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- [Burt C. Blanton at the Depot in Erwin, Tennessee]
- The author - Burt C. Blanton - stands on the open platform of the Clinchfield Railroad's Office Car No. 100, which is located on a siding adjacent to the passenger depot at Erwin, Tennessee. The time is noon, Sunday, June 10, 1979. This was a modern car with a complement of conventional equipment. The exterior was painted dark green. The cars letterboard bore the name "Clinchfield" plus the number 100 positioned on either side, centered below the windows, all in gold leaf. There was a gold stripe near the car's base, running along each side and across the rear-end platform. Office Car No. 100 was formerly an Atlantic Coast Lines dining car bearing the name "Orlando" and the car was rebuilt in the Clinchfield's Erwin Shops. texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth28931/
- [Clinchfield's Railroad's Special Excursion train]
- A survivor of the "Glory Days of Steam" - the author: Burt C. Blanton - momentarily delays departure of the Clinchfield Railroad's special excursion train wich is standing at the Marion, North Carolina Depot; scheduled to leave at 9:00 am on Sunday morning, June 10, 1979. The train is headed by the Clinchfield's passenger locomotives, No. 200, type FP-7A, and No. 800, type F-7A. The consist was eight cars. The train's route was in a northerly direction from Marion to Erwin, Tennessee - a rail distance of 82.3 miles. The Clinchfield Railroad is a typical mountain line (standard gauge) - 275 miles in length - completed on February 9, 1915, at an average cost of $201,000 per mile. It's rails traverse a portion of the Blue Ridge Mountains and the railroad crosses the Eastern Transcontinental Divide in the Blue Ridge Tunnel which has a length of 1,865 feet. There are 55 tunnels on the route, ranging from 154 to 7,865 feet. This excellent short line railroad extends from the southern terminus, Spartanburg, South Carolina, via Marion, North Carolina to Erwin, Tennessee; and thence to the northern terminus at Elkhorn City, Kentucky. texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth28932/
- [Burt C. Blanton and G. Robert Freeman, Jr. in Denison, Texas]
- Burt C. Blanton and G. Robert Freeman, Jr. have just de-trained from a trip aboard the "Flying Scotsman" at the KATY Station in Denison, Texas on June 20, 1970. texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth28621/
- ["The Flying Scotsman" leaving Dallas]
- The famed English locomotive, London and North Eastern Railway's No 4472, "The Flying Scotsman" with its nine car consist leaving Dallas early on the morning of June 20, 1970. A southbound KATY freight train waits on the siding. texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth28622/
- [Union Station in Washington D.C.]
- This massive structure is the Union Station in Washington D.C. on July 25, 1969. This terminal has a total of thirty tracks, of which nine are through tracks and twenty-one are stub end. A portion of the station's tracks are electrified by the overhead catenary system thereby Permitting Penn Central's GG1 Electric Locomotives heading passenger trains, the "Metroliners", and electric powered multiple unit commuter trains to serve the terminal. texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth28616/
- [Chicago Union Station]
- One of the nation's great railroad passenger terminals, the Chicago Union Station on July 13, 1969. texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth28612/
- ["Panama Limited" stands at New Orleans terminal]
- Illinois Central Railroad's "Panama Limited" train No. 6, northbound, stands in the New Orleans' Union Passenger Terminal awaiting the hour of departure on its overnight run to Chicago on May 25, 1969. texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth28613/
- [Chicago Union Station - South Side]
- South side of the Chicago Union Station which is used by passenger trains of the Penn Central, Burlington Northern and Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroads. The north side of this station is used by trains of the Milwaukee Road. texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth28734/
- [Concourse Area of Chicago Union Station]
- Concourse area of the Chicago Union Station looking toward the main waiting rooms on May 16, 1969. texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth28735/
- [Rail lines south of Dallas' Union Station]
- Main rail lines approaching the Dallas Union Station from the south. texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth28875/
- [Union Station in Dallas]
- One of the nation's finest railroad terminals: Dallas Union Station which is served by the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, known as Amtrak, and soon to be served by commuter trains, operating between Dallas - Fort Worth and other North Texas points. The station is owned by the City of Dallas and represents an investment and modernization aggregating fifteen million dollars. texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth28876/
- [Union Station in Denver]
- Union Station in Denver, Colorado at 7:35 am (notice the clock) on the morning of May 31, 1968. texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth28611/
- ["Autovias" train in Mexican mountains]
- Chihuahua - Pacific Railway's "Autovias" train, consisting of fiat diesel cars coming out of one of the 73 tunnels which are located on the line between La Junta and El Fuerte, Mexico on the 281 mile portion of the route traversing the mountain region over the Continental Divide around 1968. texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth28642/
- [Entrance to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal]
- One of the finest railroad stations in the South is the New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal. Automobiles are parked outside the terminal near sidewalks and landscaped areas. texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth28614/
- [Turntable at San Lazaro engine terminal]
- Locomotive No. 67 a consolidation type 2-8-0 rides the turntable in the San Lazaro engine terminal enroute from its roundhouse stall to servicing tracks. The "F.C. I." abbreviation on the tender is Ferro-carril Cuautla Y Ixtla" (Cuauta and Ixtla Railroad). In yesteryears this locomotive ran only on this 50-mile branch line. Soon it will head the National Railways of Mexico's narrow gauge passenger consist on the main line run from Mexico City via Cuauta to Puebla. This 3-foot gauge railroad system is one of the oldest in the Republic. It traverses one of the most picturesque routes in Mexico. June 1967. texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth28640/
- [Chicago Union Station]
- Early morning commuters from Chicago Union Station cross the Jackson Street bridge. In the background is the office portion which contains the Station's main waiting room. texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth28738/
- [Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway]
- Passenger train on the Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway headed by engine No. 3, a Baldwin Vauclain compound 0-4-2T steam locomotive, with coach No. 104, traverses the Cog Wheel Route in the summer of 1965. texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth28661/
- [Menu]
- Menu from the automated restaurant on wheels in the consist of the New York Central Railroad's "World Fair Special" train No. 40, eastbound, enroute from Buffalo to New York, September 1964. texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth28664/
- [Esperanza Station]
- Esperanza Station on the Old Mexican Railway, formerly the "Queen's Own" in August 1964. Photographed from the rear-end of passenger train No. 51, eastbound, enroute from Mexico City to Veracruz. This 269-mile line is one of the great scenic routes in the Republic of Mexico. texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth28606/
- [Private Rail car at Jalapa, Mexico]
- Division Superintendent's private car at Jalapa, Mexico,on the National railways of Mexico's line extending from Veracruz to Mexico City. August 1964. This was formerly the Old Interoceanic Railway, a 3-foot gauge railroad, which was converted to standard gauge in 1948. texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth28746/
- ["The Chief" in California]
- Photograph of Santa Fe's "The Chief" passing "Sullivan's Curve" in rugged Cajon Pass, California, June 1964. texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth28666/
- [Train on the Old Mexican Railway]
- The daylight train No. 51, eastbound, traverses a trestle on the Old Mexican Railway, over the electrified division between Esperanza and Paso del Macho, enroute from Mexico City to Veracruz in August 1964. texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth28747/
- ["California Zephyr" leaving Chicago]
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad's "California Zephyr", one of the nation's greatest trains, is leaving Chicago for the Pacific Coast, making a cross-over on the main line tracks south of the Chicago's Union Station in October 1963. texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth28736/
- [Electro-liner in the Roosevelt Road Yard]
- A famous name train which operated for many years between Chicago and Milwaukee, the North Shore Line's "Electro-liner" stands on elevated railway track in the Roosevelt Road Yard, Chicago on January 18, 1963. texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth28739/
- ["The Abraham Lincoln" departing from Springfield, Illinois]
- "The Abraham Lincoln", train No. 2, northbound, departs from Springfield, Illinois in 1963. This Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad train ran from St. Louis to Chicago. texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth28599/
- [Six Tracks of the Chicago Union Station]
- Six tracks south of the Chicago Union Station were busy on this autumn day in 1963. Burlington commuter train (center) backs into the station. The Morning Zephyr is pulled by a switcher on its way to be washed, turned and cleaned for its return run to the Twin Cities as the Afternoon Zephyr. Pennsylvania's The General is departing for New York and the Broadway Limited, which has just arrived from the East, is backing into the terminal. texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth28737/
- [San Antonio depot]
- Missouri - Kansas - texas Railroad's beautiful Spanish Mission style depot in the "Alamo City" in May 1962. This was the San Antonio home of the KATY's famous trains, the "Texas Special", "The Bluebonnet" and "The Katy Flyer" texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth28610/
- [Stalled train near Carneros]
- Stalled on the grade to Carneros --- Coahuila and Zacatecas Railroad's southbound freight headed by Engine No. 261, a Consolidation type 2-8-0, leased from the National Railways of Mexico, is over taken by a second freight, double-headed by Coahuila and Zacatecas' Engines Nos. 12 and 3, both Consolidation types. Then the mixed train arrives, headed by Coahuila and Zacatecas' Engine No. 11, also a Consolidation type. It pushed as well. Eventually these trains arrived at Carneros station which is the highest point on this narrow gauge railroad, elevation 6,873 feet. Carneros is located 25 miles south of Saltillo. texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth28651/
- [Train at Avalos station in Mexico]
- Coahuila and Zacatecas Railroad train No. 11, westbound, headed by a type 2-6-0 locomotive, at Avalos on January 1, 1961. This runs in a 3 foot narrow gauge railroad. texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth28604/
- ["The Grand Canyon" traverses Raton Pass]
- Santa Fe's "The Grand Canyon", headed by nine GM Diesel Units, 18,000 horsepower, with a consist of twenty-three cars traverses Raton Pass in Mew Mexico on September 17, 1960. texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth28796/
- [Train at Saltillo Depot]
- Coahuila and Zacatecas Railroad's Engine No. 2, a Consolidation type 2-8-0 locomotive, with its slope-back tender, stands on the turntable at Saltillo, Mexico on February 25, 1960. In the yesteryears this was a road engine used in dual service, heading a passenger train or a freight which usually consisted of ore cars. texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth28654/
- ["Melchor Ocampo" in Fraile]
- A combine second and first class coach, No. 7 named "Melchor Ocampo" is the rear-end car on the Coahuila and Zacatecas Railroad's passenger train which has made a station stop at the small town of Fraile on February 23, 1960. Along these narrow gauge rails in the early 1920s bandits frequently staged holdups of trains carrying payrolls in gold and silver to the mines at Concepcion del Oro. texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth28653/
- [Train at Concepcion del Oro]
- Coahuila and Zacatecas Railroad's Engine No. 7 has taken a long drink an a summer afternoon at the water tank located in the yards at Concepcion del Oro, preparing to head an ore consist. This was a mining town for many years where ore trains departed on frequent schedules for the Mazapil Smelter at saltillo, Mexico. texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth28652/
- [Chesapeake and Ohio's "The George Washington"]
- Chesapeake and Ohio Railway's modern streamliner, "The George Washington" train No. 2, eastbound, leaving Huntington, West Virginia, on a winter night in January 1960. texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth28672/
- ["The Colonial" rolling from Boston to New York]
- The New Haven's modern streamliner, "The Colonial" enroute between Boston and New York. texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth28753/
- [Interior of New York's Grand Central Station]
- Photograph looking East through the concourse of a fabulous railroad terminal, Grand Central Station, New York, NY in January 1960. texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth28608/
- [Old Pennsylvania Station in New York City]
- Photograph of one of the world's greatest railroad terminals, the Old Pennsylvania Station on New York, NY seen here on July 1960. Although transformed above the ground-level by construction of the Madison Square Garden, which was completed in December 1969, this terminal continues to provide efficient service to commuters and passengers who use the trains. texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth28609/
- [Rush hour at Grand Central Station in New York City]
- Commuter rush hour traffic on the upper level, facing north, in Grand Central Station in New York, NY in January 1960. texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth28607/
- ["Super Chief" in Colorado]
- Santa Fe's "Super Chief" daily all-Pullman streamliner operating between Chicago and Los Angeles, ascends the steep grades near the old Dick Wootton Ranch at Wootton, Colorado. texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth28760/
- ["Super Chief" in Raton Pass]
- Santa Fe's "Super Chief" rolls through scenic Raton Pass on the New Mexico - Colorado border on September 7, 1959. texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth28794/
- [Steam locomotive in Durango, Colorado]
- Photograph of the Denver and Rio Grande Western's engine No. 473, stopped at Durango, Colorado. Two men are standing in front of the train and appear to be inspecting one of the cars. Mountains are visible in the background and there is snow on the ground. This engine is a Mikado type 2-8-2 locomotive, which headed passenger trains on narrow gauge rails between Alamosa and Durango and also on the Durango-Silverton line. texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth28723/
- [Santa Fe's "The Chief" diesel locomotive]
- Santa Fe's "The Chief" train No. 20, eastbound, ascends the grade of Raton Pass shortly after leaving the city of Raton, New Mexico in August 1958. texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth28674/
- [Menu from the "Electro-Liner"]
- Menu from the Chicago, North Shore and Milwaukee Railway's "Electro-Liner" train No. 805, northbound enroute to Milwaukee. texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth28716/
- ["The Phoebe Snow" at Hoboken, New Jersey]
- Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad's famous streamliner "The Phoebe Snow" at Hoboken, New Jersey in March of 1958. texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth28732/
- [Blizzard in the Chicago Station]
- One of the most unique of all railroad photographs: It is a January night in 1958 and a blizzard-snowstorm rages in the "Windy City". This scene is in the yards - the Chicago and North Western Railway's Chicago passenger station is visible in the background. Observe the gas jets which are keeping switches from being frozen. texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth28887/
- ["The Cyrus K. Holliday" near Dodge City, Kansas]
- The Cyrus K. Holliday, built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1880, is shown under steam for a special event on the Larned Branch of the Santa Fe Railway near Dodge City, Kansas, 1958. texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth28624/
- ["Hiawatha" Luxury Train]
- Among the greatest luxury passenger trains operated in this nation were the Milwaukee Road's "Morning" and "Afternoon" Hiawathas, providing convenient and fast service between Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Minneapolis. In this scene, a Hiawatha speeds over the route. texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth28751/
- [Observation Car on the Hiawatha]
- Interior view of the Milwaukee Road's observation parlor car with sky-top lounge having a 90% transparent area dome that forms an aero-dynamic terminating shape for the end of the train. This scene is aboard the "Afternoon Hiawatha", train No. 2 southbound, enroute from Minneapolis to Chicago. texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth28750/
- ["The Phoebe Snow" at Hoboken, New Jersey]
- One of the greatest name trains of its era, the Deleware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad's Phoebe Snow, at Hoboken, New Jersey in April 1958. texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth28733/
- ["The Ann Rutledge" in Springfield, Illinois]
- Gulf, Mobile and Ohio's "The Ann Rutledge" train No. 19 southbound, departing from Springfield, Illinois in 1957. Notice the State Capitol building behind the train. texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth28602/