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RINGLING CIRCUS TRAIN
finale with map & gallery
www.TrainsMag.com • April 2017
Where
Hunter
Harrison
is headed
next
p. 6
THE magazine of railroading
Grade-
crossing
critique
p. 16
Finding your railroad roots
One family’s
story
Passing
down a
profession
p. 24
p. 34
Interstate Railroad‘s
Derby mine crew
gathers at
Andover, Va.
PLUS
InnoTrans highlights
Peru: railroads in the clouds
p. 56
p. 48
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COVER STORIES
>>
24
One family’s
railroad story
The search for my Chicago &
Eastern Illinois Railroad legacy
Kevin P. Keefe
34
Family lines
Why so much of
railroading is relative
Ron Flanary
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42
Circus on
the move
The passage of this
train has always elicited
a smile and a friendly wave
from those trackside
Jim Wrinn
44
Map of the Month:
Last miles for the
circus train
Route of Ringling Brothers’
trains as the circus prepares
to close
Bill Metzger
46
InnoTrans action
>>
Check out a video and photos
Where it all began
Ringling circus train roots
in Baraboo, Wis., are still
strong
Jim Wrinn
from Berlin’s rail technology
show.
Photo by David Lassen
48
Peru
Railroading in the clouds:
Alcos, switchbacks, luxury
trains, and an ancient city as a
destination make these
railroads unforgettable
Adam Auxier
56
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>>
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David Lassen
the action in our growing
collection of new videos
<<
ON THE COVER
Interstate Railroad’s Derby mine
crew members gather in front of Interstate 2-8-0 No. 8 at Andover,
Va., in 1953.
Photo by H.L. Stuart, Ron Flanary collection
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Where Hunter Harrison
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Grade-crossing critique
24
One family’s story
34
Passing down a
profession
48
Peru: railroads in the
clouds
56
InnoTrans highlights
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A S S O C I AT E E D I T O R
A S S O C I AT E E D I T O R
All in the well-trained family
Inspiration for our stories about railroad families (pages
24 and 34) comes from three sources: a reader whose fam-
ily railroad history dates back 147 years and counts no less
than 15 family members in railroading, a PBS
program, and someone you know well — you.
Louis Zadnichek became famous in the
1970s as the scrapper who saved a steam lo-
comotive. His railroad roots go back to 1870
when his great-great grandfather, Frank, be-
came a track laborer for the Chicago &
North Western. Louis’ father, Marvin, was a
Burlington Route division superintendent.
But that’s not the end of Louis’ story. His son
Miles joined Norfolk Southern right out of
college and is making it a career.
Then there’s the popular public television
show, “Finding Your Roots,” in which host
Henry Louis Gates probes the ancestry of
famous people in sports, entertainment,
and government.
Lastly, are all of the railroaders I’ve
known whose father, mother, sister, or
brother, or another relative said, “This is
hard work, physically and mentally, but it is
good work. Take it.” And they did.
With these stories, we salute railroad
families across the land. Not that long ago,
railroading was America’s biggest business
in employment. Just about every person in
this country today has someone in his or her
family tree who was part of the workforce
that made trains go. Like me, a railroader is
in your ancestry, too. I’m proud of that, and
I know you are, too. If you know their sto-
ries, great; if not, here’s to your own search.
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Railroad families go back generations. Louis Zadnichek’s great-great grandfather, Frank,
middle, front row, was a track laborer in 1870; he retired as section foreman.
L. Zadnichek coll.
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