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Classic Trains Magazine

Volume 1	Number 1	Spring 2000
Part #KAL-CT2000Spring

A Great Time and Place
In 1948, the spectacle of postwar railroading was on view along Pennsy's Main Line west of Philadelphia. By Robert S. McGonigal

Streamliners to the Sunshine State
When the upstart Seaboard boldly re-equipped its Florida traiins in 1938, conservative Coast Line quickly followed suite. By Joe Welsh

When Elan Rode the Traction
An unexpected visitor; followed by a fast interurban ride, made for a special day on the Illinois Terminal in 1953. By Gordon E. Lloyd

Stan Kistler's L.A.
One of the West's top photographers looks back on the 1940's and '50's in Southern California. By Stan Kistler

Night Passage
The job of firing a Minnesota iron range 0-6-0 on a night run was not for the faint of heart. By Vernon L. Smith

Detroit: Where Central's Diesels Met
The Motor City was a melting pot for New York Central's assortment of EMD's, Alcos, GE's Baldwins, and FM's By J. David Ingles

Lima's Last steam Locomotive
Examining the magic and mysteries of the last of a great breed: Nickel Plate Road 2-8-4 No. 779. By John B. Corns

Going Out in Glory
Near the end of its precarious existence, the Rio Grande Southern hosted some memorable fan trips. By Mallory Hope Ferrel

Photo Classics
A gallery of color and black-and-white views of Northern Pacific, Jersey Central, Western Maryland, Lehigh Valley, Katy, and others.

Diesels Arrive on the Milwaukee Road
A historian recalls the early 1940's, when "Famous 15," its alter ego 14, and two special SW1's went to work. By Jim Scribbins

Stream Stronghold
At the end of the 1950's, the big show still played on Canadian National in southern Ontario. Photos by Philip R. Hastings

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