Cover story: “Extreme Steam”;
Banner: “Pull-out guide to tourist trains and museums.”
Must be getting warm . . . somewhere. [:(!]
- a.s.
Got mine to but. I had not read it yet cause I just got home From work. And watching a big ol’e accident
It’s been in the 70’s all week here in old St. Louis, and the trees are filling out nicely.
We still have some cold weather to go through.
I received my copy and found it to be…well, lacking. It was mostly fluff. It definitely has taken a turn towards nostalgia and railfanning.
we got ours yesterday as well.was nice to see a picture of CUT.especially when you were just there last weekend.
stay safe
Joe
Mine just arrived yesterday and I thumbed through it last night but did not read any of the articles. The story of the PC E-7 in the wreck caught my eye and that will be the first story I read when I get the time this Sunday (working on Saturday, damn!).
Just received the May issue yesterday and went through much of it. Don’t let FM see the news article about Triple Crown, he will be sadly disappointed to learn that they think and usually act like a trucking firm in their pursuit of business, especially in the way that they won’t move from highway to rail until there’s enough business to justify it.
The purists are going to be up in arms about Grand Canyon 4960. Its appearance has certainly changed from its days as CB&Q 4960, but it does show what modern steam might look like.
[#ditto]
Yep a very disappointing issue
Of course, some of us out there really are steam buffs, and thoroughly enjoyed the issue. [:D]
…Ours arrived today, but have not opened it yet…2nd mag. was Truck Trend and had to check out the new HD articles.
{Adrian note:}…Check out the Custom one ton F-350…Believe you will like that one.
…Editor Jim Wrenn:
Opened my new current TRAINS mag and checked out the Georgetown Loop article. These are the kinds of articles I appreciate and like in the magazine and wish it featured one each month. Would have liked to have a few more photos in this one though…
I speak of articles of fascinating alignments needed to pass over and or through mountainous territory. You have done several in the past. Rugged surveying and grading required to put such lines through these areas and in my opinion it makes interesting reading and provides for sometimes hidden routes to be viewed.
I guess that solzrules and several other people have proven that the “old adage” of:
"You Can Please Some of the People All The Time, All the People Some of the Time,
But not ALL THE People ALL THE TIME" still works"!
Since I had been out of town for several days when it came in, I’ve not had
a chance to really read it; just “thumb Through” it.
It looks very interesting to me, and from what I can see right now, Jim Wrinn did
a VERY GOOD job on the Georgetown Loop article.
Again, “Different Strokes for Different Folks”!!
I got mine early last week, good to have something to read while it was snowing outside, we only got about 6 inches here, but cities in central Wyoming got up to 2 or 3 feet! The Wind River Mountians in western Wyoming got a much needed 70+ inches!!! That storm gave us more snow than we had gotten ALL winter! For almost 2 days ALL of the interstates were closed, as well as most major highways. The state was literally shut down. I enjoyed the issue, and thought about planning a trip up to the Black Hills. Could be fun.
I loved it.
Of course, the extensive coverage of the Black Hills Central and the fact that tourism is one of our major industries has nothing to do with it.
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…Speaking of liking items, etc…How about CopCarSS’s, {Chris’} Avatar…Believe it’s the front end image of the up and coming Camaro…! By the way, my inventory of autos, etc…has had many “SS” versions thru the years.
Oh there’s nothing wrong with the articles they did. They were well-written and I suppose if you were a fan of steam engines it would have been considered a good magazine. I prefer to read the magazine to get the latest industry news and was really disappointed. I also enjoy articles about advances railroads are making now. This also was somewhat lacking. To each his own, I guess. At least Don Phillips wasn’t pushing a massive tax increase to ‘get real’ about public transportation again.
C’mon you guys, now you’ve given away “the ending of the movie” what’s the use of reading the mag now??? ssshhhhhhhh ! ! !
…Go for the photos.
I hope it was just an inadvertent omission, but I missed seeing a mention of the Folkston, Georgia train-watching platform (that overlooks the “Folkston Funnel”) in the pull-out guide to RR- and train-related attractions. Flatonia, Texas, got mentioned; but not Folkston.
Doesn’t seem fair.