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The Spring 2013 issue of First & Fastest includes:

Mark's Metra
a photo essay by Mark Llanuza, captions by Norman Carlson

Follow the Flag: Chicago's Metra "Wabash Extension"
by Paul Burgess

Vignettes of The Road of Service
by Shore Line staff

Torrence Avenue Bridge, News and Views
by Norman Carlson

January 27, 1951 – Snow, TM Snowplow and C&NW Way Freight
a Photo Essay by Len Garver

Repair Job – All In A Day's Work
by Shore Line staff

The Goddesses Return Home
by Norman Carlson

Chicago Rapid Transit Company's Unique Stock Yards Branch
by George E. Kanary

Insull's Smaller Empire
Conducted by Eric Bronsky

First & Fastest News: CTA, Amtrak, Metra, NICTD
by Shore Line staff

Museum Report: CNS&M at IRM, 50 Years Later
by Joe Stupar

First & Fastest News & Historical Views:
Towers Continue to Disappear
photos by Mark Llanuza

Riding the Train of the Goddesses, again
by George E. Kanary