Fall 2023
Classic Trains Summer 2023 Issue
Featured
In this Issue
A visit to Island Pond and the Grand Trunk Railway
Adventures of a Rock Island yard clerk
There weren’t many trains in Alaska, but I managed to find at least a few when in the Air Force
Chicago & North Western around Eau Claire, Wis., offered plenty of distractions
The rest of the Lincoln Football Special story
U.S.-built 2-8-2s saved the day for postwar French National Railways
The “also ran” train was far from it
WELCOME – Santa Fe’s grandest legacy
HEAD END – A potpourri of railroad history, then and now
FAST MAIL – Letters from readers on our Summer 2023 issue
MILEPOSTS – Commentary by Kevin P. Keefe
TRUE COLOR – The morning rush in Berkeley
SHORT RAILS – Commonwealth Edison
THE WAY IT WAS – Tales from railfans and railroaders
CAR STOP – Granite City suburban service
BUMPING POST – Detroit’s Brush Street Station