FOURTH QUARTER 2025: This issue features “San Francisco Railfanning 1950–1975” by Gordon Lloyd, Jr., showcasing 25 years of photography spanning cable cars, Muni, the State Belt, and Southern Pacific. Carl Graves returns with “Railfan Memories, Mostly Good Part II,” sharing stories and images from railfanning adventures across the West, Mexico, Chicago, and New England. Mike Bednar explores decades of change along the Lehigh River in “Paradise, Rationalization, A-I, and the Progress of Man,” blending trackside action with behind-the-scenes insights. All this and more in the Fourth Quarter 2025 issue of Trains & Railroads of the Past!
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.
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.
Explore the world of White River Productions
