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    WELCOME to the NRHS' Rail History Spotlight Section. This section contains historic articles and pictures about rail history from a recent edition of the National Railway Bulletin. The feature article will change periodically, so check back often.


    FEATURE ARTICLE

    LARRY STEINGARTEN VISITS THE DELAWARE & HUDSON in the 1970's is a photo essay of the Delaware & Hudson Railway's motive power in the 1970's. It was compiled by the NRHS' Bulletin Staff and appeared in Volume 69, No. 2.

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    Rutland Reminiscenes is a series of short stories about the Rutland Railway. It was written by Steve Mumley and appeared in Volume 69, No. 1.

    The Evolution of Automobile Traffic is about the railroad evolution in transportation of new cars. It was written by Jeff Heinie and appeared in Volume 68, No. 1.

    Claudius Crozet is about an early pioneer of railroading in the East. It was written by Robert L. Barrett and appeared in the NRHS Bulletin in Volume 67, No. 5.

    The Eastern Shore Railroad's Norfolk-Cape Charles Car Float Operation is about the railroad car float operations of the Eastern Shore Railroad. It was written by Tony Reevy and appeared in the NRHS Bulletin in Volume 67, No. 4.

     

    He Fed Our Dreams is about Joshua Lionel Cohen, the creator of Lionel Trains. It was written by Hank Morris and appeared in the NRHS Bulletin in Volume 67, No. 3.

    Brill's Last Run: The Brilliner is about the J.G. Brill & Company, a streetcar and interurban manufacturer. It was written by Edward Ridolph and appeared in the NRHS Bulletin Volume 67, No. 2.

    RAILROAD LAMPS & LANTERS LIGHT THE WAY is about Railroad Lanterns. It was written by John Goodnough and appeared in the NRHS Bulletin Volume 67, No. 1.

    TULSAN is about the Tulsan, a Santa Fe passenger train. The article is a mini-article for the focus subject of this issue, ALCO. It was written by Wilbur Johnson and appeared in the NRHS Bulletin Volume 666, No. 6.

    Howard Street Tunnel is about the Howard Street Tunnel, a 100+ year old railroad tunnel built by the B&O that stretches for over a mile under downtown Baltimore. The tunnel, most well known for thereceived national attention in July 2001 after a train derailed in the tunnel causing a massive fire, is a significant engineering and historic landmark that has operated safely for many a generation. The article was written by Jeff Smith and appeared in the NRHS Bulletin Volume #66, No. 5.

    Alco Automobiles? Trucks? Even Tanks? is about American Locomotive Company's (ALCO) involvement with producing automobiles, trucks, and tanks. The article is a mini-article for the focus subject of NRHS Bulletin in February 2002, ALCO.

    Civil War Railroads is an excerpt from the original article, by David M. Stokes, which appeared in the NRHS Bulletin in March, 2001.

    Boston's Last PCCs Soldier On is about the few surviving PCC cars running on Boston's MBTA system. This article, by J. W. Swanberg, appeared in the NRHS Bulletin in January, 2001.

    Little Joes is about the electric engines of the Milwaukee road known as as Little Joes. This article, an NRHS Bulletin Staff report, appeared in the NRHS Bulletin in April 2000. That issue featured several articles on the Milwaukee Road.

    Sawyer River Railroad is about a logging railroad in New Hampshire. This article was compiled by the NRHS Bulletin Staff and published in the NRHS Bulletin in February 2000, provides a brief glimpse at the operations of the lumber hauling railroad.

    The Erie Goes 'Standard' is about the conversion of the Erie railroad to standard gauge. This article, written by Richard Palmer and published in the NRHS Bulletin in November 99, provides a period perspective of this effort through newspaper accounts. The on-line version includes approximately half of the published photos.

    Grafton and Upton Railroad - This article, written by Gordon Hopper, and published in the NRHS Bulletin in September 99, provides an excellent history of this New England shortline. The on-line version includes approximately half of the published photo
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