Trains Magazine,1/48:Virginia & Truckee;Okc-Tulsa Frisco;Milw S-2:Falls Creek,Pa
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TRAINS MAGAZINE,1/48:VIRGINIA & TRUCKEE;OKC-TULSA FRISCO;MILW S-2:FALLS CREEK,PA. 117 miles of fine Oklahoma reading and photographs. 4 pages, 7 photos will make you wish you were there then. The MILWAUKEE S-2 is spread over two pages with a Howard Fogg drawing on one, shown below, and 4 photos and statistics on the other. Your bid is for the January 1948 issue of TRAINS Magazine, which is Volume 8, Number 3. This standard-sized issue measures 20.9 by 28.6 cm and contains 68 pages with A.C. Kalmbach as Editor and Publisher. The cover photo is a Pennsylvania Railroad GG-1 in Washington DC. FRISCO BETWEEN TWO CITIES by Preston George covers the St. Louis - San Francisco Railway between Tulsa and Oklahoma City on 3 pages, along with a half-page map and 7 photos. 117 miles of fine Oklahoma reading and photographs. WHEN THE RAILROAD WAS YOUNG IN THE BALKANS by Alain Madle' is the 3-page story of the Bosnian - Hercegovinian Railway of 2-foot gauge from Sarajevo to beyond Ivan Pass in Yugoslavia. Imagine if the Maine 2-footers had to contend with mountains.... There are no photos, but 7 drawings and 2 maps set the mood. PHILLY's PERSONALITY TRAINS by A. M. Rung Jr. is about the trains people use in the Philadelphia area and how people affect the trains and visa versa. 4 pages, 7 photos will make you wish you were there then. The MILWAUKEE S-2 is spread over two pages with a Howard Fogg drawing on one, shown below, and 4 photos and statistics on the other. The 40 S-2's were 4-8-4's built by Baldwin in 1938 & 1940. RENO'S BONANZA RAILROAD by Marshall Welch McDonald is about the Virginia & Truckee spread over 9 pages and is the TRAINS definitive article on this line. There are 19 photos, a good-sized map and a complete V&T locomotive Roster with engines 1-27, with only the last two in service. A few still survive thanks to Hollywood. PHOTO SECTION covers 10 pages that includes a great centerfold shot of Berea, Ohio, and features the IC at Centralia, Illinois, in 4 photos. FALLS CREEK, PA.: AREA OF RAILROAD THRILLS by E. L. Thompson says it all in the title concerning this article on 3 pages with 2 maps and 7 photos. Motive power ranges from PRR K-4's to a Heisler. HOW THE LOCOMOTIVE INJECTOR WORKS is a staff piece on 2 pages. NC&StL: DIXIE SUCCESS STORY by Stuart Covington is a 5-page piece on the 1052 mile Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway, including a map with profile charts and 9 photographs. If you've oft wondered about this popular line, this article is for you. And a lot more in this issue, including RN&EC's story of the ICC's report that would not let R.R. Young take control of the New York Central System. Full-page ads include CB&Q, B&O, EMD, N&W, D&RGW, KCS, Timken and.....on the rear cover, in full color, the Chessie cat family in a C&O ad from the 1948 company calendar. This magazine is in excellent, museum-quality condition. The spine is professionally protected against deterioration and contamination with Scotch No.845 Book Tape. Your satisfaction is guaranteed. Please see my other eBay auctions for more rare and scarce railroad paper. I provide personal service while trying to keep things simple. Please check my feedback and DSR's. Everything I sell is POSTPAID USA, so the winning bid is what you pay, plus eBay’s state tax if applicable, unless you want special services. I normally ship the first day after the auction ends IF eBay provides a packing slip. Thank you for reading. Alden Dreyer, 91 Reynolds Road, Shelburne MA 01370-9649. Copyright by AHD May 2026.
