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sample articles

Here are samples of recently published articles. Click on the article image or link to view a PDF of the article.

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Spring 2026: "Reminiscing About C&NW 1385 ” by Chris Burger, Bill Otter, Dwight Anderson, and Edward A. Burkhardt
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Spring 2026: "Where Do We Begin: The Rebuilding of an Interurban Railroad” by Edward W. Tobin, Captions by Norman Carlson
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Winter 2025: "Englewood Station 1959 and 1961,” Photography by Richard Neumiller, Bon French Collection
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​Winter 2025: "The Conductor’s Watch: An Anecdote on the Reign, Reputation, and Rightness of Samuel Insull” by Larry Lavery
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Autumn 2025: "Burlington Steam in 1952 and 1953,” Photography by Dick Neumiller, Bon French Collection
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Summer 2025: "Winnetka Grade Separation,” Condensed from a Thesis by Robert L. Anderson, Research by Norman Carlson and Walter R. Keevil
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​Spring 2025: "Recalling Being with Samuel Insull Jr. in 1978 On the 100th Anniversary of His Acquisition of the South Shore Line” by Norman Carlson 
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​Winter 2024: "The Legacy Lives On: A Tribute to Illinois Central’s Mini-Corridor" by Paul Jaenicke, Captions by Norman Carlson 
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​Winter 2024: "Deerfield and Highland Park Before Metra" by Bill Otter 
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