In December of 1957, when Karl Zimmermann was 14, he traveled by Pullman from New York City to Roanoke, Va., to photograph America's last great steam railroad, the Norfolk & Western. With him was Roger Cook, his friend and neighbor. Still close friends more than fifty years later and once again neighbors, Cook and Zimmermann recount that once-in-lifetime experience in the spring issue of Classic Trains, due out at the beginning of February.

Now available from Boyds Mills Press: Ocean Liners: Crossing and Cruising the Seven Seas. The fourth book in Zimmermann's transportation series for younger readers, Ocean Liners follows Steam Locomotives, All Aboard!, and Steamboats. From the publisher: "Here's the fascinating story of ocean liners—their history, development, and culture—from the first great ocean liner to today's Freedom of the Seas, which carries more than four thousand passengers."

Last October, Karl Zimmermann celebrated his 65th birthday journeying from San Antonio to New York City aboard the Henry E. Huntington, built in 1924 as Reading Company "official car" No. 15. A gift of owner Diana Goldman, the Huntington was on its way to its new home as part of the collection of the Reading Company Technical and Historical Society. An account of this trip, and background on the handsome and beautifully restored car, could be found in Zimmermann's "Going Home" in the August issue of Trains.