[The "Banner Limited"] Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title [The "Banner Limited"]

Contributor

  • Donor: Blanton, Burt C.
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: Administrator, First Christian Church

Date

  • Creation: 1900~
  • Digitized: 2007-08-10

Language

  • No Language

Description

  • Content Description: Wabash Railway's The "Banner Limited" dating from the turn of the century, traverses the 286 mile route between St. Louis and Chicago. It was a daylight train - No. 11 southbound and No. 10 northbound - operating on a schedule of about seven hours. In this photograph the "Banner Limited" is headed by an Atlantic type 4-4-2 locomotive, engine No. 602, with a consist of old wooden cars which have underbody truss rods and open platforms. As early as June 1916, this train was cited in the Official Guide of the Railways as having modern steel equipment, comprising Smoking, Chair, Dining, and Observation cars.
  • Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

Subject

  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Business, Economics and Finance - Transportation - Railroads
  • Keyword: Wabash Railway
  • Keyword: steam engines
  • Keyword: Banner Limited

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Coverage

  • Time Period: new-sou

Collection

  • Name: Rescuing Texas History, 2007
    Code: SG07

Institution

  • Name: Museum of the American Railroad
    Code: MARD

Rights

  • Rights Access: public

Resource Type

  • Photograph

Format

  • Image

Identifier

  • Accession or Local Control No: 1-0005
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth28928

Note

  • Digital Preservation: creationHardware: Epson Perfection V700 Photo
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