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Railfan & Railroad February 2025

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Features:

Not Just Business • by Justin FranzBNSF Railway owns one of the largest fleets of Class I business cars for office car specials, engineering inspections, and more.

Regional Business Train Roundup  • by Lou Capwell— Short lines revive the golden era of passenger rail with a fleet of some of the finest passenger cars in North America.

Thurmond: Hidden Gem of the Past by Samuel Phillips — Venture into West Virginia’s New River Gorge for a glimpse at the ghost town of Thurmond, a place time has forgotten.

Readville: Crossroads on the Corridor • by Tim Douherty — Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority commuter trains mix with Amtrak and CSX at this busy Northeast Corridor crossing.

Return to Jamaican Railways • by Michael T. Burkhart — A new passenger service in Jamaica breaks the three-decade deadlock of freight trains on the island’s railways.

Departments:

Departures — commentary: Alexander Benjamin Craghead 
Oregon’s Timber Heritage

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
Kodachromes

Collector Corner  Railroad antiques and ephemera/John Fowler
 Business Car Silver Service Collectibles

Preservation Topics — The world of railway preservation/Justin Franz
 Of Victuals and Vittles: Dining Car Cookbooks

The Observation Car — Culture, art, food, and film/Rick Malo
 From Barn Find to Main Line: Saving N&W 300

Markers  Additional thoughts from your editors

Parting Shot — Mark Klingel


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