 |  | Classic Trains Spring 2006
Fallen flags remembered: TH&B: a larger-than-life presence
Of dispatcher Rosey, a howling snowstorm, and an almost-cornfield-meet
Tracking down C&O's Alcos
The final fires of Birmingham
A comeback of the Century
Remarkable luck
How to streamline a Pacific
One day at North Philadelphia
Bird's-eye view: On the waterfront
The way it was: There's my grandfather's house
The way it was: Penny pictures of the Sandy River
The way it was: Two ways to take water
The way it was: The Official Guide as a geography text
The way it was: An understanding family
The way it was: Where time stood still.
HOMETOWN CONNECTIONS
A photo of Soo Line’s Laker at Waukesha, Wis., links some of life’s events. By J. David Ingles
OF DISPATCHER ROSEY, A HOWLING SNOWSTORM, AND AN ALMOST CORNFIELD MEET
A 17-year-old Rock Island relief operator has a scary night at Iowa Falls in 1969. By Dan Sabin
TRACKING DOWN C&O’S ALCOS
Classic Trains’ Senior Editor recalls a trip to Appalachia in search of Chesapeake & Ohio diesels. With 11 color photos. By J. David Ingles
THE FINAL FIRES OF BIRMINGHAM
After Alabama’s Class 1 railroads were dieselized, steam lingered in the Steel City of the South. With 16 color and B&W photos. By Tom Lawson
Classics Today: A COMEBACK OF THE CENTURY
In the first installment of a new Classic Trains feature, we look at the recent restoration of 20th Century Limited observation car Hickory Creek. By Karl Zimmermann
Great Photographers: REMARKABLE LUCK: FRED MATTHEWS’ 59 YEARS OF RAIL PHOTOGRAPHY
A keen interest in history and context has influenced the work of this California native. With 14 color and B&W photos. By John Gruber
HOW TO STREAMLINE A PACIFIC
A sequence of 12 B&W photos showing the work done to streamline Chicago & Eastern Illinois 4-6-2 No. 1008 for the Dixie Flagler. By Robert S. McGonigal
One Day at . . . NORTH PHILADELPHIA, PA.
While en route home, a Chicagoan spent a 1965 afternoon at one of the East’s great train-watching spots, Pennsy’s North Philly station. With 11 color photos. By Jim Neubauer
Bird’s-Eye View: ON THE WATERFRONT
Annotated aerial photos of Lackawanna’s Hoboken Terminal, the B&O-NYC docks at Toledo, and Western Maryland’s facilities at Port Covington, Baltimore.
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