Features:

Seattle’s Harbor Island • by Andrew Cox  — Venture to the Pacific Northwest for a look at BNSF and Union Pacific operations around Seattle’s busy Harbor Island.

100 Years of Chicago Union Station  • by Justin Franz— Chicago Union Station has been the heart and soul of the city’s railroad scene, a space so revered it could be a cathedral.

Theme Park Steam  • by Jeff Terry — For three decades, Crown Metal Products built three-foot gauge steam locomotives for zoos and theme parks across the country.

Mare Island Finale • by Eric Cortinas —Join the photo line for the last days of rail operations at this unique Bay Area industrial operation located on an island.

A Tribute to J. Parker Lamb• by Justin Franz — Remembering one of the “deans of post-World War II railroad photography” who highlighted diesels of the South.

Georgia & Florida Railroad• by William Shoe — A visit to a Southeast short line railroad using standard cab EMD units on ex-Southern and Atlantic Coast Line trackage.

Departments:

Departures — commentary: Alexander Benjamin Craghead 
 Union Station: A Centennial Survivor

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
Visions in Red and White

Camera Bag — Photography tips and techniques/Justin Franz
LCL - Less Than a Camera Bag

High Iron — Railroaders Tell Their Stories/Rich Wallace
 Building My Career as a Shipper

Collector Corner — Railroad antiques and ephemera/David R. Busse
 You Can't Take It With You

Markers — Additional thoughts from your editors

Parting Shot —  Matt Csenge