Month: March 2022

  • Issue 31: Norfolk Southern’s photographer

    Profile of Norfolk Southern’’s recently appointed company photographer, Casey Thomason, a presenter at Conversations about Photography 2013. (A full-time photography position at a railroad? Shades of the past! And very welcome, too.) There is also a spread of Hal Lewis’’s work from the 1950s until recently, especially notable because (1) he has given his photographs…

  • Issue 30: Pennsylvania Railroad

    Extensive survey of Pennsylvania Railroad company photography and the importance of the railroad’s images. Update on the Chicago Project and Pablo Delano’s July 2012 Chicago visit to photograph descendants of his father’s portrait subjects. Tribute to early railfan photographer Fred Jukes. Gallery of railroad photographs from Peoria (Illinois). If you’re not a member, join today…

  • North American Railway Foundation Supports Chicago Project

    The Center’s forthcoming exhibition, “Faces of Chicago’s Railroad Community: Photographs by Jack Delano,” will receive $25,000 in major support from the North American Railway Foundation (NARF). The exhibition opens April 4, 2014, at the Chicago History Museum and will run through August 10, 2015, and the Center will publish an accompanying catalog. NARF funding will…

  • Issue 29: Barriger, Russell, McMillan

    In-depth look at the life and photography of John W. Barriger III, a noteworthy railroad executive who documented in the nation’s railroads in the 1930s. Gallery of Andrew J. Russell photographs from the Civil War and the construction of the Union Pacific. Interview with daughter of Pullman porter Alfred D. McMillan, photographed by Jack Delano…

  • Issue 28: Conference, Springer, Madrigal

    Preview of 2012 conference with profile of presenter Drake Hokanson. Gallery of Fred Springer photos and announcement of the Center receiving his collection. Complete coverage of 2011 awards program. Interview with family members of Rock Island roundhouse worker Tomas Madrigal, photographed by Jack Delano in 1943. 2011 honor roll. If you’re not a member, join…

  • Issue 27: Frank Lloyd Wright, Awards, Delano

    In-depth look at renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright’s railroad stations, including photos and drawings. Winners of 2011 photography awards program. Obituaries of noted railroad photographers and collectors Arthur D. Dubin, William Kratville, William D. Middleton, Ryan Schoenfeldt and Richard Steinheimer. Jack Delano photograph of Santa Fe crew. If you’re not a member, join today and…

  • Issue 26: Railroad Preservation in a Nutshell

    Quick-and-easy illustrated guide to the history of railroad preservation in North America. Entries summarize the movement from 1828 to 2011, with examples ranging from the obvious to myriad intangibles. Also includes a gallery of young railroad photographers with an eye to preservation topics. If you’re not a member, join today and get four issues a…

  • Issue 25: Axel Zwingenberger, James Valle and Jack Delano, Conference

    Profile of Axel Zwingenberger, world-renouned boogie-woogie and German steam photographer; overview of presenters at 2011 “Conversations” conference; author James Valle’s collaboration with photographer Jack Delano; rail worker sculpture by Rich Harney inspired by a photograph; honor roll of 2010 donors. If you’re not a member, join today and get four issues a year. $7.95, 20…

  • Issue 24: Olive Dennis, Awards, Exhibitions

    In-depth look at Olive Dennis, civil engineer and designer for the Baltimore & Ohio from 1920 to 1954; winners of 2010 awards program; interview with John H. White, Jr., past transporation curator at the Smithsonian; also coverage of the record-breaking 2010 “Conversations” conference, Plowden exhibition, and members’ survey. If you’re not a member, join today…