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Monthly Archives: June 2014
The California Zephyr at Grand Junction, Colorado: quintessential summer railroading from the late 1940s until now
Twice a year, Christmastime and summertime, I ride across country by train. I savor the full day on board between Chicago or New Orleans and the West Coast. Whether I’m going over Raton Pass, New Mexico or looking out the … Continue reading
The Via Canadian takes the route of the Canadian National Super Continental
Through the heart of the Rockies today’s Canadian doesn’t take the route of its Canadian Pacific namesake, but instead the more northerly route of Canadian National’s Super Continental, stopping at Jasper rather than Banff. In this scene, produced here from … Continue reading
Frisco Texas Special diesels, brand new in La Grange, Illinois, 1947
Reproduced here from a Vanishing Vista’s post card, the photo is credited to the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors. The Texas Special was streamlined in the late forties and competed with Missouri Pacific’s Texas Eagle. The Texas Special carried an … Continue reading
Frisco Meteor arriving St. Louis
As the caption to this photo from Steve Glischinski’s Burlington Northern and Its Heritage says, the Meteor is reduced to mostly headend traffic by the time this summer 1965 photo was taken by Jim Boyd. Inaugurated in the late forties, … Continue reading
Frisco’s Kansas City Florida Special arriving Kansas City
The caption to this photo from David R. Sweetland’s Wabash in Color says this is the KC-Florida Special leaving KC, but I think it’s arriving. At least according to my May 1964 Official Guide and my November 1960 Frisco schedule, the KC-Florida … Continue reading
New York Central dining car ad from National Geographic magazine
I remember having chicken in the diner on the James Whitcomb Riley and asking my aunt why they served the water in bowls. I’d never seen a finger bowl before.
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