Railfan & Railroad Magazine December 2024
Features:
844 and the 4-8-4s • by Cate Kratville-Wrinn — Eighty years after it was built and six decades after entering excursion service, UP 844 rolls on with no end in sight.
The Butterfly Effect • by Ron Flanary — A 1987 trip to Wyoming resulted in an improbable UP steam operation on the CSX Clinchfield Santa Train in Tennessee.
Big Boy Reconquers the West • by Elrond Lawrence — The world’s largest operating steam locomotive continues to draw massive crowds of support as it tours the American West.
Photo Line: Jim Boyd • by Steve Barry —Railfan & Railroad’s first editor was quick to explore the changing times around the Carstens offices in New Jersey in the 1970s.
Remembering Railfun: A Tribute to Curt Katz • by Otto M. Vondrak — Remembering our resident cartoonist who provided a humorous look at our hobby, the railroads, and even this magazine.
Oregon’s Lumbering Ghosts: 2 • by Dave Stanley — Recalling Oregon & Northwestern, Southern Pacific’s Tillamook and Wilkins branches, and Willamina & Grand Ronde.
Departments:
- Departures — commentary: Alexander Benjamin Craghead
Roll Your Own? - Railnews — top news stories and photos from our readers
- Transit Currents — transit news: Bob Gallegos
- Railroadiana — new product, book, and video reviews
- Timetable — railroad event listings submitted by our readers
- Through My Lens — trackside memories: Kevin EuDaly
Fifty! Part 2 - Preservation — The world of railway preservation/Justin Franz
Union Pacific Steam: Coming Attractions - Business & Technology — Analysis/David C. Lester
Some Thoughts on Railroad Labor - Camera Bag — Photography tips and techniques/George W. Hamlin
The Art of Seeing: Open Your Eyes, and Your Mind - Markers — Additional thoughts from your editors
- Parting Shot — Thomas Pittman
Lombard Hobbies - Your Valued Shop for over 40 Years!
