APRIL 2017 VOLUME 36, NO. 4
34 LOOKS LIKE A TRAIN SET: On an unnaturally warm late February afternoon, Vermont Railway SD70M 431 leads a train south through Arlington, Vt., alongside the Batten Kill River toward the interchange with Pan Am at Hoosick Junction, N.Y. PHOTO BY DANIEL SPITZER, M.D.
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Goderich-Exeter’s West End/Walter Pfefferle This interesting Ontario shortline features Genesee & Wyoming power hauling a variety of freight to an accessible Great Lakes port
Above Vermont/Daniel Spitzer, M.D. The Green Mountain State is home to a wide variety of railroad action and traditional facilities, all the more fascinating when viewed from the air
Camas Prairie Memories/Ryan Reed Featuring heavy freights on spindly trestles in scenic Idaho, time was running out for the scenic Camas Prairie Railroad in the 1990s
Along the Line 2016 Our annual presentation of colorful coast-to-coast trackside railroad action from the past year, shared by our readers
Costa Rican Rails/Michael T. Burkhart This unique narrow gauge commuter operation has been resurrected with older hand-me-down equipment, but modernization is on the horizon
Goderich–Exeter GP40-2 3030 and GP39-2u 2303 cross Bayfield Road in Clinton, Ont., with a long trail of covered hoppers following on May 14, 2015. Walter Pfefferle takes us on a tour of this colorful Genesee & Wyoming shortline operation in
Canada beginning on page 28. PHOTO BY WALTER PFEFFERLE
4 Departures/commentary: Alexander B. Craghead 6 Railnews/top news stories and photos from our readers
18 Transit Currents/transit news: Bob Gallegos 21 Capitol Lines/news from Washington: Wes Vernon 23 Railroadiana/new product, book, and video reviews 25 Timetable/railroad event listings submitted by our readers 26 LocoNotes/diesel spotters: Kenneth M. Ardinger 62 Camera Bag/photography technique: Dennis A. Livesey 64 On the Menu/dining, travel, and art: James D. Porterfield 68 Preservation Topics/this stuff is old, man: Brad Noble, D.O. 70 Markers/editorial commentary and musings 74 Parting Shot/Jeffrey S. Smith
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