Rail & Wire Issue 216, Spring 2008

From the President's Desk - Making IRM 2008's Best Vacation Choice 2008 Special Events "Take the Throttle" - a 58-Year-Old Boy's Dream Comes True, My U30C Experience with Roger 'Round the Grounds, Resurrecting a Relic, Restoring the O'Mahony Diner Railroad Coach Department - Passenger Car Update Remembering "Big John" 1941-2007 John Van Kuiken Electric Car Department - Car Shop Updates Commemorating Chicago's Last Streetcars - June 21, 1958, Memories & Chicago Weekend July 5: CA&E 309 Dedication