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[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.

Date: May 16, 1969

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

[Concourse Area of Chicago Union Station]

Concourse area of the Chicago Union Station looking toward the main waiting rooms on May 16, 1969.

Date: May 16, 1969

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

[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.

Date: 1965

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

[Menu from the "Electro-Liner"]

Menu from the Chicago, North Shore and Milwaukee Railway's "Electro-Liner" train No. 805, northbound enroute to Milwaukee.

Date: April 1958

Item Type: Photograph

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

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

[Engine 488 at Chama, New Mexico Depot]

Engine No. 488. a Mikado type 2-8-2 narrow gauge locomotive, heads Rail Fans' Special train at Chama, New Mexico Depot on the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad.

Date: 1960~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

["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.

Date: 1958

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

["Blue Bird" near St. Louis, Missouri]

Wabash Railroad's famous streamliner "Blue Bird" train No. 24 northbound, powered by diesel locomotive No. 1002 with domes on Pullman cars and coaches. glides through beautiful Forest Park, St. Louis, enroute to Chicago.

Date: 1958~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

["The Washingtonian" rolling through eastern Canada]

"The Washingtonian" train No. 20 southbound, rolls through the Canadian countryside east of Montreal on the first portion of its route via Canadian National, Vermont, Maine, Boston, New Haven and Pennsylvania rails to Washington D.C.

Date: 1960~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

["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.

Date: October 1963

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

[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.

Date: 1963

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

[Engine 183 above the Toltec Gorge]

Rio Grande's engine No. 483 exits from Toltec Tunnel No. 2 on narrow gauge rails between Alamosa and Durango, Colorado. This is above Toltec Gorge with the Garfield Monument located about 100 feet west of the tunnel portal. Rocky cliffs are to the left of the track and a railing is to the right.

Date: 1960~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

[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.

Date: 1959~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

[Steam engine in valley of Rio de los Animas, Colorado]

Reminiscent of those days of yesteryear Rio Grande's Silverton train No. 461 is chugging northward over narrow gauge rails through the valley of Rio de los Animas in Colorado.

Date: 1965~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

[Engine No. 476 at the Durango, Colorado Depot]

Denver and Rio Grande Western's engine No. 476, which headed the mixed train to Silverton, awaits the departure signal at the Durango, Colorado depot.

Date: 1949

Item Type: Photograph

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~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

["The Grand Canyon" rolls through Cajon Pass]

Photograph of Santa Fe's "The Grand Canyon" train No. 24, eastbound, headed by Engine No. 3775, a Northern type 4-8-4 locomotive, rolls through Cajon Pass, California, as a freight train waits on the siding.

Date: 1951

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

["The Flying Crow" rolling through Eastwood Hills, Missouri]

Kansas City Southern Railway's " The Flying Crow" train No. 15, southbound, rolls through Eastwood Hills, Missouri enroute from Kansas City to Shreveport, Louisiana, circa 1925. The train is headed by a beautiful Pacific type 4-6-2 locomotive with a Vanderbilt oil tender.

Date: 1929~

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 39.033130 -94.514283

Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

[Dining Car on the "Twin Star Rocket"]

Lunch is now being served aboard the Rock Island's "Twin Star Rocket" train No. 17, southbound, enroute from Minneapolis to Houston in 1951.

Date: 1951

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

["Super Chief" dining car]

The passenger gourmet is ushered to a fine setting of snowy linens, gleaming, gleaming silver and superb cuisine aboard the dining car in the consist of the Santa Fe's "Super Chief". The tradition of food and service as provided by Fred Harvey beginning in the early days of this railroad remains constant.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

[Dinner aboard the "Spirit of St. Louis"]

Dinner aboard the "Spirit of St. Louis" train No. 50 eastbound, enroute from St. Louis to New York. This was a twin-unit dining car.

Date: 1953

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

[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.

Date: 1958

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

["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.

Date: 1958

Item Type: Photograph

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

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the American Railroad