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railway express magazine top gear Railfan & Railroad December 2024Features: 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 worlds largest operating steam locomotive continues to draw massive crowds of
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
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