Beyond the byline with Carl Swanson
What is your history with Trains? Carl Swanson: I hired on with Kalmbach twenty-five years ago after previous stints with another…
Read moreWhat is your history with Trains? Carl Swanson: I hired on with Kalmbach twenty-five years ago after previous stints with another…
Read moreMind-blowing railroad words Depending on how you slice it, there are easily over one million words in the English language.…
Read moreWhat was your first byline in Trains? Steve Glischinski: My first byline was an article on the Escanaba & Lake Superior…
Read moreDirt the railroad cat Within a few hours of announcing Dirt’s death to the public in a Facebook post on…
Read moreFive extreme snow railroading facts Five extreme snow railroading facts belie the fact that snow can be pretty. It’s the…
Read moreWhat was your first byline in Trains? David Lustig: It was a photograph in the September 1964 issue of a…
Read moreA Clinchfield primer EMD hood units await calls to work at Dante, Va., on Oct. 13, 1980. Originally known as…
Read moreThe cab ride As the Production Editor for Trains Magazine, I got to participate in my very first cab ride,…
Read moreSun Tan Special People in Santa Cruz, Calif., still talk about the Sun Tan Special, and not just as an…
Read moreMind-blowing dining car facts Dining by rail was transformed from a disgusting experience to a culinary calling card pitting one…
Read moreWhat was your first byline in Trains? Bob Johnston: “All passengers will make their connections” appeared in “Selected Railroad Reading”…
Read moreSouth Korea “Amfleet” passenger cars: The former Budd Company was well-known for its signature, corrugated stainless steel style when designing…
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