What was your favorite feature story from the January 2004 issue of Trains Magazine? Please vote then share your comments below.
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Mt Favorite Was the Chard Walker’s life at Summit article
My Favorite Was the Chard Walker’s life at Summit article
I agree that the Chard Walker series is excellent. I voted for the car leasing article “Risky Business” as it gives some real insight into the complicated business of railcar leasing and finance.
LC
While, of course, they all good, but my favorite had to have been Chard Walker’s article. It was a really excellent look into what railroading was like at that time (I’ve always been a huge fan of the 50’s) and the photographs were spectacular.
My favorite was the one onChard Walker at Cajon Pass.The shots from the 50’s were fantastic!I’m sure we wll wish we were him![8D]
The Summit article. I love history.
I enjoyed Chard Walker’s January article and of course now I have seen Part 2 in February’s Trains and it just gets better. A great series of photographs chronicling a great era. For a distant Santa Fe fan this was excellent.
Ian Henderson
Sydney Australia
I had a hard time choosing between Chard Walker and “They were all good”. The issues have all been great lately.
It was a close tie with chard walker and northumberland Pa. Joe
The Summit article… yes for the history! [:D][:D]
I voted for all of them as every month I read the whole magazine. I like it all, but I did especialy enjoy the article on life at the summit. To me this is what railroading was all about
I enjoyed all the articles, but I especially enjoyed Chard Walkers article “Life at the Summit” Part 1. I have read Part 2 and it’s just as good!
Chard Walker combines Railroading, history and the people into a very engaging article. Part two will get my vote for February!
I liked the Life on the Summit.The second best was Doyle"s house of toys .
Because I am an east coast fan, I voted “Northumberland” because I was there and I remember what he was talking about. Have never been to Portland or saw any of Doyle’s toys, but he is doing a good job of restoring the PA.
Toss up between Northumberland and Cajon Pass, but like bbroomfield, I’m familiar with the east and voted for Northumberland.
Overrated/Underrated was splendid, and the appreciation of those who have to keep the track in good condion was much apprecated.
Track Engineers often feel forgotten (I work for London Underground - where you can only get at most ofthe track when the rest of us are asleep) and the article brought a smile to more than one long suffering track manager - in reality the basics of Railways/Railroads are much the same anywhere in the world.
Summit Article was the best. It triggered my distant memories of lonely vigils
spent at Toyah, Texas.
Each was excellent for its own category.
Summit for history
Risky Business for factual
Overrated/Underrated for general reading
Blueprint & Carload network for railroad operations
The articles seem to be getting better and better lately!