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[E-4 Streamliners in Chicago]

The Chicago and North Western Railway's E-4 type streamliners, which headed the "Overland Limited" and "Challenger" trains between Chicago and the West Coast, stand in the Chicago Passenger Station.

Date: 1945~

Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

[Albuquerque Depot]

Santa Fe's unique mission style depot at Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Date: 1947

Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

[Alvorado Hotel in Albuquerque, New Mexico]

Santa Fe's nationally known Alvarado Hotel adjoining the passenger station in Albuquerque, New Mexico, circa 1947. Lower left is the Fred Harvey news stand with Fred Harvey Indian Museum in left center portion of the rambling structure which is surmounted by Spanish style cupolas. The Alvorado was torn down in December of 1969.

Date: 1947

Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

[Chicago and North Western Railway's passenger station]

This photograph depicts one of the nations finest railroad passenger stations - Chicago and North Western Railway's Chicago passenger station. Sign above the station says" Streamliners, North Western, Union Pacific"

Date: 1948~

Creator: Allison - Lightall

Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

["Electro-Liner" between Milwaukee and Chicago]

The Chicago, North Shore and Milwaukee Railway's "Electro-Liner" enroute between Chicago and Milwaukee on a winter day in February 1941.

Date: February 1941

Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

[Grand Central Terminal in New York City]

Photograph of Grand Central Terminal, New York, May 1943. Facing south on 42nd Street, the building sits squarely in the middle of Park Avenue and motor traffic goes around it by means of two elevated roadways running from 41st Street to 46th Street. The terminal has 123 tracks, 66 on the upper level and 57 on the lower. The upper level has 18.8 miles of track and the lower 14.9 miles making a total of 33.7 miles of railroad track in the terminal and its yard. There are 31 platform tracks o… more

Date: 1943

Creator: Nowak, Ed

Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

[Interior of Pennsylvania Station in New York]

Photograph of Pennsylvania Railroad's great passenger terminal, Pennsylvania Station in New York in 1945.

Date: 1945

Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

["The Kansas City Star"]

On a snowy morning at 10 o'clock, with the temperature at 18 degrees, the Union Pacific Railroad's No. 69, westbound, headed by Engine No. 2877, a Pacific type 4-6-2 locomotive, departs from the Kansas City Union Station enroute from St. Louis to Denver on January 5, 1947.

Date: January 5, 1947

Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

["North Coast Limited" departing from St. Paul, Minnesota]

Photograph of the Northern Pacific's de Luxe "North Coast Limited" westbound, headed by engine No. 2671 -- a Northern type 4-8-4 locomotive -- departing from the St. Paul Union Station. City buildings are visible behind the train.

Date: 1941

Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

[Southern Pacific locomotive arriving in Dallas]

Locomotive No. 620 one of the P-6 class "protection" engines kept under steam at Ennis, substitutes for one of the three streamlined P-14 engines (650, 651,or 652) normally assigned to bring The Hustler, Train No. 15 into Dallas in 1949. The Southern Pacific was in direct competition with the FW&D in Texas at the time and the Dallas/Houston route's schedule had to be protected against engine failures. One engine was kept with steam up at Ennis and another at Hearne for just such emergencies.

Date: 1949

Creator: Plummer, Roger S.

Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

[Southern Pacific train arriving in Dallas]

With the Sears building in the background and the Union Terminal Company's coach yard on its left The Hustler Train No. 15 rolls into Dallas in the early afternoon in 1949 behind one of Southern Pacific's handsome P-14 steam locomotives.

Date: 1949

Creator: Plummer, Roger S.

Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

[Southern Pacific train in Dallas]

Southern Pacific's train No. 15 headed by Engine No. 651, a type 4-6-2 in Dallas, Texas.

Date: 1948

Creator: Plummer, Roger S.

Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

["The Texas Eagle" southbound from St. Louis]

Photograph of Missouri Pacific's "Texas Eagle" train No. 1, southbound, passing through Carondelet Park in the suburbs of St. Louis enroute to Texas on a late summer afternoon in 1948.

Date: 1948

Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

[The "Texas Rocket" arriving in Dallas]

Photograph of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad's "Texas Rocket" train arriving in Dallas in 1949. In addition to the engine, a number of cars are visible, on curved tracks.

Date: 1949

Creator: Plummer, Roger S.

Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

["The Texas Special" arriving in Dallas]

Missouri - Kansas - Texas Railroad's "The Texas Special" train No. 1 - Engine No. 390 - type 4-6-2 locomotive arriving in Dallas just prior to dieselization in 1948.

Date: 1948

Creator: Plummer, Roger S.

Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

["Texas Special" departing Austin]

Katy's "Texas Special" train No.1, southbound, headed by Engine No. 389, a Pacific type 4-6-2 locomotive, near the suburbs of Austin, Texas.

Date: 1949

Creator: Plummer, Roger S.

Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

["The Texas Special" enroute to San Antonio]

Missouri - Kansas - Texas Railroad's train No. 1 "The Texas Special" southbound enroute to San Antonio in 1949.

Date: 1949

Creator: Plummer, Roger S.

Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

["The Texas Special" entering Dallas]

First run of the "Texas Special" Engine No. 101 enroute from San Antonio to St. Louis on April 21, 1948 as it enters Dallas at 2:00 pm.

Date: April 21, 1948

Creator: Plummer, Roger S.

Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

["Texas Special" leaving Dallas]

Rolling northward from the Dallas Union Station, the Katy's "Texas Special" train No. 2, headed by Engine No. 377, a Pacific type 4-6-2 locomotive, picks up speed enroute to St. Louis.

Date: January 1946

Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

[Two trains in Alamosa, Colorado]

A contrast in Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad's steam and motive power --- "the San Juan" train No. 215 headed by engine No. 472, a Mikado type 2-8-2 awaits departure signal for its scheduled run over narrow gauge rails to Durango, Colorado. Next to it is passenger train Mo. 15, headed by engine No. 1703, a Mountain type 4-8-2, arriving in Alamose from Denver.

Date: 1943~

Partner: Museum of the American Railroad