JUNE 2015 VOLUME 34, NO. 6
30 SEEING RED: With the Green Mountains forming a dramatic backdrop, Vermont Railway leads a 45-car northbound freight through Danby, Vt., on April 4, 2015. This year’s NRHS National Convention will be based in Rutland, Vermont. PHOTO BY JOHN CULLINAN
30 Champlain Valley Showcase/John “Cully” Cullinan The 2015 NRHS Convention is based in Rutland, Vermont, but also includes brief forays into neighboring New York State.
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40 More Than a Machine/Thomas Gears The author began to see Wilmington & Western No. 98 in a totally different light when he began researching the men behind the machine.
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North to The Chief/Louis R. Saillard Michigan Northern briefly kept more than 200 miles of Michigan branch lines alive and provided an important link to the Chief Wawatam ferry.
Turning Back the Clock in West Virginia/Steve Barry Photographers enjoyed a time warp on the Potomoac Eagle route thanks to recreations of classic Baltimore & Ohio and Chessie System trains.
The southbound Vermont Railway Bennington-Rutland train led by Green Mountain Railway 305 leans into the curve and is about to pass the old ex-Rutland passenger station at Arlington, Vt.,having steamrolled up a stiff grade on July 24, 2012. For those visiting the area for the 2015 NRHS National Convention, John Cullinan takes us on a tour of the Champlain region of Vermont and New York starting on page 30. PHOTO BY JOHN CULLINAN
4 Departures/commentary: Alexander B. Craghead 6 Railnews/top news stories and photos from our readers
18 LocoNotes/diesel spotters: Kenneth M. Ardinger 20 Transit Currents/transit news: George M. Smerk 23 Capitol Lines/news from Washington: Wes Vernon 26 Railroadiana/new product, book, and video reviews 28 Timetable/railroad event listings submitted by our readers 54 Camera Bag/photography technique: Greg Monroe 56 On the Menu/dining, travel, and art: James D. Porterfield 60 Preservation Topics/heritage and legacy: Otto M. Vondrak 62 Markers/editorial commentary and adventures 65 Classifieds/the railfan marketplace 66 Parting Shot/Elrond Lawrence
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