Trains Magazine 1947 August Milw Electric Lines Reading Open platform cars
Trains Magazine 1947 August
70 Pages
Cover Photo. Olympian sign on Milwaukee Road business car. 1 By Henry J. McCord.
Frontispiece. Sylvania Central painting by Howard Fogg.2
Railroad News and Editorial Comment. By A. C. Kalmbach.4
The Firefly at Sapulpa. Special photo feature.12
Take a Ride on the Reading. By Frank P. Donovan Jr.14 Big terminal road is America's largest anthracite carrier.
Sylvania Central. By Lucius Beebe.29
"Most beautiful and photogenic of all short lines."
Over 1,000 Greet Southern Train on Arrival.-32
Old-time celebration welcomes restored train service.
Photo Section. Selected railroad photographs.-33
Milwaukee Electric Lines. By Willard V. Anderson.44 The interurban railway division of a motor coach line.
Symbol of a Passing Era. By Philip B. Korst.55 A guide to riding open-platform observation cars.
New Railroad Books. Three reviews.60
Short-Lived Short Line. Special photo feature.61
Railway Post Office. Letters from readers. -66
Railroad Man of the Month. -66
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