This Month
August 2024
Volume 43, No. 8
Features
50 Years of Conway Scenic
by Rick Kfoury — What began in 1974 as a seven-mile operation on the former Boston & Maine Conway Branch has since expanded to include the old Maine Central Mountain Division to Crawford Notch and beyond, with a roster of historic New England diesel locomotives.
Final Spike Steam Tour
by Justin Franz — Returned to active service to commemorate the CPKC Railway merger, Canadian Pacific H1b 4-6-4 2816 embarked on an ambitious three-nation tour from Calgary to Mexico City and return in the spring and early summer of 2024.
Sunset on Silicon Valley’s Industrial Era
by Eric Cortinas and Andrew Cox — With San Jose’s transformation into the “Silicon Valley” in the 1970s, the dense network of freight customers once served by Southern Pacific and Western Pacific has dwindled down to just a few dozen switched out by various Union Pacific local crews.
Departments
Departures/commentary: Alexander Benjamin Craghead
Railnews/top news stories and photos from our readers: Justin Franz
Transit Currents/transit news: Bob Gallegos
Railroadiana/new product, book, and video reviews
Timetable/railroad event listings submitted by our readers
LocoNotes/diesel spotters: Kenneth M. Ardinger
Through My Lens/trackside adventures and memories: Kevin EuDaly
Business & Technology/how it works: David C. Lester
Camera Bag/photography tips and techniques
Destinations/detours and distractions along the right of way
Observation Car/railroad culture, dining, and art
High Iron/railroaders share their stories
Preservation Topics/this stuff is old, man
Markers/editorial commentary and musings
Parting Shot
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