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Crescent
City Bound
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A narrow strip of land between
river and lake became a magnet for railroads and congestion.
By Mark Reutter and
J. Parker Lamb
After the Flood
The streetcars took a hit.
By J. Parker
Lamb
Mixed Legacy
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by Beebe
Lucius Beebe pioneered the railfan book with colorful
prose and pictures. Facts sometimes got in the way.
By Tony Reevy and
Dan Cupper
From Russia With Love
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The steam power that Soviet Russia gave to China
started in America. A case study of technology transference.
By William D. Middleton
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Steam
in Indian Summer
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A connoisseur of steam returns to China for a last
hurrah. Coal dust, Reshui, and other bittersweet adventures.
By Alden H. Dreyer
Fighting Cars With Buses
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How to counter the popularity of the automobile?
SP&S tried coordinated bus-rail service on its Portland-Pacific
Coast line.
By Douglas V. Shaw and
Mark Reutter
Picturing
the Railway
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Part 2: 19th-century builders take the lead in
selling the image and mechanics of locomotives.
By David L. Rousar
R&LHS
Litho Collection
Restoring the art of another
age.
By Jacqueline J. Pryor
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