On October 21, 1962, the northbound Panama Limited, train 6 is roaring through
Matteson, Illinois around 80 mph preparing for its stop at Homewood. The sun has not
completely burnt through the mist of this crisp October morning. The Panama was an all-
Pullman train that provided first class service in all regards.—Dick Neumiller photo, Bon French
Collection
When Will My Next Issue of First & Fastest Arrive?
Shore Line strives to have issues of First & Fastest to members by the first day of each season. International delivery of print issues may take longer. Here is our schedule for the upcoming year: Issue Will Arrive by: Winter Edition December 21 Spring Edition March 20 Summer Edition June 21 Autumn Edition September 22 |
The Winter 2024 issue of First & Fastest includes:
The Legacy Lives On: A Tribute to Illinois Central’s Mini-Corridor by Paul Jaenicke Captions by Norman Carlson Deerfield and Highland Park Before Metra by Bill Otter The Last Two Rail Customers Near Downtown Chicago Close by Tom Burke and Mark Llanuza Treasures from the Krambles-Peterson Archive: Waterloo, Cedar Rapids and Peoria by Art Peterson and Norman Carlson All Photos from the Krambles-Peterson Archive Insull’s Smaller Empire: Remembering the Midwest Trolley Meets conducted by Eric Bronsky Winter Through the Years in the Upper Midwest by Norman Carlson Chicago & West Towns Railways in the 1930s Photos by Ed Frank, Jr. from the Wendell Dillinger Collection Captions by Norman Carlson The Proposed Continuous Grade Separation of Burlington’s Famous Racetrack by George E. Kanary A Day for the Archives by Shore Line Staff Last of the St. Louis-Built Rapid Transit Cars on CTA (or so We Thought …) by John Blum and Bruce Nelson Moving Forward on Metra’s Strategic Plan by Norman Carlson Work Continues on NICTD Projects by Norman Carlson |
