From the January 17, 1931, issue
By Science News
AN AMERICAN ROMANCE IN STEEL AND STEAM
Things mechanical offer the photographer an unlimited field for the exercise of his talents, and the locomotive–romantic and symbolical as it can be made–is especially attractive to him.
On the front cover of this week’s SCIENCE NEWS LETTER, Photographer Rittase of Philadelphia has chosen the Boardwalk Flyer of the Reading Railroad as the subject of a fascinating study. The Boardwalk Flyer runs from Camden to Atlantic City and is considered one of the world’s fastest trains.