RAILROAD 5/73 SAN DIEGO & ARIZONA, MILW ELECTRIFICATION, LIRR, THAI STEAM, IOWA

Railroad Magazine, Vol. 93, No. 6, May 1973. Refer to the scans for more info.

64 pages. In overall Very Good condition: all pages intact, small indent on outside of pages 13-16, no pen/pencil marks. 

Contents:

- Photos of BN freight in Wind River Canyon, L&N rail barge on the Tennessee River, DB Class 38 4-6-0, ATSF weedburner, Pickering Lumber Heisler #10, Central California Traction work train, ATSF tie replacement gang, Magma Arizona engine shop and track gang, Ferdinand RR GE 45-tonner, Fort Dodge Des Moines & Southern GE 70-tonner, Des Moines & Central Iowa GE 70-tonner, vintage New Haven depots.

- Story of a failed 1911 military coup that involved the former San Diego and Arizona Railway. 4 pages, 6 photos and a map.

- Report on the ending of Milwaukee Road electrification. 2 pages, 2 photos and a map.

- Photo gallery of the effects of the Long Island Railroad strike. 4 pages, 11 photos.

- "In Search of Steam." -- 2 pages, with photos of "Flying Scotsman" being hoisted aboard ship, McCloud River 2-6-2 #25, Valley Railroad 2-6-2 #103 and restoration work on CPR Hudson #2839. 

- "Interesting Railfan No. 125." -- Profile of railfan-photographer Fred M Springer. 5 pages, 8 photos.

- Tour of the Royal State Railroad of Thailand, which still used woodburning locomotives in 1973. 6 pages, 11 photos. 

- Iowa short line rosters. 1.25 pages.

- "Transit Topics." -- 3.5 pages, 4 photos. 

Plus fiction, book reviews, railroad trivia and industry news.

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