, where it was business as usual for the railways

57
By Steve Lasher
With the Rock Island unraveling around him, an engineer takes the throttle of the road's hottest train

Victor Hand's Steam Odyssey
From a new book showcasing the work of a globe-trotting steam photographer, we present some of his North American favorites

A Memorable Ride Recaptured
By Dale W. Woodland
After 50 years, reliving the Pennsy's last passenger train to Reading, Pa.