Features:

Thanks, Steve • by Ron Flanary — Reflecting on a friendship spanning more than three decades, it’s the love of mainline steam that cemented the bond.

Center for Railroad Photography & Art 2017 Gruber Creative Photo Awards — This year’s contest yielded winners in two creative categories, including “By the Light of Night” and “Vision from the Past.”

Central Illinois Covered Wagons • by Steve Smedley — While streamlined F-units left the mainlines more than a generation ago, classic cabs earn their keep on the Keokuk Junction Railway.

Along the Line 2017 — Our annual presentation of colorful coast-to-coast trackside railroad action from the past year, as shared by our readers.

Dutch Country Dinosaurs • by Dale W. Woodland — Bumped from the Class Is, unique General Electric C39-8s roam former Reading branchlines in Pennsylvania Dutch Country.