ILLUSTRATION BY ALEXANDER CRAGHEAD / ORIGINAL PHOTO BY STEVE BARRY
Erie Lackawanna 2013 Calendar
Available through the Erie Lackawanna Historical Society
This is not
real.Now that the disclaimer is out of the way, this illustration is a modification of a photo by editor Barry done by departures columnist Alexander Craghead for possible use with this month’s column on “rumors.” We decided not to use it there, but just had to share it. How’s this for a Norfolk Southern heritage scheme?
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ing to destinations on the various ex-Erie lines. The platforms are configured so that all but one track will be lit properly in the evening rush. The new Freedom Tower, ris- ing on the site of the World Trade Center, provides a skyline highlight. Once you are finished with the platform, an overhead bridge just west of the station provides nice views of the diesel trains emerging from the lower level. Parking at both Elizabeth and Secaucus is expensive, especially at the latter which has no hourly rates (just an all-day charge of $16-$20 depending on the day). Elizabeth has more parking spots and less expensive rates. If you want to do both, park at Eliza- beth and use one of the numerous Corridor trains to get to Secaucus.
Along the Tracks 2012 If you headed trackside with your camera in 2012, whether it was for a major railfan
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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING: 78 cents per word, minimum order $9.36. Count all initials, abbreviations (COD, SASE, PO, 8mm, 5 x 7, it's, etc.), numbers and address components as one word. Fourth consecutive insertion of same ad free upon request. Classified ads are payable in advance, and payment in U.S. funds must accompany ad copy. For payments drawn on Canadian bank accounts please add $5.00 service charge. No service charge for Credit Card payment in U.S. funds. Ads will be placed in category deemed most appropriate; requested categories will be considered. Ads using a PO Box number must supply a street address for our records. Classified ads are noncommissionable. CLOSING DATE: 10th of month three months preceding date of issue, i.e. Feb. 10 for May issue. Send all classified ads to: RAILFAN & RAILROAD, CLASSIFIED AD DEPT., 108 Phil Hardin Rd., Newton, NJ 07860-0700. Ads sent to other departments may be delayed or lost. All ads are subject to the approval of the publisher. Ads are set in standard 6 point type with first word capitalized. Large type bold face classified ads are available at $1.83 per word, minimum $21.96.
BOOKS & PUBLICATIONS
FOR SALE: Extensive collection of railroad books, many signed and numbered. Write/email for list of titles. K. Murphy, 69 Westland Ave., Winchester, MA 01890. kmurph80@ya-
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Can Dan and his club save their favorite engine from the scrap yard? Read “The Deltic Disaster and Other Tails” available at
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THE LAYOUT by J. David Robbins. A thoughtful and humor- ous new novel about a railfan and the nature of fantasy. Avail- able from major on-line booksellers.
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CALENDARS
2013 NEW ENGLAND RAILROADING CALENDAR, 34th edi- tion made in USA features 12 (8x10) full color prints plus 2 cover pages @$8.00 postage paid or railroad calendar pic- tures (our choice) 12/$3.00. Domestic orders only. Mystic Val- ley Railway Society, PO Box 365486, Hyde Park, MA 02136- 0009. Allow 2-4 weeks delivery.
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2013 TROLLEY CALENDAR-Color cover and 13 B&W photos with descriptive captions from Mid-Atlantic area. PTC, PST, LVT, Baltimore, Washington, Wilkes-Barre, Hershey and Fair- mount Park Transit. $10.00 plus $2.00 postage from: Charles Long, 227 Locust Road, Fort Washington, PA 19034. Checks to East Penn Traction Club.
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Original Railroad DVD’s. Steam and diesel. 1980’s to present. Previews and buy online. clearproductions
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event or quiet time along a short line, you may want to participate in what has be come a favorite annual feature here at R&R. Each year in the May issue, we run a special PHO- TO LINE featuring images taken during the preceding calendar year, and we invite you to submit photos for consideration in our Along the Rails 2012 feature. The photos can be of a newsworthy event (which you proba- bly should have submitted to RAILNEWS when it happened), a special excursion, or simply just a pretty picture. The only requirement is that it was taken in 2012 of a railroad sub- ject (foreign subjects are fine).
The guidelines for submitting are simple.
Each photographer can submit up to ten slides or digital photos (if you have access to a high-quality scanner, we strongly encour- age you to scan your slides and send us the digital files). Slides must be placed in a 20- slide storage page (send the entire page, even though only ten spaces will be used). Slides
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FOR SALE-Various Railroadiana; books, passes, timetables, rule books, slides, steam negatives and other memorabilia. Details at
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RAILROAD TRAVEL AVOCATES OF: Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota: I am trying to start up a “daughter chapter” of National Association of Railroad Passengers, cov- ering the three “ota” states.(TOPTAC) “Tri-Otas Passenger Train Advocating Coalition”. Interested? Contact: Merlin Mar- lowe, 68680 470th St., Fairfax, MN 55332
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2013 TOURS OF BRITISH PRESERVED STEAM RAIL- WAYS, 3rd to 16th July, 20th July to 2nd August, and 6th to 19th August. Maximum 8 persons per tour, visiting the best steam railways in Britain and the National Railway Museum in York. Further details from Midway Motor travel, phone direct to the UK 1-800 214 8738, E-mail; admin@midwaymotortrav-
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WANTED: Original slide collections purchased. Pre-1976. Any railroad or railroad subject. Call 908-755-5454.
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