Trains May 2017

Threshing steam
By David Crosby
Steam hidden in plain sight: It’s filled with quirks and is limited in its availability

Cathedral of mountain railroading
By Scott Lothes
Austria’s Semmering Railway has been an artery of Europe for more than 160 years

Thomas the Bank Engine
By Tyler Trahan
Events for non-railfans bring vital revenue to heritage operations

Did we save too much (or too little)?
By Jim Wrinn and Ken Bitten
A point-counterpoint on one of preservation’s biggest questions

Map of the Month: It’s pronounced ‘Redding’
By Bill Metzger
Take a ride on the Reading, “America’s Largest Anthracite Carrier,” as it looked in 1933

In My Own Words: There’s no ‘I’ in TEAM, right?
By Glen Scholey
How to derail a boxcar with a pickup truck