Classic Trains Magazine Summer 2025

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Classic Trains Magazine Summer 2025

Featured In this Issue

British railroading after 1945 A system worn out by World War II has seen radical change

Spark of the Stockton & Darlington A look at the pioneering British steam railroad that inspired American railroad builders in the 1820s

The End of the Beginning A color portfolio of British steam’s last years

Exploring with ‘Caritas’ The ‘swaggering exploits’ of a notable private car

What’s in a Photo? VIA Rail Canada 1954 dining car kitchen in the Chaleur

The Northwest’s Own Looking back on a memorable 1969 railfan safari to the Pacific Northwest

Passenger Perspective: Railroad Bus Service to New York City There are no tracks at this railroad passenger station

• Welcome – The cradle of railroading
• Head End – A potpourri of railroad history, then and now
• Fast Mail – Letters from our readers
• Mileposts – Commentary by Kevin P. Keefe
• True Color – Rush hour at SPUD
• The Way It Was –Tales from railfans and railroaders
• Classics Today – British heritage railways
• Looking Back – Boys’ first fixation

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