THIRD QUARTER 2025: In this issue, Jeffrey Plant presents his 49-day western railfan excursion in 1991 in “Copper, Coal and other Western Treasures.” “Memories of Emmaus Junction” is a vintage look at the action around JA Tower at Emmaus Junction, Pa., with Gale Treiber’s black and white and color photography from the 1950s; Mike Small brings us “1970s Trips to Washington, D.C. and Harrisburg, Pa.” with a focus on electrics; plus Mike Bednar’s latest installment of life on the railroad. All this and more in the Third Quarter 2025 issue of Trains & Railroads of the Past!
Copper, Coal, and other Western Treasures
Highlights of a trip around the American West in 1991, featuring Burlington Northern, Montana Rail Link, Copper Basin, Magma Arizona, and others.
1970s Trips to Washington, D.C., and Harrisburg, Pa.
Trips to Washington, D.C., and Harrisburg, Pa., in the mid-1970s revealed a colorful variety of early Amtrak, Conrail, and Chessie System action.
JA Tower at Emmaus Junction
Visiting JA Tower in Emmaus, Pa., in the 1950s was an eye-opening experience for a young railfan taking some of his first railroad photographs.
Railfanning Oklahoma, Kansas, and Missouri
The first part in a series recalling memories of railfan adventures in Oklahoma, Kansas, and Missouri, between 1971 and 1990.
Explore the world of White River Productions
