Looking for a Trains photo-centerfold

JohnCloos · **Joined:** Sun Aug 22, 2004 1:59 pm **Posts:** 308

Looking for a bit of help, either the actual info, or a nudge in the appropriate direction to find it...

Sometime in what I beleive to be the early or mid 1970's, Trains magazine published a photo (which may or may not have been a centerspread) of a shot taken at the Fox River Trolley Museum, South Elgin, IL. Actually quite a nice photo, vertical format, color, of ex-CA&E wooden interurban #316 passing southbound under the Illinois Central bridge at Coleman, while above an Amtrack Blackhawk train passes. The Blackhawk is a RDC trainset, making quite the contrast between technology of the ages.

Can anyone help with what issue I'm looking for ? (Or an online index to find out myself ?)

Many thanks in advance !

Alan Maples · **Posted:** Wed Dec 03, 2008 9:42 pm

December 1975.

There is a useful index of magazines at the Trains website, but I remember what a neat photo that was and just paged through a couple of binders until I found it.

Alan Maples

Brian Norden · **Posted:** Thu Dec 04, 2008 1:19 am

I recall that that was a neat photo.

If anyone is interested this is the link to the index that Alan Mapes mentioned:
http://index.mrmag.com/

It is called "The Model Train Magazine Index" but it contains more than just modeling magazines. It has Model Railroader since 1934, Railroad Model Craftsman since 1933, Narrow Gauge & Short Line Gazette since 1975; Trains Magazine since 1940, Railfan & Railroad since 1990, and many more.

wesp · **Posted:** Thu Dec 04, 2008 8:26 am

Wasn't this view also sold as a postcard? I recall seeing it in our museum shop back in the day.

Wesley

JohnCloos · **Joined:** Sun Aug 22, 2004 1:59 pm **Posts:** 308

Many thanks to all !

robertmacdowell · **Posted:** Fri Dec 05, 2008 1:47 am

Is there an index of L&RP somewhere?