Description
Features:
50 Years of Railfan • Staff Special — In a wild era of railroad mergers, train-offs, and main line steam excursions, a new magazine emerged just for railfans like us.
Oregon’s Lumbering Ghosts: Part 1 • by Dave Stanely — Both Weyerhauser and Oregon, California & Eastern once hauled timber to Klamath Falls with a unique fleet of diesels.
Finding Providence • by Justin Franz and James house — Old-school railfanning in the scablands of eastern Washington on BNSF Railway’s Lakeside Subdivision.
Railfanning California Style: The Next Generation • by Elrond Lawrence —When you’re chasing freshly painted SPSF “Kodachrome” SD45s off Cajon, why be in a hurry to get back to Fontana?.
Fifty Years of Change in New England • by Tim Doherty — Highlighting 11 significant events that have shaped the course of freight railroading in New England since 1974.
The American Railfan • by Justin Franz and Otto M. Vondrak — How two railroads from different parts of the country honored some of their biggest supporters in a big way.
A Magazine for Railfans • by Bruce Kelly — Inspiring an avid Western reader to relocate to the Northeast and join the staff of Railfan & Railroad.
Departments:
Departures — commentary: Steve Barry
Celebrating 50 Years of Railfan & Railroad
Railnews — top news stories and photos from our readers
Transit Currents — transit news: Bob Gallegos
Railroadiana — new product, book, and video reviews
Timetable — railroad event listings submitted by our readers
Through My Lens — trackside memories: Kevin EuDaly
Fifty!
In Search of Steam — News of active steam engines: Steve Barry
Seventies Steamers: Where Are They Now?
Camera Bag — Photography tips and techniques: Justin Franz
Jim Boyd’s Camera Bag Legacy
Destinations — Culture, art, food, and film: David C. Lester
The Sounds of Railroading
Markers — Additional thoughts from your editors
Parting Shot — Harold H. Carstens