Railway & Marine News, A Semi-Monthly Publication Devoted to Pacific Coast Transportation Interests, May 1, 1911, Vol. IX, No. 8 - Largest Locomotive in the World

Features: Two Fine Passenger Stations To Open in May - the Northern Pacific Station at Tacoma, and the Oregon-Washington station at Seattle; Professional biography of A.P. Chapman, Jr. who has just moved from Chicago to serve as general agent of the passenger department, Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget Sound (with photo of Mr. Chapman); Passing of well-known railroad man Francis B. Clarke in Portland at age 73; Illustration of the World's Longest Locomotive - 121 Feet Long - a Mallet 2-10-10-2 rebuilt at the Topeka shops of the Santa Fe; Proposed Swiss Village to be built at Golden, British Columbia to house Swiss guides who are brought annually to assist mountain climbers - interesting illustrated article; Alaska Steamshop Co. to Erect Modern Water Terminals; Robert Dollar Discusses Shipping; Death of W.H.(Billy) Bush, prominent Northwest steamship man - informative article with photo of Mr. Bush; Review of Marine Insurance and Shipping Law; B.N. Baker Discusses Influence of the Panama Canal; Discussion of Panama Canal Tolls; New Plant for the Columbia Steel Company at Black Diamond, California - article with illustration; Tacoma News; Testimonial for A.B.C. Wood Life Preservers; Nice one-page illustrated ad for The Shasta Limited, "The Finest Train in the West", which connects Seattle with San Francisco; Nice half-page photo ad for the Willamette Iron & Steel Works features the fireboat "Geo. H. Williams" belching smoke and pumping water into the sky; Nice half-page illustrated ad for Speedway launches and engines; Canadian-Pacific Railway Steamships Schedule for the S.S. "Princess Victoria" and S.S. "Princess Adelaide" connecting Seattle with Victoria and Vancouver; and more. 40 pages including several pages of nostalgic ads, some illustrated in black and white, featuring local marine and rail interests. Printed upon glossy coated stock. Average wear. Binding intact. Few library markings to front cover. A well-preserved copy of this highly-informative memento of Pacific Northwest transportation over a century ago. 12" x 9". Magazine