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Classic Trains 2001 Winter World War II Troop train cars B&O (crease in cover)
Classic Trains Winter 2001 Vol 2 #4
Approx 108 pages
Ready to Serve the Nation By Robert S. McGonigal Soldiers' signatures recall a time when railroaders and railroads answered an urgent call.
The B&O Goes to War By Bob Withers Records from early December 1941 show the effects of global conflict on Baltimore & Ohio's St. Louis line.
Inspiring the Home Front By Michael Zega When war suddenly inundated them with traffic, the railroads switched advertising strategies.
Hitlers Rail-Wreckers By Peter A. Hansen Some of America's great railroad landmarks were prime targets in a daring Nazi sabotage plot.
GI with a Paintbrush By Robert S. McGonigal Lt. Gil Reid's artwork captured the railroad scene around Naples, Italy, in 1944.
Photo Classics An all-color look at wartime railroading on the Santa Fe, Soo Line, C&IM, Atlantic Coast Line, and Key System.
A Soldiers Wartime Fan Trip By Fred N. Houser How a man rode trains over 20,000 miles in 2 years, courtesy of Uncle Sam.
EMDs Shock Troops While helping to defeat the Axis abroad, early E units, FT's, and switchers battled steam at home, as shown on an EMD map from 1944.
Recalled to Active Duty By William D. Middleton Marginalized by highways and the Depression, electric interurbans served with distinction during the war.
Troop Cars By Patrick C. Wider Boxcar-inspired troop sleepers and kitchen cars were answers to the railroads' wartime capacity crunch.
Close Call at Clevilas Tunnel By Ed King, Jim Scribbins One night during the war, a Virginian Railway operator's quick thinking prevented a catastrophe.
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