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Spring 2014
Vol. 34, No. 1 |
Railroads have played an enormous role in American history, particularly in the saga of the settlement of the American West in the nineteenth century. Railroads have also played a major part in military operations and civilian supply activities during wartime. David Pfeiffer, page 6
R&LHS Accounts Financial Statement
Membership Development
From the Dispatcher's Office
Researching at the National Archives
Research Fellowships
Lou Marre's Favorite Photos
Back Issues Store
Cover photo: N&W’s Jawn Henry at Clare, Ohio, October 10, 1954. Lou Marre Collection
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Winter 2013
Vol. 33, No. 4
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Visit the Nevada Northern Railway, an authentic early 20th century steam railroad and relive the days of the Great Railroad Race to Tonopah and Goldfield.
President's Message: R&LHS Financial Update
Executive Meeting Summary: Kansas City
Silver State Rails, June 5-8, Ely, Nevada
Amtraking to Ely, June 2014
Membership Development
2015 Friends Campaign
Trading Post
Back Issues Store
Cover photo: Nevada Northern 90 and 40 at Ely, Nevada
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Fall 2013
Vol. 33, No. 3 |
Katy Steam at Staley (Oklahoma) Tower by Jim Hurt, whose first assignment as a Katy extra board telegrapher was two weeks on first trick at Staley in June 1953. "I was instructed to report to Staley a few days early, to become familiar with the plant and the daily happenings there. The teaching staff at Staley was superb," he writes.
Editor's Thoughts
Harold Vollrath Receives Stindt Award
Equipment Corner
2014 Members Meeting June 5-8 at Ely, Nevada
Announcing Deadline of June 15 for 2014 Research Grants
Trading Post
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Cover photo by MKT engineering department, courtesy of Ray George
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Late Summer 2013
Vol. 33, No. 2
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President's Message by Robert Holzweiss begins: "The recent publication 'Still Controversial: The Pacific Railroad at 150" (RRH #208, Spring-Summer 2013) generated more than the usual feedback from our membership. Most responses applauded the publiation of the transcript and expressed appreciation for the gathering of four eminent scholars … "
Southern California Capter Concludes Agreement with Union Pacific
Madison Meeting of the R&LHS
2014 Members Meeting at Ely, Nevada
Hiner and Brouws Receive 2013 Research Grants
Trading Post
Back Issues Store
Cover photo of weary Penn Central E8 4274 by Ken Fitzgerald
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Spring 2013
Vol. 33, No. 1
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Members Meeting: Madison, location of the R&LHS 2013 meetings for members, is proud of its history including preservation of its two major railroad stations.
Editor's Thoughts
Badger Rails Information
2012 Financial Report
Announcing 2013 Research Grants
From the Membership Desk
Trading Post
Back Issues Store
Cover photo of Milwaukee Road evening passenger train in 1964 by John Gruber
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Winter 2012
Vol. 32, No. 4
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The Vision for the R&LHS Archives
Madison Rail History and Resources
The Moffat Road
Lou Marre's Favorite Photos
Research Awards
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Fall 2012
Vol. 32, No. 3
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President's Message: Archives, Part 1
Kheel Archives, Cornell University
Smerk Wins Gerald Best Award
From the Dispatcher's Office
Horror Stories: Please Consider Advance Planning
Membership Desk, Development
2013 Annual Membership Meeting
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Summer 2012
Vol. 32, No. 2
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President’s Message
CSX Renaissance
Railroad Resources at Lake Forest College
2013 R&LHS Annual Membership Meeting
May 2012 R&LHS Board Of Directors Meeting
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Spring 2012
Vol. 32, No. 1
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President’s Message
2011 Membership and Financial Updates
Birmingham Steel Industry and Pittsburgh Plus
A.J. Russell and Railroad Photography During the Civil War
News & Info
QR Code
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Winter 2011
Vol. 31, No. 4
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President’s Message
Membership Development
Sloss Furnace & the Founding of Birmingham
2012 Annual Meeting in Birmingham
Railroad Records of the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission
News & Info
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Fall 2011
Vol. 31, No. 3
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Editor’s Thoughts
Membership Development
Railroad Research at the Hagley Museum and Library
2012 Annual Meeting in Birmingham
Colorado Springs Office
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Summer 2011
Vol. 31, No. 2
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Moving Forward
Membership Development
News & Info
The Future of Railroad Research
Annual Membership Meeting at Elkins, West Virginia
Summary of R&LHS Board of Directors Meeting
Visiting the Archives: Thomas J. Dodd Research Center |
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Spring 2011
Vol. 31, No. 1
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The R&LHS Today, Tomorrow & 2021
Membership Development
News & Info
Statement of Revenues & Expenses
R&LHS Membership Report
About Us... What We're Called
R&LHS Corporate Secretary Charles Stats
Summary of Executive Committee Meeting
Elkins - 2011 Annual Meeting
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Winter 2010
Vol. 30, No. 4 |
President's Message
Membership Development
History Topics
News & Info
R&LHS Back Issues Store
Elkins WV - 2011 Annual Meeting |
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Fall 2010
Vol. 30, No. 3 |
President's Message
Membership Development
History Topics
News & Info
R&LHS Back Issues Store
Elkins WV - 2011 Annual Meeting |
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Summer 2010
Vol. 30, No. 2 |
2010 Annual Meeting Report
Ft. Worth Convention Photos
Society Gifts 2010
History Topics
News & Info
Wandering Locomotive Bells
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Spring 2010
Vol. 30, No. 1 |
Society Operations -- Bylaws
Amendments
2010 Annual Meeting -- Ft. Worth, The Texas Tarantula
Society Member Honored --Fred Springer
Chapter Provides Sound System
Photo Center
Expands Series
Railway History Notes
Trading Post
In Memory--Edward J. Cheetham
Train Shows
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Winter
2009
Vol. 29, No. 4
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Society Operations
-- Financial Matters
After Collecting -- Then What?
Selling R&LHS at Trade Shows
From the Files of Steamdome
Saving an ACL Pacific
Announcing a Meeting
Partnership
2010 Annual Meeting
R&LHS Back Issues
Store
Trading Post
Archives Review
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Winter / Spring
2009
Vol. 29, Nos. 2 & 3
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New Name, New Look,
New purpose, New delivery
Annual Meeting & Summary
From The Executive Suite
Membership Development
Dubin Medal Award
Chapter News
Pennsy Atlantic
Rennovation
R&LHS Back Issues Store
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Fall 2008-
Winter
2009
Vol. 28 No. 4
Vol. 29 No. 1
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From The Editor
The Telegrapher's Report
Electrification --
Is It Time to Reconsider? by William D. Middleton
Exploring the Past With Steamdome
Visual Interpretation
by John Gruber
Chapter Reports
Marketplace
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Summer 2008
Vol. 28 No. 3
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From The Editor
The Telegrapher's Report
Antecedents - The
Call of Trains Project by Jeff Brouws
Railroad Landscapes - The Photography of Jim Shaughnessy
by Jeff Brouws
Exploring the Past With Steamdome
Visual Interpretation by John Gruber
Chapter Reports
Marketplace
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Spring 2008
Vol. 28 No. 2
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From The Editor
The Telegrapher's Report
The Evolution of Railroad
Photography by David
C. Lester
A Word on Jeff Brouws
by John Gruber
On Railroad Photography and
Cultural Geography by Jeff
Brouws
Exploring the Past With Steamdome
Visual Interpretation
by John Gruber
Chapter Reports
Late News
- The 2008 Railroad History Awards
Marketplace
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Winter 2008
Vol. 28 No. 1
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From The Editor
Annual Meeting Update
The Telegrapher's Report
R&LHS 2007 Senior Achievement Award
by David C. Lester
The Frank Sprague Electric
Locomotive by William
D. Middleton
Visual Interpretation
by John Gruber
Steamdome
Chapter Reports
Marketplace
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Fall 2007
Vol. 27 No. 4
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From The Editor
National Report
The Railroad History and Bulletin
Back Issue Story by Alden H. Dreyer
Ford
Tri-Motor Flight A Reminder of TAT Service by David
C. Lester
Indiana Rail Road Hosts Encyclopedia
Contributors Aboard Special Train
by David C. Lester
Railroad Standardization
- Notes on Third Rail Electrification
by William D. Middleton
A Christmas Tragedy
- The Wreck of Two Southern Railway Passenger Trains
by Dick Hillman
The Mechanical Department - J. Parker Lamb
Exploring the Past with Steamdome
Visual Interpretation - John Gruber Quantity
and Commercial Purchases of Railroad History
and the R&LHS Bulletin
Chapter Reports
Trading Post
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Summer 2007
Vol. 27 No. 3
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From The Editor
National Report
Carolina Rails: The R&LHS Annual Meeting
Steam &
Diesel at Spencer Shops
Exploring the Past with
Steamdome
The Mechanical Department - J.
Parker Lamb
Visual Interpretation - John
Gruber
Chapter Reports
Trading Post
Remembering the Southern Crescent
The Friends Campaign
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Spring 2007
Vol. 27 No. 2
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From The Editor
National Report
The Kansas City Penn Station Maidens by Peter A.
Hansen
Richard E. Prince by Dick Hillman
Snippets of Early B&O History compiled by Robert
L. Harvey
Samuel Spencer Post Card Follow-Up
by Dick Hillman
A Porter Lost and Found by
John H. White
The Mechanical Department -
J. Parker Lamb
Exploring the Past with Steamdome
Visual Interpretation - John Gruber
Chapter Reports
Trading Post
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Winter 2007
Vol. 27 No. 1
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From the Editor
Remembering Gil Reid - George Drury &
John Gruber
National Report
Railroad Standardization:
The
Special Problem of Electrification - William D. Middleton
On the Horizon from Indiana University Press:
The Encyclopedia of North American Railroads
Passenger Train Journal Resumes Publication
The Mechanical Department - J. Parker Lamb
Exploring the Past with Steamdome
Visual Interpretation
- John Gruber
Chapter Reports
Trading
Post
Late News
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Fall
2006
Vol. 26 No. 4
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From the Editor
National Report
Railroad Heritage and the California Dream Paul Hammond
On the Horizon - The Encyclopedia of
North American Railroads
Remembering Samuel
Spencer Dick Hillman
The Mechanical Department
J. Parker Lamb
Exploring the Past with Steamdome
Visual Interpretation John Gruber
Chapter
Reports
Trading Post
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Summer 2006
Vol. 26 No. 3
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From the Editor
National Report
The Edwards Motor Car Company
On the Horizon
- The Encyclopedia of North American Railroads
Visual Interpretation John Gruber
The
Mechanical Department J. Parker Lamb
Exploring
The Past With Steamdome
Archives Services - II
William F. Howes, Jr.
Chapter Reports
Trading Post
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Spring 2006
Vol. 26 No. 2
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From the Editor
National Report
Visual Interpretation John Gruber
On
the Horizon - The Encyclopedia of North American
Railroads
The Rail-Marine Information
Group John Teichmoeller
Atlas of Alberta
Railways - Geoff Lester
The Mechanical
Department J. Parker Lamb
Exploring The
Past With Steamdome
Chapter Reports
Help Pick
A Winner! - The Railroad History Book Award and Article
Award
Trading Post
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Winter 2006
Vol. 26 No. 1
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From the Editor
National report
Cap Badges - A Treasured Railroad Collectible Jerry
Angier
Visual Interpretation John Gruber
Chapter Reports
Member Forum
Trading Post
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Fall
2005
Vol. 25 No. 3/4
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From the Editor
National Report
Visual Interpretation John Gruber
Chapter Reports
The
Southern Museum of Civil War & Locomotive History Richard L. Hillman
Member Forum
Trading Post
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The following two were edited by Charles Zlatkovich
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Summer 2005
Vol. 25 No. 2
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Indiana Rail Road Hosts 2006 Convention
A New Mission for the R&LHS
The R&LHS Mission
Statement
Other Board and Membership Actions
Rails in the Rockies II — The 2006 R&LHS Convention
Rails in the Rockies II — June 8-11, 2006 — Don’t Miss
It!
The Whitewater Valley Railroad - by John
H. White, Jr.
Trading Post
Railroad History
#192 on the way
Faster than a speeding...
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Winter
Spring
2005
Vol. 25 No. 1
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R&LHS Annual
Convention set for May 19-22
INDIANA RAILS 2005
Mission Committee Appointed
About the Newsletter
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The following 20 were edited by Clifford J. Vander
Yacht
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Autumn 2004
Vol. 24 No. 4
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Newsletter Vol. 24 No. 4,
was
mailed October 18, 2004.
This
issue features Philadelphia's
Broad Street Lady
by
Tommy Meehan,
about
the history of the downtown train station. Also,
Convention Photos about
the 2004 R&LHS Convention in Utah with
19 COLOR PHOTOS,
The Westinghouse
Triple Valve” And It’s Operation
by
A.
J. Bianculli, and
Role
(and size) Reversal,
about the swapping of historical
roles of the Newsletter and Railroad History.
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Summer 2004
Vol. 24 No. 3
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Newsletter Vol. 24 No. 3,
mailed
July 1, 2004.
This
issue features
Counterbalancing
10-Coupled Power
by
Don Leach,
a mathematical
and practical treatise on steam locomotive design. Also
B&M Perspective, The Station
& The Dawg Wagon by Alden H. Dreyer.
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Spring 2004
Vol. 24 No. 2
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Newsletter
Vol. 24 No. 2,
was mailed April 1, 2004.
This
issue features
A. G. Trumbull:
Locomotive Designer
by
Eugene L. Huddleston,
about
Trumbull's almost unknown accomplishments under the
Van Sweringen brothers' Advisory Mechanical Committee
(C&O, Erie, NKP, and PM)(3400 words of text), with
3 photos taken by the author. Also,
Closed Loops by
the late John F. Humiston, where he lists fifteen
such places where the track crosses under or over itself
using a tunnel or bridge in the United States and Canada
(1300 words of text). An Annual Meeting official notice
and a form for the R&LHS Awards fills out
the issue.
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Winter 2004
Vol. 24 No. 1
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Newsletter Vol. 24 No. 1,
mailed
December 31, 2003.
Railroad
Not That Good To Wisconsin Family by
Jim Brown gives an account of sacrifices to railroading
one family made.
Moonglow
The last car of the Train of Tomorrow
by Lee Witten tells about one of our stops at the convention
and the subject of the featured speaker, Dr. Ric Morgan.
Mike Burdett tells us of the Corrine Depot, another
stop on the convention tour. Then what's happening at
the
Delaware Water Gap Station. Three
mystery photos for you to help identify. And the 2004
Convention form.
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Autumn
2003
Vol. 23 No. 4
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Newsletter Vol. 23 No. 4,
mailed
October 8, 2003. This issue features
How
To Design A New Steam Locomotive In 60 Minutes - Or
Less
by
Robert A. LeMassena,
a romp though
the necessary computations and decisions, with 3 photos
from the H. K. Vollrath collection
. Representations
of Railroad Work by John Gruber,
who heads a project preserving photographs of railroad
people, with six representative photos,
size="2">Gettysburg
Lincoln Railroad
Station by Kim Daniloski
and a Pre-registration form for the 2004 Convention
fill out the issue.
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Summer 2003
Vol. 23 No. 3
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Newsletter Vol. 23 No. 3,
mailed
July 18, 2003. This issue features
ELECTRIFYING RHETORIC OF 1906,
a review of newspaper accounts of the twice proposed
electric railroad from Chicago to New York, written
by George A. Kennedy, with 4 detailed drawings;
and
UPDATING A MYSTERY PHOTO,
bringing
new information about a previously published item, by
Robert R. Lowry. Other items include 2002 Chapter
report from Southwest Chapter, 2004 Convention announcement
and Newsletter Notes.
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Spring 2003
Vol. 23 No. 2
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Newsletter Vol. 23 No. 2,
mailed
April 19, 2003. This issue features
The USRA HEAVY 4-8-2 and its Illustrious Ascendants,
a discussion of the World War One USRA design and subsequent
changes made to these engines by Robert A. LeMassena,
with 4 photos from the H. K. Vollrath collection, and
an introduction, photo captions and cover photo by Eugene
L. Huddleston; and
STAR SPANGLED RAILS CONVENTION SCHEDULE,
a complete list of all NRHS/R&LHS Convention events
at Baltimore from Tuesday, July 1, to Saturday, July
5, 2003.
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Winter 2003
Vol. 23 No. 1
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Newsletter Vol. 23 No. 1,
mailed
January 16, 2003. This issue features the
Challenges of Running a Short Line Railroad,
by Russell Tedder, retired in 1997 as President
of the Georgia-Pacific shortline railroads, with 4 photos
from the M. Bennett collection; and
The Job of a Passenger Train Conductor,
Education and Kindness, telling of personal
experiences of author, Elsie Robertson Voigt,
and editor of the Southwest Flyer, the
monthly publication of the Southwest Chapter. Also,
AC
Traction Motors and Controls by Walter
Keevil brings us up to date on that subject, while
a photograph and chart does the same on the
Allegheny Portage Railroad
by Chris J. Lewie.
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Autumn 2002
Vol. 22 No. 4
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Newsletter Vol. 22 No. 4,
mailed
November 1, 2002. This issue features
Losing 15 Minutes Uphill,
The Strange Story of the Rio Grande's 1700s,
a discussion of the 4-8-4 engines that lost time uphill,
but gained more downhill by Robert A. LeMassena,
with 3 photos from the H. K. Vollrath collection, and
cover photo by Otto C. Perry; and
The Allegheny Portage Railroad -
Canal Boats Above the Clouds,
about the first (1864) crossing of the mountains in
Pennsylvania by Chris L. Lewie; and
The Wreck of AT&SFRR Locomotive No. 196
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the story of the often rumored lost engine by Vernon
J. Glover.
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Summer 2002
Vol. 22 No. 3
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Newsletter Vol. 22 No. 3,
mailed
August 1, 2002. This issue features
The 2002 R&LHS Annual Meeting,
a review of the Society's meeting at Colorado Springs,
Colorado, with three photos (see left); Chapter Annual
Reports; The
STAR SPANGLED RAILS CONVENTION
with
forms; and Available Back Issues of Railroad History
as of 6/1/02.
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Spring 2002
Vol. 22 No. 2
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Newsletter Vol. 22 No. 2,
mailed
April 17, 2002. This issue features
Eureka,
a vivid description of Dan Markoff's elegant 1876 steam
engine that often runs on the Durango & Silverton
in Colorado, written by John Gruber;
In Defense Of ALCO Diesels,
by
J. W. Swanberg; and
Roundhouse Question Answered - Maybe…,
on
who built the first one, here or in England.
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Winter 2002
Vol. 22 No. 1
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Newsletter Vol. 22 No. 1,
mailed
January 29, 2002. This issue contained
Heislers by
Dale C. Steele,
2002 Rails to the Rockies,
the
R&LHS Convention forms. Also, in this issue, information
on Feedwater Injectors, with a drawing, by A.
J. Biangulli, The Booster
, by Elsie Voigt, and
Boiler Details, by Rod Crawford,
MSTRP.
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Autumn 2001
Vol. 21 No. 4
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Newsletter Vol. 21 No. 4,
mailed
October 10, 2001. This issue contains
Why the Diesel Replaced Steam,
by
Joseph A. Strapac, and
Diesel Engineers Remember ALCOs, FMs, EMDs and GEs,
by
Elsie Voigt. Also, in this issue, RR Photo Exhibit
in Carson City, NV, EMD Calendar cards in color, Annual
Reports, and The Deming, New
Mexico, Depot by Vern Glover.
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Summer 2001
Vol. 21 No. 3
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Newsletter Vol. 21 No. 3.
.
This issue contained
Additional Notes,
referring
to Railroad History #177, Energy
Conservation on Steam Railroads: Institutions, Markets,
Technology, 1889 - 1943 by Mark Aldrich,
written by Robert A. LeMassena. Also, in this
issue,
R&LHS National Convention A Success
by James A. Smith, President's
Letter by William F. Howes, Jr., and
2002 Rails in the Rockies forms.
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Spring 2001
Vol. 21 No. 2
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Newsletter Vol. 21 No. 2,
mailed
April 20, 2001. This issue contained
WATERMELON EXTRA,
where
author Russell Tedder takes us on a ride on the
South Georgia in 1955. Also, in this issue,
Ice Breakers introduced
by Adrian Ettlinger, The
Mystery of Missing Material from England
in 1893 written by Stephen Duffell and
Poling Along in West Virginia
by Cornelius W. Hauck.
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Winter 2001
Vol. 21 No. 1
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Newsletter Vol. 21 No. 1,
mailed
January 19, 2001. In this issue:
The First 4-8-4 and 2-6+6-4 (almost),
a
discussion by Robert A. LeMassena, followed by
Photo Supplement to RAILROAD HISTORY Issue
#182
,
the 19 photos missing from Robert A. LeMassena's article
there. Also, E'ham (again) with proof of location
and Dog Law, a story about Jim Brown's
experience.
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Autumn 2000
Vol. 20 No. 4
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Newsletter Vol. 20 No. 4,
mailed
October 22, 2000. This issue contained
Baldwin in Brazil or A Journey with Maria Fumaça,
by
Clifford Schoff who reports on his 1999 trip
and C&TSRR Report September
2000 by Vernon J. Glover followed
by Durango & Silverton
Railfest 2000 by Clifford Schoff.
Also, in this issue, Errors
in an Early California Timetable by Corny
Hauck followed by Roundhouse
Completed dedicated to Corny Hauck.
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Summer 2000
Vol. 20 No. 3
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Newsletter Vol. 20 No. 3,
mailed
July 14, 2000. This issue contained
Northern Arrow,
Post
Script to Summer 1999, Volume 19, Number 3,
written by Cornelius W. Hauck. Also, in this
issue, D&RGW 1405 vs. AT&SF
365x, the solution to the puzzle in the Winter
2000 issue, written by Robert A. LeMassena;
Learnin' Telegraphy
by Dr. James. R. Brown; Commuter
& Light Rail Station Photographs by David
A. Pfeifer tells where to obtain them, Call for
Papers for English Early Railways and
The Job of a Road Foreman
by Elsie Voigt.
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Spring 2000
Vol. 20 No. 2
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Newsletter Vol. 20 No. 2,
mailed
April 3, 2000. Presented is
David Moffat's Double Dilemma,
the
building of the DNW&P road from Denver to Moffat
Tunnel with a sidebar on The
Wreck at Fireclay, both by Robert A. LeMassena
. Also, in this issue, Erie's
Quadruplex or Lima's Black Ghost, ghost written
by Bill Withuhn and Bob LeMassena for
the April Fool issue, Electroliner
Comments by Robert R. Crane,
Chapter News, New Roundhouse
at Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village,
Who, What Where mystery
photos, remembering Perry Monroe
Shoemaker, and R&LHS
2000 Annual Meeting information and form.
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Winter 2000
Vol. 20 No. 1
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Newsletter Vol. 20 No. 1,
mailed
January 29, 2000. This issue contained
Misleading Railroad Histories,
on
how following sections of railroad building can confuse
the chronology of the whole, with a sidebar on Pere
Marquette, written by Clifford Vander Yacht.
Also, in this issue, information on the new R&LHS
Website, a Cover Puzzle
by Cornelius Hauck, remembering
George Krambles and
Frank Nelson, and
Narrow Gauge News
by Vern Glover.
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