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FREE GUIDE! 600+ TOURIST LINES & MUSEUMS Latest on www.TrainsMag.com • May 2018 the PTC scramble p. 6 End for EMD’s SD40-2 THE magazine of railroading p. 20 West Coast bonanza 9 steam locomotives, 4 states, and tons of fun p. 26 Nevada Northern’s time machine p. 50 Niles Canyon Railway 2-6-6-2T No. 4 near Sunol, Calif. Creating a mainline excursion p. 38 Tourist lines on Class I tracks p. 44 BONUS ONLINE Santa Fe 4-6-2 in Kansas p. 34 CONTENT CODE PG. 3 Interview: Hays Watkins on CSX p. 12 Photos: © William Beecher Jr., 2017. All rights reserved. THE ESSENTIAL LENS COMBO The 10 o’clock news says one more day of blue skies before the weather turns to crud. That clinches it: photographer William Beecher Jr. packs his camera bag with a body and two essential Sigma lenses: the 24-105mm F4 Art and the 100-400mm F5-6.3 Contemporary. “Sigma has produced two winning lenses that have revolutionized and simplifi ed my bag,” says Beecher. “These are my staple, go-to action lenses. 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WRITE NO. 10 ON THE READER SERVICE CARD Online Content Code: TRN1805 Enter this code at: www.TrainsMag.com/code may 2018 to gain access to web-exclusive content vol. 78, no. 5 news and features FEATURES COVER STORY >> 26 Western steam adventure Nine hot locomotives, 5,000 miles in rental cars, tons of fun David Crosby 34 38 44 A big engine From plans to Not on your track in a small town smoke plumes Tourist lines running Abilene & Smoky Valley Excursion plans die a on freight railroads No. 3415 chufs through 5 miles thousand deaths before face unique challenges of Kansas farmland to please one sees the light of day Steve Glischinski both passengers and volunteers Kelly Lynch Hayley Enoch 50 58 FREE PULLOUT Just deserts In My Own Words: GUIDE>> Nevada Northern thrives Heat, hard labor, Ride this train! on mentoring young and sometimes Your 2018 railroad fun railroaders eager to work a rattlesnake guide to tourist trains on arid railroad delight A student works summers and railroad museums Robert W. Scott on a track gang in Nevada George G. Tate << ON THE COVER One of two operating Mallets in the NEWS U.S., Niles Canyon Railway’s Clover Valley Lumber 2-6-6-2T No. 4 6 News & Photos steams near Sunol, Calif., on July 2, 2017. Photo by David Crosby 11 Don Phillips 16 Fred W. Frailey 12 Interview: Hays T. 18 Brian Solomon Watkins Jr. on CSX 20 Locomotive 26 West Coast bonanza: 22 Technology Nine steam locomotives, 24 Passenger 4 states, and tons of fun 34 Santa Fe 4-6-2 in Kansas DEPARTMENTS 38 Creating a 5 From the Editor mainline excursion 60 Preservation 44 Tourist lines on 62 Hot Spots Class I tracks 64 Ask TRAINS 50 Nevada Northern’s 68 Gallery time machine TRAINS Magazine (issn 0041-0934, usps 529-850) is published monthly by Kalmbach Publishing Co., 21027 Crossroads Circle, P.O. Box 1612, Waukesha, WI, 53187-1612. Periodicals postage paid at Waukesha, Wis., and at additional offices. POSTMASTER: Please send address changes to TRAINS, P.O. Box 62320, Tampa, FL 33662-2320. 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