Description
Features:
Genesee & Wyoming at 125 • by OTTO VONDRAK — What began as a lucrative salt mining enterprise in western New York has expanded in the last 40 years into the largest short line operator in the world.
Trowbridge Tower • by JACK BARBIER — Trackside memories of railfanning at Grand Trunk Western’s Trowbridge Tower, where Chesapeake & Ohio crossed the busy main line between Lansing and East Lansing, Michigan.
From Maine Coast to Midcoast • by JUSTIN FRANZ — Decades of change as several operators try to find success on the state-owned former Maine Central Rockland Branch, culminating in Finger Lakes Railway’s Midcoast Railservice.
Big Day on a Little Railroad • by DAVID R. BUSSE —A chance encounter with Louisville, New Albany & Corydon Railroad resulted in recording the venerable short line operating a special excursion for a local nursery school.
Sand, Steel, and The Sahara • by BRICE DOUGLAS — In Africa, the adventurous railfan can see, photograph, and even ride behind EMD exports hauling heavy ore trains across the Sahara Desert.
Departments:
Departures — Commentary/Alexander Benjamin Craghead
Exports and Expats
Railnews — Top news stories and reader-submitted photos
Transit Currents — Transit news/compiled by Bob Gallegos
Railroadiana — New product, book, and video reviews
Timetable — railroad event listings submitted by our readers
LocoNotes — Diesel spotters/compiled by Kenneth M. Ardinger
Through My Lens — Trackside memories/Kevin EuDaly
Always Never Say Die
High Iron — Railroaders share their stories/Matt Walker
Bait and Switch and Other Tales
Camera Bag — Photography tips and techniques/Jeffrey Smith
Storage Strategies for Digital Photos: 2
Destinations — Detours and distractions/Joseph Zadeh
Northern Ohio: A Railfan Destination
Markers — Additional thoughts from your editors
Parting Shot — Zach Kedge