JANUARY 2017 VOLUME 36, NO. 1
28 THE INLAND EMPIRE: Endless rolling fields of grain and wide open skies provide the backdrop for the Palouse River & Coulee City operation in eastern Washington State. PHOTO BY DAVID HONAN
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Inland Empire/David Honan These rural operations in Washington State’s Palouse region feature vistas of agricultural bounty as the backdrop for branchline trains
Down at the Depot/James D. Porterfield At one time almost every town in America had an active train station, providing the inspiration for 15 artists to create in various media
Mixed Train to Pukatawagan/Denis E. Connell The last working mixed train in North America is operated by the Keewatin Central Railway to serve the remote populations of Manitoba
The Georgia Mixeds/Martin K. O’Toole In the late 1960s and early 1960s, former editor Jim Boyd explored the quaint world of Georgia Railroad’s rural mixed train operation
Fort Collins Trolley/Michael T. Burkhart This summer weekend attraction features a restored orginal Birney car operating along the original right-of-way in Fort Collins, Colorado
The Palouse River & Coulee City train startles a flock of birds into flight at the elevator complex in Willada, Wash. David Honan takes us on a tour of these former Union Pacific branchlines serving Washington’s agricultural breadbasket starting on page 28. PHOTO BY DAVID HONAN
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: Jim Boyd 65 On the Menu/dining, travel, and art: James D. Porterfield 68 Preservation Topics/this stuff is old, man: Otto Vondrak 70 Markers/editorial commentary and musings 74 Parting Shot/Jonathan Lee
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