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Spring 2025: Photographers to Watch, Chicago & Iowa, Michigan Central Station and more

The Spring 2025 issue of Railroad Heritage is bursting with spectacular images! In the cover story, Elrond Lawrence introduces ten emerging talents in the railroad photography world — Nat Blair, Eric Cortinas, Isaac Fulford, Gregory Grice, Steven McKay, John Riley, Nate Shedd, Jake Siegel, Hunter Williams … and Spencer Montgomery, whose bold image graces the cover. Other highlights include:

  • Andrew Nelson takes us to the BNSF Chicago & Iowa main line in his “Railroads and the Art of Place” photo feature;
  • Kevin Keefe tells the story of Michigan Central Station’s dazzling resurrection;
  • In “Out of the Archives,” Adrienne Evans explains CRP&A’s revised collections policy;
  • Justin Franz tells the story of Jim Shaughnessy and the Wiscasset schooners;
  • Kalmbach Art Collection exhibition news;
  • Plus Center news, 2024 donors, and more!

This issue was so popular that it’s now out of print. Become a Center member today to get four issues delivered straight to your mailbox every year!

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