Railroad Heritage, Winter 2022: Stockholm Metro, Horseshoe Curve, Old Paper Art

Go underground with Emily Moser to explore the colorful world of Sweden’s cave stations in the cover story of our Winter 2022 issue. The public art installations of the Stockholm Metro are unlike any other subway stations in the world. Inside, take a modern-day look at Norfolk Southern’s former Pennsylvania Railroad main line over the Alleghenies, including Horseshoe Curve, with the powerful black-and-white photography of Eric Williams in our latest installment of “The Railroad and the Art of Place.” You can also discover the “old paper artwork” of Jessica Glenn, a Montana artist who paints on decades-old documents and forms she finds at antique stores, in a profile by Justin Franz.

Columns in this issue include an extended “Out of the Archives” showcasing some of our latest processing work on the Ronald C. Hill and Jim McClellan collections. We also present two of the earliest travel posters for the Orient Express, and Inga Velten sits down with Jack Holzhueter to look back on his role in the Center’s early growth and success, especially through our landmark project with the Chicago History Museum, “Railroaders: Jack Delano’s Homefront Photography.” We also present a new and unique addition to our archives, a Japanese woodblock print from the 1880s featuring a railway bridge, a John Winfield painting inspired by a Chris Burger photograph, three book reviews, and news of our recent exhibitions and events.

$7.95, 68 pages, color and b/w