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'''''Railroad History''''' is a biannual [[Peer review|peer-reviewed]] [[academic journal]] published by the Railway & Locomotive Historical Society, a non-profit organization founded in 1921 in the United States to promote research into and preservation of documentation and photography of railroad-related business, finance, labor, biography, and technology.
'''''Railroad History''''' (initially, '''''The Railway & Locomotive Historical Society Bulletin''''') is a biannual [[Peer review|peer-reviewed]] [[academic journal]] published by the Railway & Locomotive Historical Society since 1921.


The journal is currently [[Editor-in-chief|edited]] by Dan Cupper. The content of ''Railroad History'' consists primarily of articles about the [[history of rail transport]], but essays and [[Academic_journal#Book_reviews|book reviews]] are also included.<ref name="official">{{Cite web |url=https://www.jstor.org/journal/railroadhistory |title=Railroad History |publisher=Railway and Locomotive Historical Society |access-date=September 28, 2018}}</ref>
''Railroad History'' consists primarily of articles about the [[history of rail transport]] with some essays and [[Academic_journal#Book_reviews|book reviews]].<ref name="official">{{Cite web |title=Railroad History |url=https://www.jstor.org/journal/railroadhistory |access-date=September 28, 2018 |publisher=Railway and Locomotive Historical Society}}</ref> As of 2022, its editor is Dan Cupper.

The RLHS is a non-profit organization founded in 1921 in the United States to promote research into and preservation of documentation and photography of railroad-related business, finance, labor, biography, and technology.


==History==
==History==
The journal began publication in 1921 as ''The Railway & Locomotive Historical Society Bulletin''.<ref name="official"/> The journal's title was changed to the current ''Railroad History'', starting with Volume 127 in 1972. Publication is typically twice yearly, although there have been several special issues, such as the Millennium Special (2000) between No. 181 and 182.<ref name="jstor">{{Cite web |url=https://www.jstor.org/journal/railroadhistory |title=Railroad History |publisher=[[JSTOR]] |access-date=September 28, 2018}}</ref> In the journal's back catalog, single-subject special issues published between regular numbered issues are designated with consecutive alphabetical suffixes, including the following:<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://rlhs.org/Publications/History/rrhoutpr.shtml |title=Out-of-Print Issues of ''Railroad History'' and R&LHS ''Bulletin'' |publisher=Railway and Locomotive Historical Society |access-date=September 28, 2018}}</ref>
The journal began publication in 1921 as ''The Railway & Locomotive Historical Society Bulletin''.<ref name="official"/> The journal's title was changed to ''Railroad History'', starting with Volume 127 in 1972. Publication is typically twice yearly, although there have been several special issues, such as the Millennium Special (2000) between No. 181 and 182.<ref name="jstor">{{Cite web |url=https://www.jstor.org/journal/railroadhistory |title=Railroad History |publisher=[[JSTOR]] |access-date=September 28, 2018}}</ref> Earlier special issues published between regular numbered issues were designated with consecutive alphabetical suffixes.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://rlhs.org/WP/railroad-history-and-rlhs-bulletin/ |title=Railroad History and R&LHS Bulletin |publisher=Railway and Locomotive Historical Society |access-date=August 28, 2022}}</ref>
*No. 39A (1936): Reprint of ''Documents Tending to Prove the Superior Advantages of Rail-Ways and Steam Carriages over Canal Navigation'' by John Stevens (1812)
*No. 40A (Sep. 1936): Locomotives of the [[Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad]], 1904–1935, Part 1
*No. 43A (July 1937): Locomotives of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad, 1855–1904, Part 2
*No. 43B (Aug. 1937): The Railroads of Wisconsin, 1827–1937, by James P. Kaysen
*No. 47A (Oct. 1938): The Locomotives of the [[Chicago & North Western Railway]] by F. A. Cole
*No. 50A (Aug. 1939): Locomotives of the [[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway|Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe]] System by S. R. Wood
*No. 52A (July 1940): The Railroad in Literature, A Brief Survey of Railroad Fiction, Poetry, Songs, Biography, Essays, Travel and Drama in the English Language, Particularly Emphasizing Its Place in American Literature by Frank P. Donovan, Jr.
*No. 52B (Aug. 1941): Locomotives of the [[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|Southern Pacific Company]] by G. M. Best
*No. 58A (Aug. 1942): Vermont Central&mdash;[[Central Vermont Railway|Central Vermont]], A Study in Human Effort by [[Edward Hungerford (author)|Edward Hungerford]], David W. Sargent, Jr., Lawrence Doherty, and Charles E. Fisher
*No. 61A (Aug. 1943): History of the Fulton County Narrow Gauge Railway, Spoon River "Peavine" by E. W. Mureen
*No. 67A (Aug. 1946): The [[Narrow-gauge railroads in the United States#Mountain_West|Narrow Gage Railroads of Colorado]] by [[Lucius Beebe]]


==References==
==References==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
*{{Official website|https://rlhs.org/WP/}}
*{{Official website|https://rlhs.org/WP/railroad-history/}}


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Latest revision as of 03:01, 4 July 2023

Railroad History
DisciplineHistory of rail transport
LanguageEnglish
Edited byDan Cupper
Publication details
Former name(s)
The Railway and Locomotive Historical Society Bulletin
History1921−present
Publisher
Railway and Locomotive Historical Society
FrequencyBiannual
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4Railr. Hist.
Indexing
ISSN0090-7847
Links

Railroad History (initially, The Railway & Locomotive Historical Society Bulletin) is a biannual peer-reviewed academic journal published by the Railway & Locomotive Historical Society since 1921.

Railroad History consists primarily of articles about the history of rail transport with some essays and book reviews.[1] As of 2022, its editor is Dan Cupper.

The RLHS is a non-profit organization founded in 1921 in the United States to promote research into and preservation of documentation and photography of railroad-related business, finance, labor, biography, and technology.

History

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The journal began publication in 1921 as The Railway & Locomotive Historical Society Bulletin.[1] The journal's title was changed to Railroad History, starting with Volume 127 in 1972. Publication is typically twice yearly, although there have been several special issues, such as the Millennium Special (2000) between No. 181 and 182.[2] Earlier special issues published between regular numbered issues were designated with consecutive alphabetical suffixes.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Railroad History". Railway and Locomotive Historical Society. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  2. ^ "Railroad History". JSTOR. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  3. ^ "Railroad History and R&LHS Bulletin". Railway and Locomotive Historical Society. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
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