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Locomotive & Railway Preservation #23 1989 November December Speeders China
Locomotive and Railway Preservation Number 23 1989 November December
Features
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Profile: Walter P. Gray III, On Man and Machines
by B. Ann Diehl
The California State Railway Museum's Curator of Operations makes many contributions to rail preservation, but finds great satisfaction in the achievement of others.
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Speeders Gain Popularity
by Jeffrey Dobek
Since the mid 1950s a special breed of enthusiast has transformed motor cars from everyday work vehicles into objects of fun and affection. And along the way they've given new life to forgotten railroads.
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Steam in the Land of the Dragon
by William E. Botkin
Nearly 8000 steam locomotives still ply China's rails, but main-line locomotives are, becoming an endangered species.
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Hobos, Tramps, and Bums: Knights of the Road Revisited
by Ted Rose
Those who heard the call of the whistle in the springtime night went in search of jobs, a new place...something else.
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Phillips on the SR&RL
by Robert C. Jones
Part two completes the history of this unique railroad. By the mid 1920s it struggles to survive against growing automobile and truck competition, but ends with a sorrowful scrapping. A few bits and pieces remain today.
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