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Railroad Magazine [v82 #6, April 1968] ed. Freeman Hubbard (Popular Publications, Inc., 50¢); from TOC. [JL]

• 38 • The Boomer Fireman • Homer Keith • ss Railroad Magazine Jul ’41

Railroad Magazine [v83 #1, May 1968] ed. Freeman Hubbard (Popular Publications, Inc., 50¢); from TOC. [JL]

• 43 • The Roundhouse Foreman • William J. Parry • ss Railroad Magazine Oct ’40

Railroad Magazine [v83 #2, June 1968] ed. Freeman Hubbard (Popular Publications, Inc., 50¢); from TOC. [JL]

• 42 • Bulletin 99 • Charles X. Williams • ss

Railroad Magazine [v83 #3, July 1968] ed. Freeman Hubbard (Popular Publications, Inc., 50¢); from TOC. [JL]

• 38 • In a Blaze of Glory • William J. Parry • ss

Railroad Magazine [v83 #4, August 1968] ed. Freeman Hubbard (Popular Publications, Inc., 50¢); from TOC. [JL]

• 42 • Broken Couplers • E. S. Dellinger • ss Railroad Magazine Feb ’46

Railroad Magazine [v84 #7, November 1968] ed. Freeman Hubbard (Popular Publications, Inc., 50¢); from TOC. [JL]

• • The Desert Division • Charles X. Williams • ss Railroad Magazine Sep ’40
• • A Private Car Named Sherlock Holmes • Misc. Material • ar

Railroad Magazine [August 1969] (Popular Publications, 50¢, 68pp, 8¼" x 11" pulp); Fiction and “true tales” only. [MW]

• 42 • Problem at Mud Creek • "Waybill" Everett • ss; illus. Joe Easley

Railroad Magazine [February 1970] (Popular Publications, 50¢, 68pp, 8¼" x 11" pulp); Fiction and “true tales” only. [MW]

• 43 • Blue Chip Run • William J. Parry • ss Railroad Magazine Feb ’46

Railroad Magazine [May 1970] (Popular Publications, 50¢, 68pp, 8¼" x 11" pulp); Fiction and “true tales” only. [MW]

• 42 • Overtime • Gilbert A. Lathrop • ss Railroad Magazine Apr ’40; (livestock train)

Railroad Magazine [July 1970] (Popular Publications, 50¢, 68pp, 8¼" x 11" pulp); Fiction and “true tales” only. [MW]

• 43 • Picked Crew • Blanche Mosler • ss

Railroad Magazine [October 1970] (Popular Publications, 50¢, 68pp, 8¼" x 11" slick); Fiction and “true tales” only. [MW]

• 52 • End of the Line • Don Winters • ss; (engine service)

Railroad Magazine [November 1970] (Popular Publications, 50¢, 68pp, 8¼" x 11" slick); Fiction and “true tales” only. [MW]

• 45 • A Man’s Job • Gilbert Lathrop • ss Railroad Magazine Jul ’45; (engine service)

Railroad Magazine [December 1971] (Popular Publications, 50¢, 68pp, 8¼" x 11" slick); Fiction and “true tales” only. [MW]

• 52 • Last of the Boomers • Harry K. McClintock • ss

Railroad Magazine [March 1972] (Popular Publications, 50¢, 68pp, 8¼" x 11" slick); Fiction and “true tales” only. [MW]

• 41 • Priority Special • Harry Bedwell • ss

Railroad Magazine [May 1972] (Popular Publications, 50¢, 68pp, 8¼" x 11" slick); Fiction and “true tales” only. [MW]

• 48 • The Showdown • E. S. Dellinger • ss Railroad Magazine Apr ’45

Railroad Magazine [June 1972] (Popular Publications, 50¢, 68pp, 8¼" x 11" slick); Fiction and “true tales” only. [MW]

• 46 • Red Board • John Norwood • ss Railroad Magazine Jun ’49

Railroad Magazine [August 1972] (Popular Publications, 50¢, 68pp, 8¼" x 11" slick); Fiction and “true tales” only. [MW]

• 40 • A Little Action • Harold Titus • ss The Saturday Evening Post Jan 18 ’36

Railroad Magazine [October 1972] (Popular Publications, 50¢, 68pp, 8¼" x 11" slick); Fiction and “true tales” only. [MW]

• 30 • Wide-Open Throttle • A. W. Somerville • ss The Saturday Evening Post Feb 8 ’30

Railroad Magazine [December 1972] (Popular Publications, 50¢, 68pp, 8¼" x 11" slick); Fiction and “true tales” only. [MW]

• 49 • Boomers, Northbound • Harry Kirby McClintock • ss

Railroad Magazine [January 1973] (Popular Publications, 68pp, 8¼" x 11" slick); Fiction and “true tales” only. [MW]

• 39 • Against Orders [_Eddie Sand_] • Harry Bedwell • ss Railroad Magazine Sep ’54; (telegraph service)

Railroad Magazine [February 1973] (Popular Publications, 68pp, 8¼" x 11" slick); Fiction and “true tales” only. [MW]

• 54 • The Angel of Canyon Pass • Charles W. Tyler • ss Railroad Stories Apr ’36

Railroad Magazine [March 1973] (Popular Publications, 68pp, 8¼" x 11" slick); Fiction and “true tales” only. [MW]

• 45 • A Meet with Number 86 • Don Waters • ss

Railroad Magazine [May 1973] (Popular Publications, 68pp, 8¼" x 11" slick); Fiction and “true tales” only. With this issue the ToC no longer separates fiction items, but instead differentiates between “Features and Fiction” vs. “Departments” (which are actually the majority of the magazine’s pages) [MW]

• 44 • Not in the Contract • Harry Bedwell • nv Railroad Magazine Jun ’46 (+1)

Railroad Magazine [July 1973] (Popular Publications, 68pp, 8¼" x 11" slick); Fiction and “true tales” only. [MW]

• 52 • The New Fireman • Frederick Schneider • ss

Railroad Magazine [November 1973] (Popular Publications, 68pp, 8¼" x 11" slick); Fiction and “true tales” only. [MW]

• 51 • The Third Trick • Harry Bedwell • ss

Railroad Magazine [November 1974] (Popular Publications, 68pp, 8¼" x 11" slick); Fiction and “true tales” only. [MW]

• 29 • Night of Plunder • Harry Bedwell • ss The Saturday Evening Post Dec 22 ’51 (+1)

Railroad Magazine [January 1975] (Popular Publications, 68pp, 8¼" x 11" slick); Fiction and “true tales” only. [MW]

• 28 • The Long Road • Jack Deragon • ss

Railroad Magazine [July 1975] (Popular Publications, 68pp, 8¼" x 11" slick); Fiction and “true tales” only. [MW]

• 34 • The Rawhider • E. S. Dellinger • na Railroad Stories Nov ’36

Railroad Magazine [March 1977] (Popular Publications, 68pp, 8¼" x 11" slick); Fiction and “true tales” only. [MW]

• 27 • Screaming Wheels • Harry Bedwell • ss The Saturday Evening Post Feb 19 ’49
• 38 • Wanderlust [Part 2 of ?] • Maxwell Swan • nf

Railroad Magazine [April 1977] (Popular Publications, 68pp, 8¼" x 11" slick); Fiction and “true tales” only. [MW]

• 19 • The Old Girl Went Out in a Burst of Glory • William Parry • ss
• 34 • Wanderlust [Part 3 of ?] • Maxwell Swan • nf; a boomer’s life story.

Railroad Magazine [December 1977] (Popular Publications, 68pp, 8¼" x 11" slick); Fiction and “true tales” only. [MW]

• 19 • How to Crack a Nut With a Locomotive • Serge Vitry • nf
• 34 • Along the Old Boomer Trail • R. H. “Turkey” Moore • nf

Railroad Magazine [May 1978] (Popular Publications, 68pp, 8¼" x 11" slick); Fiction and “true tales” only. [MW]

• 34 • Engine Failure • Don Waters • ss; this may be a reprint.

The Railroad Man’s Magazine ;
2 series: 1st. Oct 1906-18 Jan 1919 (retitled Railroad and Current Mechanics briefly from Jul-Dec 1913) merged with Argosy; 2nd. Dec 1929-Dec 1974, retitled Railroad Stories, Feb 1932-Aug 1937 and Railroad Magazine Sep 1937-Dec 1974.
Total issues, 1st series 158; 2nd series 584? (last issue Vol.97 no.2).
Frequency: monthly.
Publisher(s): Frank A. Munsey (1906-1942); Popular Publications (1942-1954).
Editor(s):
Format/Size: pulp, 192pp, 10c; ceased to be a pulp after Dec 1942.
Comment: One of the first specialized pulps, with stories and articles about the railroads; dropped fiction after Aug 1954.
Where indexed: first issue listed at pinnaclewebs.com/railroadstories/rrmmv1n1/default.asp
[MA]

The Railroad Man’s Magazine [v1 #1, October 1906] (Frank A. Munsey, 10¢, 192pp, pulp); [http://pinnaclewebs.com/railroadstories/rrmmv1n1/default.asp\] [MA]

• • Just a Word About This New Magazine • Mr. Munsey • ed
• • A Whole Nation on Wheels • Gilson Willets • ar
• • The Ancestry of Steam • Misc. Material • ar
• • Great Train Robberies of the United States • Charles Francis Bourke • ar
• • What’s in a Name? • Misc. Material • hu
• • Industrial Roll of Honor • Misc. Material • ar
• • Four-Flushing • Cy Warman • ss
• • Fast Trains of the World • Misc. Material • ar
• • King of the Rail • La Touche Hancock • pm
• • ’Dan’ Quixote • Louis Joseph Vance • ss
• • Railroad’s Princely Income • Misc. Material • ar
• • Law for the Railroads • Misc. Material • ar
• • The Biggest Railroad Station in the World • Grant Winslow • ar
• • Great Dates in Railroad History • Misc. Material • ar
• • Kitty’s Suit-Case Comedy • Jane De Leuw • ss
• • Rhyme of the Rail • John Godfrey Saxe • pm
• • Nancy Hart’s Gratitude • Ada Patterson • nf
• • Up Mont Blanc by Trolley • Misc. Material • ar
• • Off the Main Line • Misc. Material • ar
• • Pioneers of the Iron Trail • Frank MacDonald • bg
• • Ticket-Selling Made Easy • Misc. Material • ar
• • Full Speed Ahead • Misc. Material • ar
• • Corks and the Commodore • Harry D. Couzens • ss
• • Out of the Scrap Heap • Misc. Material • hu
• • Birth of the Locomotive • Edward B. Mitchell • ar
• • Binley and 46 • Sam Davis • pm
• • A Ride with ’Big Arthur • Burke Jenkins • ar
• • ’Working’ His Way • Misc. Material • ar
• • He was on the Job to Stay • Misc. Material • ar
• • The House of Suspicion • Edgar Franklin • ss
• • Word Pictures of Progress • Misc. Material • ms; Politics.
• • A Cowboy Knight Errant • Leo Crane • ss
• • Before the Locomotive Came • Misc. Material • ar
• • The Sunny Side of the Track • Misc. Material • hu
• • Live Wires • F. M. McClintic • ar
• • A Mad Run with a Maniac • Misc. Material • nf
• • Andy the Peacemaker • Frederick Walworth Brown • ss
• • Who Took Russia’s Lost Cars? • Misc. Material • ar
• • Work the Secret of Success • Misc. Material • nf
• • Coal Enough for a Thousand Years • Misc. Material • ar
• • Railroad Skirmishes • W. G. Seaver • ar
• • Crises in Invention’s Drama • Jackson Harvelle Ray • ar
• • Seeing Things at Night • Misc. Material • nf
• • Roll-Call of Veterans • Misc. Material • ar
• • Doc’s Beau • Caroline Lockhart • ss
• • Swan Song of a Telegrapher • Misc. Material • pm
• • Hoodoos that Trainmen Dread • Misc. Material • ar
• • New York to Cuba by Rail • Misc. Material • ms; Speculation.
• • Nickels of the Trolley • J. J. Almonte • ar
• • London to New York Overland • Misc. Material • ms; Speculation.
• • Knights of the Key • Misc. Material • bg
• • How Many Make a Train Full? • Misc. Material • ar
• • We Want and Will Pay for True Stories • Misc. Material • ed
• • His Friend the Outlaw • Jared L. Fuller • ss
• • Ballasted with Gold • Misc. Material • ar
• • A Few Facts in Flight • Gerald Warren • ar
• • Fired for Having a Good Idea • Misc. Material • nf
• • Some of the Good Things Scheduled • Misc. Material • ed

Railroad Man’s Magazine [v38 #2, November 16, 1918] (Munsey, pulp); from TOC. [JL]

• 193 • Eric of the Strong Heart [Part 1 of 5] • Victor Rousseau • sl
• 213 • Austin Irby—Operator.—No. 1 • Will MacMahon • ss
• 221 • Hank Hamill Couples ’Em Up • Charles Wesley Sanders • ss
• 229 • Old Times on the “Gee Whiz” • J. E. M. • ss
• 238 • The Water-Burner • Cromwell Leslie • ss
• 249 • The Pathway of Adventure [Part 2 of 5] • Randall Parrish • sl
• 278 • War on Board the Jungle Ship • William H. Seymour • ss
• 283 • The Cook of the Bounding Bessie • Henry Leverage • ss
• 296 • “Doughnuts—And Destiny” • Grace G. Bostwick • ss
• 300 • Something Wrong in the Cab • Charles R. Angell • pm
• 301 • The Pearl of Tao Tao [Part 3 of 5] • H. P. Holt & R. H. Barbour • sl
• 318 • That Awfully Sinful Sign-Board • Percy Rees Russell • vi
• 320 • The Day Coach • Charles R. Angell • pm
• 321 • A Blue Chariot for Annalizer • Strickland Gillilan • ss
• 327 • West and East • Lydia M. Dunham O’Neil • pm
• 328 • The Joker of Morgan’s Pass • H. Keith Trask • ss
• 339 • When Sleuth Met Sleuth • George J. Brenn • ss
• 347 • Harrigan! [Part 4 of 5] • Max Brand • sl
• 377 • By the Light of the Lantern • Misc. Material • cl
• 382 • On the Editorial Carpet • Misc. Material • cl

The Railroad Man’s Magazine [November 23, 1918] (Munsey, pulp); The magazine also has four poems, two departments, and a letter column called “Snatched from the Mail-Crane.” There are 3 articles, making up around 10 pages of the magazine. [RW]

• • The Wraith on the Wire • Barclay Northcote • nv
• • Eric of the Strong Heart [Part 2 of 5] • Victor Rousseau • sl; fantasy novel very much in the A. Merritt style, concerning a lost race of Vikings in the Arctic circle.
• • The Pathway of Adventure [Part 3 of 5] • Randall Parrish • sl
• • The Pearl of Tao Tao [Part 4 of 5] • H. P. Holt & R. H. Barbour • sl
• • Harrigan! [Part 5 of 5] • Max Brand • sl
• • The Tameness of Wild Walt • Lydia Dunham O’Neil • ss
• • In the Devil’s Own Coin • Henry Leverage • ss
• • Disparagous Remarks • Augustus Wittfeld • ss
• • The Volunteer Plugman • B. J. Stolper • ss
• • McCloskey Bends a Rail • Charles Wesley Sanders • ss
• • Boomer Jones - Yardmaster • J. W. Earp • ss

The Railroad Man’s Magazine [October 1931] (Munsey, 15¢, 144pp, pulp, cover by Emmett Watson); [MW]

• 338 • Road to Glory [Part 1 of 2] • John Johns • sl
• 385 • Rule G • Griff Crawford • ss
• 397 • Hot Retainers! • F. A. Goldsworthy • ss
• 401 • Pickled Crew • Charles Anthony Roach • ss
• 412 • Blazing Race • John Austin • ss
• 430 • Tallowpot! [Part 3 of 3] • Gilbert A. Lathrop • sl

Railroad Stories ; Formerly Railroad Man’s Magazine.

Railroad Stories [v 8 #2, May 1932] (Munsey, 15¢, pulp); [MC]

• • All-Railroad Fiction
• 146 • Danger Signals [Part 1 of 5] • John Johns • sl
• 184 • High Iron Feud • Harry L. Childs • ss
• 196 • Dead Man’s Cab • John A. Thompson • ss
• 208 • Emergency Stop • Si Stoddard • ss
• 234 • Clear Board • Leland Sherwood • ss
• 242 • Dynamite Trail [Part 2 of 2] • Gilbert A. Lathrop • sl
• 265 • Puttin’ the Cars Away • Charles A. Roach • ss
• 270 • Pullman Peril • Arthur K. Akers • ss
• 282 • Night Run • Douglas Ward • pm
• • Illustrated Features and True Tales
• 194 • Smallest Public Railway • G. J. White • ar
• 212 • Locomotives of the Maine Central Railroad • Anon. • ar
• 214 • O’Neill of the Great Northern • Walter E. Mair • ar
• 221 • Feeding the Chain Gang • Jack Paterson • ar
• 224 • Bay Rum, Church-Bell and Farmer • James W. Earp • ar
• • Railroad poems and Songs
• 172 • In the Days of Link and Pin • George M. Hill • pm The Providence Journal
• 217 • The ‘Empire Builder’ • Walter E. Mair • pm
• 233 • Switch Engine Number Three • E. E. Knapp • pm
• • Poems for your Railroad Scrapbook
• 269 • Living and Loving • Samuel M. Clawson • pm Locomotive Engine Journal Apr, 1873
• 269 • The Man in the Cab • Nixon Waterman • pm Locomotive Engine Journal Apr, 1873
• 269 • Bully Bly • B. Bly • pm Locomotive Engine Journal Apr, 1873
• 282 • Night Run • Douglas Ward • pm
• • Railroad Rimes
• 286 • Wreck of the Old 97 • Edgar T. Farren • pm
• 286 • Up the Winding Stair • B. H. Terry • pm
• • Six Popular Departments
• 173 • Sunny Side of The Track-funny text stories about Railroadin’ • Misc. Material • hu
• 173 • Casey in the Cab • Rob L. Lawrence • cs; Ex-Fireman- Staten Island Ry.
• 176 • By the Light of the Lantern - Answers your railroadin’ Questions • Misc. Material • ms
• 207 • The Boomers’ Corner • Johnny Thompson • ar; Reminiscences of Alaskan Railroading by an ex-boomer fireman.
• 218 • International Engine Picture Club • Misc. Material • pi; picture exchange group.
• 275 • Miniature Railroading • Misc. Material • ar; Report on the NY Society of Model Engineers Exhibition Feb 10-27, 1932, Answers about Model Railroading.
• 279 • On the Spot “Let’s Talk it Over” • The Readers • lt; editorial and letter column, some readers want more fiction, some more facts about railroading.

Railroad Stories [v 9 #1, August 1932] (Munsey, 15¢, pulp); [MC]

• • All-Railroad Fiction
• 2 • Worthy Brothers • E. S. Dellinger • ss
• 31 • Blue Flag • Griff Crawford • ss
• 38 • Too Much Brains • James W. Earp • ss
• 40 • What the Hobo Told the the Brakeman • Harry Kemp • pm
• 41 • Red Lantern Oil • Victor Maxwell • ss
• 69 • The Grape Rush • M. F. Hunxen • pm
• 70 • Roll ’em, Railroader! • Arthur K. Akers • ss
• 74 • Two Hours Off Duty • J. B. Holland • ss
• 81 • A Railroading Fool • Bennett Foster • ss
• 94 • Danger Signals [Part 4 of 5] • John Johns • sl
• 116 • Hogger Bill • Floyd T. Wood • pm
• 118 • No Scrapping Allowed • W. C. Bowers • ss
• 135 • Ridin’ Th’ Rods • A. Leslie • pm
• • Illustrated Features and True Tales
• 22 • Canyon War • Earle Davis • ar
• 58 • Cotton Belt Blues • C. A. Roach • ar
• 66 • A Friendly Little Devil • A. B. Clark • ar
• 68 • Easing Him Down the Hill • Edmund E. Pugsley • ar
• 117 • Casey in the Cab • Rob L. Lawrence • cs
• 126 • Building a Model Box Car • E. P. Alexander • ar
• 130 • Locomotives of the Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Ry • Misc. Material • ar
• 138 • Cash Prize Engine Picture Contest • Misc. Material • ms
• 139 • Winners in the April Story-Title Contest • Misc. Material • ms
• • Six Popular Departments
• 50 • By the Light of the Lantern - Answers your railroadin’ Questions • Misc. Material • ms
• 69 • The Boomers’ Corner • Misc. Material • ar; Reminiscences of Railroading.
• • Railroad Rimes
• 92 • Will the Lights Be White? • Cy Warman • pm McClure’s Aug, 1897
• 92 • A Retired Engineer • Charles B. Graham • pm
• 91 • Twenty Years Ago • unknown • pm
• 91 • The Night Express • W. H. Hillyer • pm
• 117 • Sunny Side of the Track - funny text stories about Railroadin’ • Misc. Material • hu
• 124 • International Engine Picture Club • Misc. Material • pi
• 132 • On the Spot • The Readers • lt

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