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Railfan & Railroad Magazine December 2024

Features:

844 and the 4-8-4s • by Cate Kratville-Wrinn — Eighty years after it was built and six decades after entering excursion service, UP 844 rolls on with no end in sight.

The Butterfly Effect  • by Ron Flanary — A 1987 trip to Wyoming resulted in an improbable UP steam operation on the CSX Clinchfield Santa Train in Tennessee.

Big Boy Reconquers the West  • by Elrond Lawrence — The world’s largest operating steam locomotive continues to draw massive crowds of support as it tours the American West.

Photo Line: Jim Boyd • by Steve Barry —Railfan & Railroad’s first editor was quick to explore the changing times around the Carstens offices in New Jersey in the 1970s.

Remembering Railfun: A Tribute to Curt Katz • by Otto M. Vondrak — Remembering our resident cartoonist who provided a humorous look at our hobby, the railroads, and even this magazine.

Oregon’s Lumbering Ghosts: 2 • by Dave Stanley — Recalling Oregon & Northwestern, Southern Pacific’s Tillamook and Wilkins branches, and Willamina & Grand Ronde.

Departments:

• Departures — commentary: Alexander Benjamin Craghead 
  Roll Your Own?
• Railnews — top news stories and photos from our readers
• Transit Currents — transit news: Bob Gallegos
• Railroadiana — new product, book, and video reviews
• Timetable — railroad event listings submitted by our readers
• Through My Lens — trackside memories: Kevin EuDaly
  Fifty! Part 2
• Preservation — The world of railway preservation/Justin Franz 
    Union Pacific Steam: Coming Attractions
• Business & Technology — Analysis/David C. Lester 
    Some Thoughts on Railroad Labor
• Camera Bag — Photography tips and techniques/George W. Hamlin 
    The Art of Seeing: Open Your Eyes, and Your Mind
• Markers — Additional thoughts from your editors
• Parting Shot — Thomas Pittman

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