Author: MULTIPLE CONTRIBUTORS
Title: Trains - the Magazine of Railroading, November 1957
Description: Milwaukee, WI, U.S.A.: Kalmbach, 1957. First Edition. Paperback. 66 pages. Features: Photo portrait of James M. Symes, President of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company (in GM ad); News Photos; Patron Saint of the Prairies - the William Crooks introduced steam locomotion to Minnesota - with photos; Poor Man's Mallets - super photos with captions; Motive-Power Metamorphoses - photo quiz; The 2-10-0's that thought they could - and did- after stalling a 9,000 ton load of iron ore on the Shamokin Branch of the Susquehanna District of the Northern Region between Sunbury and Mount Carmel, Pa. - FANTASTIC photos and article; Would You Believe it? - tiny steam locomotives made by Sentinel (Shrewsbury) Limited of England; Steam After Dark - wonderful night photos including a SENSATIONAL black and white centerfold photo of a massive 2-8-8-2 on Shaffers Crossing turntable, plus an ultra-unique photo of a nighttime steam locomotive roaring past a drive-in theater screen, with many classic 1950s cars in the lot - including a young couple in a convertible!; The Hudson Locomotive of the New York Central - magnificent archival photos and lengthy article ; and more. Great vintage ads. Average wear. Small date stamp atop back cover. Covers detatched and separated but present.; Magazine; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Trains - The Magazine of Railroading, November 1957 James M. Symes, President of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company (in GM ad); News Photos; Patron Saint of the Prairies - the William Crooks introduced steam locomotion to Minnesota - with photos; Poor Man'. Fair .

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