Features:
Dilworth's "Ugly Duckling" by Jim Boyd - Honoring EMD's revolutionary GP7 on its 50th Anniversary.
The Texas Panhandle, Part One by Keel Middleton - Part One of a two-part look at railroading in the Texas Panhandle focuses on the fascinating variety of operations in the Amarillo area.
East Branch & Lincoln No-5 Steams Again by Frederick C. Bailey - A nearly 100-year-old saddletanker is fired up in New Hampshire.
Railroad Test Tube by Walter Weart - Behind the scenes at the FRA/AAR test facility in Pueblo, Colorado.
A Winter Day by Bradley McClelland - Ohio shortline Great Miami & Western provides the setting for the writer's post-blizzard adventure in railfan photography.
Narrow Gauge Splendor by Steve Barry - A glorious weekend of photo freights on the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic.
Regulars:
Publisher's Desk - commentary by Hal Carstens
Fanmail - letters from readers
Timetable - railfan events guide
Lineside Legacy - preservation news by Jeff Terry
The Engineer's Seat - life in the cab by Thomas D. Dressier
Railroadiana - product news and reviews
Videos - videotape reviews
Railnews - news stories and photos
Book Depot - railroad book mart
On The Menu - dining by rail by James Porterfield
Railfun - cartoon by Curt Katz
Transit Currents - transit news by George M. Smerk
Camera Bag - guide to railfan photography by Jim Boyd
Museum & Tourist Line Directory
Markers - editorial commentary
Advertising Index - the railfan marketplace
Railfanning Is - humor
On the cover - Through the arches of the Plainview, Texas, station, Santa Fe GP30 No.2740 idles away the afternoon while awaiting its next assignment. The Plainview Subdivision is one of the many lines we visit in a two-part feature on railfanning the Texas Panhandle.
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