RAILROADS ILLUSTRATED ANNUAL 2023: Published yearly, Railroads Illustrated Annual presents an expanded look at the exciting world of creative railroad photography. Every issue brings readers stunning pictorials coupled with lively text exploring contemporary and classic railroading. Full-length feature articles complement lavish photographs offering a breathtaking look at railroad operations across North America. We pay tribute to fallen flags Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern, while Frank Keller hunts down remnants of the mighty Rio Grande in the wake of the Union Pacific merger. Carl Graves recalls the colorful Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railway, while David Blazejewski takes us on a tour of modern railroading in Rhode Island. All this, including Seasonal Day in North America, and much more in Railroads Illustrated Annual 2023.

2023 Edition

The all-new 2023 Railroads Illustrated Annual features more than 100 pages of classic railroad photography and stories, including these outstanding features:

Dispatcher’s Report

Editorial by Steve Jessup

Leading Off … White Knights, Candy Stripes, Belles, and Beavers

by Steve Jessup/photos as noted

Running Down A Dream

My Search for Remnants of the Rio Grande – by Frank Keller/photos by the author

I Miss the Katy

She Served the Southwest Pretty Well – by Carl Graves/photos by the author

Rhody Rails

The Little State With Big Railroading – by David Blazejewski/photos by the author

Chasing Chessie

CSX on Chessie’s Road Across the Virginias – by Eric Miller/photos by the author

CP Rail SD40-2s

Once the Premier Power of Canadian Pacific – by Stephen Host/photos by the author

Seasonal Day in North America

Photos from Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer

 


Railroads Illustrated Annual