THIRD QUARTER 2026: In “Short Lines of Oregon and Washington” we view the last vestiges of the logging and timber era in the Pacific Northwest, plus other select short lines in the 1970s and 1980s. “Toto Travels Northeast” gives us a look at Northeast railroading in the 1970s with Midwest native Carl Graves. Mike Bednar’s latest installment of life on the railroad provides “A GE Sampler.” All this and more in the Third Quarter issue of Trains and Railroads of the Past!
Conrail’s 50th Anniversary
Fifty years ago, six bankrupt Northeastern railroads were combined into one single system that would become Conrail.
San Francisco Scenes 1950-1975
Vintage scenes of railroading in and around San Francisco from 1950 through 1975, illustrated with images from the Lloyd Transportation Library.
Railfan Memories… Mostly Good! Part 2: 1971-1990
Writing this review brought back memories, mostly good, including trips with railfan friends as well as non-railfan friends and family.
“Paradise” “Rationalization” “AI” and the “Progress of Man”
Railroads once depended on a small army of employees to keep things moving smoothly, including tower operators, crossing watchmen, yard clerks, and more.
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