C&NW 1385, the railroad’s Goodwill Ambassador, is leading the Prosperity Special as it headed to Proviso Yard. The train was at Bryn Mawr Junction at the west edge of O’Hare International Airport in Bensenville, Illinois in September 1983.—Bill Raia photo, Raia Collection

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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
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The Spring 2026 issue of First & Fastest includes:

Reminiscing About C&NW 1385
By Chris Burger, Bill Otter, Dwight Anderson, and Edward A. Burkhardt
 
Operation North Pole
By Norman Carlson
 
Insull’s Smaller Empire: Tom Hoback’s Model Interurban Collection
By Tom Hoback. Conducted by Eric Bronsky
Photos by Eric Bronsky and Ralph Nelson
 
The Last Full Day CA&E Served Chicago
Photo by Bernard Rossbach
 
A Journey Into the Sunset
By Leigh Morris. All Photos by the Author
 
Insull’s Management Marketing the CA&E
By Leigh Morris
 
Where Do We Begin: The Rebuilding of an Interurban Railroad
By Edward W. Tobin. Captions by Norman Carlson
 
Gaining Entry Into Chicago: The Illinois Central–Michigan Central Lakefront Entrance
By Paul Jaenicke
 
Treasures from the Krambles-Peterson Archive: Indianapolis & Cincinnati Traction’s Migrant Cars
By Art Peterson. All Photos from the Krambles-Peterson Archive
 
RPM Phase One Project Completes Major Work on North Main Line ‘L’
By Shore Line Staff
 
Metra-NICTD News
By Norman Carlson
 
Metra Tests Café Car
By Jeff Hirsh
 
Transit Funding Law Averts Fiscal Cliff
By Jeff Hirsh
 
UP CEO: “99.999% Sure That NS Merger Will Go Through”
Text and Photos by Jeff Hirsh