The sun has recently set on March 14, 2026, as North Shore cars 714 and 749 are posed on the West Station Lead at the Illinois Railway Museum with a train full of era-dressed actors on their way home from work. Longtime IRM volunteer Zachary Ehlers, who helped coordinate this photograph, peers out the window at the head end of car 714 as he runs the train.—Lighting and photography by David Zeman
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 Summer 2026 issue of First & Fastest includes:
Service for a Century: An Illustrated History of North Shore 714 By Frank Hicks, with Zachary Ehlers, Scott Greig, and Joe Stupar East Troy Railroad Museum’s South Shore Cars: Celebrating 100 Years of Revenue Service By Kevin Jensen, East Troy Railroad Museum Memories of a Commuting Kid By Barbara Lanphier. Captions by Norman Carlson The Waukesha Loop By Larry A. Sakar Illinois Central Suburban’s 170th Anniversary By Norman Carlson Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Re-electrification of the South Shore Line By Larry Lavery Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Skokie Valley Route’s Opening By Norman Carlson. All Photos from the Krambles-Peterson Archive Treasures from the Krambles-Peterson Archive: Tales from the Illinois Terminal By Art Peterson. All Photos from the Krambles-Peterson Archive The History and Restoration of Aurora Elgin & Chicago Railway Car 315 By Joel Salomon South Shore Line’s Monon Corridor Opens for Service: Over 40 Years in the Making By Norman Carlson Insull’s Smaller Empire: Montrose Avenue Merchandise Despatch Freight Station By Randall Willis. Conducted by Eric Bronsky |
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PO Box 425 Lake Forest, IL 60045-0425 |
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