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Railfan & Railroad Magazine 2001 January
Features
6 Steam Returns to the Missabe by Jeff Terry Milwaukee Road 261 breaks a 38-year drought.
7 The Snake River Adventure by Hal Lewis
Amtrak rare mileage on the Camas Prairie
30 The Great Salt Lake Strikes Again by Doug Harrop Subsidence threatens the Lucin Cutoff.
32 Something Big on the Horizon by Steve Barry Saskatchewan's grain elevators are a vanishing breed.
40 Southern Pacific 1744 Steams Again by Ken Fitzgerald From the Heber Creeper to the Mississippi delta.
42 From Forest to Desert by Joseph A. Strapac
SP 70-tonners worked in Oregon and Arizona.
56 Busy Times on the Hudson Line by Joe Greenstein
Ride Metro-North through the timeless Hudson valley.
In Focus/news-feature
Departments
4 Publisher's Desk/commentary by Hal Carstens 8 Fanmail/letters from readers
12 Timetable/railfan events guide
17 Videos/videotape reviews
20 Lineside Legacy/preservation news by Jeff Terry
26 Railnews/news stories and photos
45 Book Depot/railroad book mart
46 Camera Bag/guide to railfan photography by Jim Boyd
47 Railfun/cartoon by Curt Katz
48 The Engineer's Seat/life in the cab by Thomas D. Dressler
50 Railroadiana/product news and reviews
52 Museum & Tourist Line Directory
52 On The Menu/dining by rail by James Porterfield
54 Transit Currents/transit news by George M. Smerk
62 Markers/editorial commentary
62 Railfanning Is/humor
65 Advertising Index/the railfan marketplace
66 Final Frame
On the cover: Canadian Pacitic SD90MAC 9143 leads an eastbound train past the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool elevator at Gull Lake, Saskatchewan, on September 16, 2000. Steve Barry ventured to western Canada to seek out surviving wooden elevators for the story beginning on page 32. Photo by Steve Barry.
Railfan & Railroad Magazine 2001 February
Features
6 The Polar Express by Mark C. Perri
Santa Claus visits thousands by rail in northern Ohio.
20 A Modern Galloping Goose by Steven J. Brown
The epitome of practical backwoods travel.
30 Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern:
The First Hundred Miles by Andy Cummings
The sleepy Waseca Subdivision is poised for growth.
38 Southside Speedway by Kurt Reisweber
CSX's route south of Richmond is busier than ever.
56 The Whistler Northwind by Tom Savio
BC Rail adds a luxury tour train to its passenger service.
In Focus/news-feature
8 New Haven Roundhouse Revival by Robert A. LaMay
4 Publisher's Desk/commentary by Hal Carstens
10 Fanmail/letters from readers
11 Timetable/railfan events guide
14 Drury On Board/commentary by George H. Drury
16 Railfanning Is/humor
18 Videos/videotape reviews
19 We'd Like You to Meet/Andy Cummings 22 Railroadiana/product news and reviews 24 Lineside Legacy/preservation news by Jeff Terry
26 Railnews/news stories and photos 50 Book Depot/railroad book mart
52 On The Menu/dining by rail by James Porterfield
53 Railfun/cartoon by Curt Katz
55 Camera Bag/guide to railfan photography by Jim Boyd
58 Transit Currents/transit news by George M. Smerk
61 Markers/editorial commentary
61 Museum & Tourist Line Directory
65 Advertising Index/the railfan marketplace
66 Final Frame
On the cover: A CSX coal train is on the former Chesapeake & Ohio along the James River in Richmond, Virginia, passing a stone abutment from the old Richmond & Petersburg bridge. If this photo been taken on April 26, 1890, it would have been looking practically into the train shed of the R&P's Byrd Street Station. Kurt Reisweber looks at the R&P and its evolution into the Atlantic Coast Line and ultimately CSX beginning on page 38. Kurt Reisweber photo.
Railfan & Railroad Magazine 2001 March
Features
6 The Final Freight off the Camas Prairie by Bruce Kelly The end finally comes for the Second Subdivision.
30 The Last Logger by Martin E. Hansen
Canfor continues the tradition on Vancouver Island.
38 Northern Lines Dash 9s by Bruce Kelly Sometimes, less is more.
42 The Clearfield Chronicles by James A. Bacon R.J. Corman's Pennsylvania Lines.
58 Countdown to Acela
Amtrak's new speedster opens to rave reviews, then stumbles
In Focus/news-feature
62 Philadelphia trolleys by night by Steve Barry
4 Publisher's Desk/commentary by Hal Carstens
8 Fanmail/letters from readers 10 Timetable/railfan events guide 12 Lineside Legacy/preservation news by Jeff Terry
16 Railroadiana/product news and reviews
20 Camera Bag/guide to railfan photography by Jim Boyd
24 The Engineer's Seat/life in the cab by Thomas D. Dressler
25 We'd Like You to Meet/James A. Bacon
26 Railnews/news stories and photos 50 Book Depot/railroad book mart
54 Videos/videotape reviews
55 Railfanning Is/humor
52 On The Menu/dining by rail bylames Porterfield
53 Railfun/cartoon by Curt Katz
56 Transit Currents/transit news by George M. Smerk
62 Markers/editorial commentary
62 Museum & Tourist Line Directory
65 Advertising Index/the railfan marketplace
66 Final Frame
on the cover:
Canadian Forest Products SW1200s 302 and 303 haul the first loaded train of the day from the Camp A reload across the East Fork trestle over the Kokish River en route to the Beaver Cove log dump on northern Vancouver Island. Martin E. Hansen is your guide to this last surviving example of the pure logging railroads, starting on page 30. Photograph by Martin E. Hansen
Railfan & Railroad Magazine 2001 April
Features:
Rollin' Down the River bylames H. Boeger
There's a lot of railroad action along the upper Mississippi.
The Valley-Lake Connection by Rich Borkowski, Jr.
Bessemer & Lake Erie and Union Railroad still move the steel industry.
Tacoma Rail Today by David J. Cantlin
Serving the Port of Tacoma and a shred of the Milwaukee Road.
Berkeley to South Bend and Back - 1950 by John C. lllman A railfan's cross-country quest for a new Studebaker.
In Focus/news-feature
10 PCC Curtain Call in New Jersey by Steve Barry
20 Western Maryland Winter Weekend by Steve Barry
4 Publishers Desk/commentary by Hal Carstens
11Fanmail/letters from readers
12 Timetable/railfan events guide
16 Lineside Legacy/preservation news by Jeff Terry
22 Railroadiana/product news and reviews
24 Videos/videotape reviews
26 Railnews/news stories and photos 52 Book Depot/railroad book mart
54 On The Menu/dining by rail by James Porterfield
55 Railfun/cartoon by Curt Katz
58 Transit Currents/transit news by George M. Smerk
60 Museum & Tourist Line Directory
62 Drury on Board/commentary by George H. Drury
63 Markers/editorial commentary 63 Railfanning Is/humor
65 Advertising Index/the railfan marketplace
66 Final Frame
on the cover: Bessemer & Lake Erie SD40-3 No.906 leads a train of Minnesota iron ore from the Conneaut docks south through Oneida, Pennsylvania on July 11, 2000. Rich Borkowski, Jr. tells the story of Transtar's Pennsylvania steel-hauling railroads, the Bessemer, the Union and the McKeesport Connecting, starting on page 30. Photograph by Rich Borkowski, Jr.
Railfan & Railroad Magazine 2001 May
Features
6 The First Domino? by Dale W. Woodland
LTV Mining closes Hoyt Lake mine; railroad to shut down
28 Photo Line: 2000 Along the Rails
Our readers chronicle the year in railroading
I-IV Index to RAILFAN & RAILROAD Volume 19: 2000
38 Riding the Black Hills Central by Jeff Terry
"The 1880 Railroad" has been around for over 40 years
46 0. Winston Link, 1914 - 2001 by Mike Del Vecchio
Remembering the master of night photography
In Focus/news-feature
10 Portuguese Alcos to be retired by Walt Lankenau
4 Publisher's Desk/commentary by Hal Carstens
11 Fanmail/letters from readers
12 Timetable/railfan events guide
17 Lineside Legacy/preservation news by Jeff Terry 20 Videos/videotape reviews
22 Railroadiana/product news and reviews
24 The Engineer's Seat/life in the cab by Thomas D. Dress 26 Railnews/news stories and photos
48 Book Depot/railroad book mart
50 On The Menu/dining by rail by James Porterfield
51 Railfun/cartoon by Curt Katz
51 Camera Bag/guide to railfan photography by Jim Boyd 54 Transit Currents/transit news by George M. Smerk 56 Museum & Tourist Line Directory
58 Markers/editorial commentary
58 Railfanning Ishumor
61 Advertising Index/the railfan marketplace
62 Final Frame
on the cover: Coal is still king on CSX's former Clinchfield Railroad trackage, an important main line featuring heavy welded rail and deep rock ballast. AC4400CW No.321 drags a southbound unit coal train through Sevier, North Carolina on May 20, 2000. See what Scott Ridenhour and other contributors have photographed over the past year in PHOTO LINE: 2000 ALONG THE RAILS, beginning on page 28
Railfan & Railroad Magazine 2001 June
Features
6 The Third Cavalry Moves by Rail by Chip Sherman
Burlington Northern & Santa Fe moves heavy armor to maneuvers.
28 Kansas City Today by Carl Graves and Wayne Kuchinsky Intense activity characterizes this booming railroad hub.
I-VIII On the Menu's 2001 Dinner Train Guide by James D. Porterfield Our annual pull-out guide to good eating on the rails.
45 McCloud No.18 Returns to Steam by Martin E. Hansen 'The Showgirl" is back in action on home rails.
46 Across a Century by Ken Fitzgerald
Two Texas & Pacific steamers celebrate their anniversaries. 48 The North Carolina & Virginia by Tony Reevy
Former CSX branch lines enjoy a dramatic traffic revival.
In Focus/news-feature
7 Overland Route Influence Down Under by Bill Hough 62 New Cars for Alaska by Steve Barry
4 Publisher's Desk/commentary by Hal Carstens 10 Timetable/railfan events guide
16 Fanmail/letters from readers
18 Drury on Board/commentary by George H. Drury
19 Railroadiana/product news and reviews
20 Videos/videotape reviews
22 Railfanning Is/humor
24 Lineside Legacy/preservation news by Jeff Terry 26 Railnews/news stories and photos
52 Book Depot/railroad book mart
56 Camera Bag/ guide to railfan photography by Jim Boyd
57 Railfun/cartoon by Curt Katz
58 Transit Currents/transit news by George M. Smerk 63 Markers/editorial commentary
65 Advertising Index/the railfan marketplace
66 Final Frame
on the cover: Behind Union Pacific run-through power, Kansas City Southern unit coal train No.65 bound for Fort Towson, Oklahoma passes Lydia and Front Streets on the way to Knoche Yard in Kansas City, Missouri on August 19, 1999. Carl Graves and Wayne Kuchinsky make sense of Kansas City's maze of railroads and yards beginning on page 28. Photograph by Carl Graves.
Railfan & Railroad Magazine 2001 July
Features
6 5P&5 700 Comes Home by Steve Barry
The big Northern gets a rare chance to stretch her legs.
8 New Life on the Isthmus by Michael M. Palmieri and William Lang
An American partnership revitalizes the Panama Canal Railroad.
30 A Locomotive for All Seasons by H.F. Cavanaugh
Alco road switchers dieselized the New Haven's Berkshire Branch.
34 Averting a Disaster at Belsprings Siding by HE Cavanaugh An off-duty station agent saves the day.
36 The Alton & Southern by Randy Allard and Mike Mautner Follow the action on this St. Louis terminal road.
44 All Fired Up! by Mark Perri
Ohio Central test fires Grand Trunk Western 6235.
45 Railfanning St. Louis by Bob Gallegos
Good places to watch trains during the NRHS Convention.
In Focus/news-feature
10 Amtrak Considers Nashville Service by Railcon Wagner 20 The "Springmaid Line" Expands by James W Guffey
4 Publisher's Desk/commentary by Hal Carstens 12 Fanmail/letters from readers
14 Timetable/railfan events guide
18 The Engineer's Seat/life in the cab by Thomas D. Dressler 22 Lineside Legacy/preservation news by Jeff Terry
24 Videos/videotape reviews
25 Railroadiana/product news and reviews
26 Railnews/news stories and photos
52 Book Depot/railroad book mart
54 On the Menu/dining by rail by James D. Porterfield
56 Transit Currents/transit news by George M. Smerk
57 Railfun/cartoon by Curt Katz
62 Camera Bag/ guide to railfan photography bylim Boyd
63 Markers/editorial commentary
63 Railfanning Is/humor
65 Advertising Index/the railfan marketplace
on the cover: New York, New Haven & Hartford's Pittsfield, Mass.-Grand Central Terminal Train 143 swings off the Berkshire Branch onto the Maybrook Line at Berkshire Junction, Conn., in July, 1958. The railroad dieselized the Berkshire starting in 1947, using Alco road switchers. H.F. "Casey" Cavanaugh tells the story beginning on page 30. Photograph by H.F. Cavanaugh.
Railfan & Railroad Magazine 2001 August
Features
6 Patience and the GaspPeninsula by George Pitorys If at first you don't succeed...
30 America the Beautiful... and Amtrak by James H. Boeger The train remains the best way to drink in this country's beauty.
34 Photo Line: 30 Years of Amtrak
In retrospect, it's been 30 years of passenger train variety.
38 Over the Siskiyous by Larry L. Contrail
Central Oregon & Pacific carries on in the Southern Pacific tradition.
46 Nashville's Fifties Streamliner by Ralcon Wagner Multiple E8s and long trains recall "the way it was."
In Focus/news-feature
10 Orphaned "Cats" Adopted by Chip Sherman
4 Publisher's Desk/commentary by Hal Carstens
11 Fanmail/letters from readers
12 Timetable/railfan events guide
18 Camera Bag/ guide to railfan photography by Jim Boyc
18 Railfanning Is/humor
20 Lineside Legacy/preservation news by Jeff Terry
23 Railroadiana/product news and reviews
24 Drury on Board/commentary by George Drury
26 Railnews/news stories and photos 52 Book Depot/railroad book mart
54 On the Menu/dining by rail by James D. Porterfield
55 Railfun/cartoon by Curt Katz
55 Videos/videotape review
56 Transit Currents/transit news by George M. Smerk
59 Museum & Tourist Line Directory 62 Markers/editorial commentary
65 Advertising Index/the railfan marketplace
66 Final Frame
on the cover: Central Oregon & Pacific's Medford Hauler pops out of the south portal of Tunnel No.13 at the summit of the Siskiyou Mountains in Oregon. This location, just north of the California border, was the scene of the last great train robbery in America in 1923, when the line was owned by Southern Pacific. Larry L. Cantrall looks at the operations of today's Central Oregon & Pacific beginning on page 30. Photograph by Larry L. Cantrall.
Railfan & Railroad Magazine 2001 September
Features
6 Arkansas' Unsung Narrow Gauge by Louis R. Saillard This obscure line was recently converted to standard gauge.
30 In the Heart of Dixie by Ronald C. Mele and David Hurt BNSF where you might not expect to find it.
38 Down Through California by George H. Drury
From Sacramento to San Diego to San Francisco - the hard way.
46 Why? bylames P. Bell
Why do we pursue this hobby?
50 MetroLink Extension Opens by Ralcon Wagner
The St. Louis light rail system now runs deep into Illinois.
In Focus/news-features
10 Alder Gulch Short Line by Dale W. Jones 55 1522 Visits Texas staff report
4 Publisher's Desk/commentary by Hal Carstens
11 Fanmail/letters from readers
12 Timetable/railfan events guide
16 Railroadiana/product news and reviews
18 The Engineer's Seat/life in the cab by Thomas D. Dressler 20 Railfanning Is/humor
22 Lineside Legacy/preservation news by Jeff Terry
25 Videos/videotape reviews
26 Railnews/news stories and photos
52 Book Depot/railroad book mart
54 On the Menu/dining by rail by James D. Porterfield
55 Railfun/cartoon by Curt Katz
56 Transit Currents/transit news by George M. Smerk 59 Museum & Tourist Line Directory
62 Camera Bag/guide to railfan photography by Jim Boyd
63 Markers/editorial commentary
65 Advertising Index/the railfan marketplace
on the cover: In its last season of operation, Arkansas Lime's three foot gauge General Electric 45 tonner No.2-LO-5 threads its way through the plant at Limeville, Arkansas, in the spring of 2000. Read about one of the last narrow gauge line haul operations in America on page 6. Photograph by Louis R. Saillard.
Railfan & Railroad Magazine 2001 October
Features
6 Confessions by Steve Schmollinger
So you think you want to write a railroad book?
30 Fort Worth & Western by Ken Fitzgerald
A Texas short line that's both contemporary and antique.
39 Soaring Across the Delaware by Michael T. Burkhart This Philadelphia landmark still carries modern rapid transit.
40 Streetcars Are Alive in the City of Roses by Steve Morgan Portland, Oregon has opened a brand-new streetcar line.
44 Logging Lokey Revival by Martin E. Hansen
Two Pacific Northwest veterans return to steam
46 The Monsters of Tehachapi Pass by Dave Burton
Over the years, the biggest power has fought Tehachapi's grades.
In Focus/news-features
10 Erie Bypass Ahead of Schedule by Steve Gerbracht
4 Publisher's Desk/commentary by Hal Carstens 12 Fanmail/letters from readers
14 Timetable/railfan events guide
19 Camera Bag/guide to railfan photography by Jim Boyd
20 Videos/videotape reviews
22 Lineside Legacy/preservation news by Jeff Terry
23 Drury on Board/commentary by George H. Drury 24 Railroadiana/product news and reviews
26 Railnews/news stories and photos
52 Book Depot/railroad book mart
54 On the Menu/dining by rail by James D. Porterfield
55 Railfun/cartoon by Curt Katz
56 Transit Currents/transit news by George M. Smerk 58 Museum & Tourist Line Directory
62 Markers/editorial commentary
63 Railfanning Is/humor
65 Advertising Index/the railfan marketplace
Final Frame
on the cover: The location is Fort Worth's historic Stockyards district. The man in uniform is Fort Worth & Western conductor Steve Clark, a veteran Santa Fe engineer. The classic 19th Century locomotive is FWWR's ex-Southern Pacific Ten-Wheeler No.2248. Ken Fitzgerald tells the story of the Texas railroad that's both old and new starting on page 30. Photograph by Ken Fitzgerald.
Railfan & Railroad Magazine 2001 November
Features
6 The Changing of the Guard by Ben Martin
Life on Susquehanna's Northern Division without Conrail
30 The Rio Grande Lives by Frank Keller
Despite the merger, all is not yet Armour Yellow in Colorado
36 Steamerama II on the Soo Line by Tom Kelcec Soo Pacific 2719 has never been better
40 Impatience at Salmon by Ron Flanary Waiting for a meet on the Louisville & Nashville
42 Fire in the Hole by Alexander D. Mitchell IV The Baltimore tunnel fire, from beginning to end
4 Publisher's Desk/commentary by Hal Carstens 10 Fanmail/letters from readers
12 Timetable/railfan events guide
18 The Engineer's Seat/life in the cab by Thomas D. Dressler
23 We'd Like you to Meet/Alexander D. Mitchell IV
24 Railroadiana/product news and reviews
25 Camera Bag/guide to railfan photography by Jim Boyd
26 Railnews/news stories and photos
50 Book Depot/railroad book mart
52 On the Menu/dining by rail by James D. Porterfield
53 Railfun/cartoon by Curt Katz
53 Videos/videotape reviews
55 Railfanning Is/humor
56 Transit Currents/transit news by George M. Smerk
58 Lineside Legacy/preservation news by Jeff Terry
59 Museum & Tourist Line Directory
63 Markers/editorial commentary
65 Advertising Index/the railfan marketplace
on the cover: Over five years after Union Pacific swallowed Southern Pacific and Rio Grande, it's still possible to find solid sets of Rio Grande diesels working on home rails. On March 8, 2001, Rio Grande SD40T-2 5342 led the MRODV east at Woodside, Utah. Frank Keller documents the remaining members of the Rio Grande diesel fleet starting on page 30. Photograph by Frank Keller.
Railfan & Railroad Magazine 2001 December
Features
6 The 2001 Cover One Contest Winners
Presenting the Second Place winner and nine Runners-Up.
30 PCC Operations End in New Jersey by Carl G. Perelman Classic streetcars roll their final miles in Newark's City Subway.
31 Thanksgiving in "Chian" by Walt Lankenau
A wide-eyed college student visited this UP mecca in 1971.
36 All the Livelong Day! by Charles L. Dischinger
Track gangs = photos of railroaders at work.
42 Sweet Home Alabama by Bill Eisthen
GP30s ply the old Frisco on the Alabama & Gulf Coast.
In Focus/news-features
8 Terror Attacks Affect the Rails by Walt Lankenau
8 AOE Banished From Colorado Rockies by Chip Sherman
4 Publisher's Desk/commentary by Hal Carstens
9 Fanmail/letters from readers
9 Railfanning Ishumor
10 Timetable/railfan events guide
16 Drury on Board/commentary by George H. Drury
20 Lineside Legacy/preservation news by Jeff Terry
24 Railroadiana/product news and reviews
26 Railnews/news stories and photos
50 Book Depot/railroad book mart
51 Museum & Tourist Line Directory
52 On the Menu/dining by rail bylames D. Porterfield
53 Railfun/cartoon by Curt Katz
54 Camera Bag/guide to railfan photography by Jim Boyd 56 Transit Currents/transit news by George M. Smerk 58 Videos/videotape reviews
63 We'd Like you to Meet/Cover One contest winners
64 Markers/editorial commentary
65 Advertising Index/the railfan marketplace
66 Final Frame
on the cover: Canadian National SD75l 5626 awaits its departure to the east with train No.130 on the rainy evening of November 25, 1998. Steve Bradley's photo was the grand prize winner in the 2001 Cover One Contest. The other prize winners can be found on pages 6-7, and the first and second place photographers are profiled on page 63. Photograph by Steve Bradley.
winner Richard Barnes, Jr. on pag
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