The outlookįor steam enthusiasts was grim and growing grimmer. There were only a few holdouts on mainlinesĪnd shortlines, and those were disappearing at an alarming rate. Reader Railroad’s listing in The Official Guide of the Railways proudly proclaimed, “The last remaining regularly scheduled mixed train drawn exclusively by steam locomotives.” Perhaps to emphasize, under “equipment,” the listing elaborated, “Note: steam power is guaranteed on all trains.”ĭisappearing all across the land. Reader Number 11 and ex-Milwaukee combine 501 after a good day's work. The last all steam powered mixed train in America Reader Railroad was all steam 'til the end in 1974 Story and all photos © Glen Brewer Who were those nabobs, the ones San Francisco's Nob Hill was named for? Thoughts on the Glory Days of architecture and interior design The Royal Hudson and the Caraboo Prospector The Engine is Royal the Scenery is Magnificent The newest and longest narrow gauge in Walesīoxcar Camping - Wilderness Stay by Steam Train The Ffestiniog Railway, Robert Fairlie and the origins of narrow gauge railroading in America Narrow Gauge Steam Railways in the Land of their Origin Looking on as Denver & Rio Grande Western Number 491 is readied for an evening on the Polar Express. The spirit of this much loved, southwestern Colorado railway isn't dead, it just retired and moved to Southern California The Return of Colorado & Southern Number 9 Is this any way to run a railroad museum? Part 2 Is this any way to run a railroad museum? Part 1 Some thoughts on public travel then and nowĭ&RGW narrow gauge in the twilight years - Part Iĭ&RGW narrow gauge in the twilight years - Part IIīob Richardson and the founding of the Colorado Railroad Museum
The last all steam powered mixed train in America In search of the eponymous Brewer, Illinois Beery,Villa Park's pioneering woman physician Quick Table of Contents The formative yearsĭoctor Geno E.
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