Classic Trains Spring 2021

Featured In this Issue

UTAH IN THE ’70S
A transplanted railfan from Pennsylvania documented the Beehive State’s colorful railroad scene


SHE JUMPED AT THE CHANCE TO GET HOME
A schedule change puts a Navy WAVE on a train that skipped her stop


FIRST RUN FOR AN NC&STL FIREMAN
A trip from Nashville to Memphis on a 4-8-4 proves to be a learning experience


THE CHERRY LETTER
A Burlington Northern security patrolman learns a lesson in safety during a stressful shipping season


ARCHIVE TREASURES: STEAM SO FAMILIAR YET DISTANT
Long before his masterful watercolors, artist Ted Rose photographed the twilight of Mexican steam


CLASSIC CONRAIL
Classic Conrail? Could there ever be such a thing?


ENGLEWOOD ENCHANTMENT
A busy junction in Chicago stood out above all others for a 1940s train-watcher


WHAT’S IN A PHOTO?
D&H and NYC trains at Albany Union Station


BEST OF EVERYTHING
Two years on the Twin Cities Division: Stitching together the lines and employees of three predecessor roads