Monthly Archives: January 2015

Ronald Reagan advertising the Union Pacific Domeliner City of Los Angeles

Posted on January 29, 2015 by Gary Garth McCann

  This was before he was governor, before he was president. The ad appeared in the National Geographic in the mid ’50s. The City of LA was also the train featured on the I Love Lucy episode where Lucy kept … Continue reading →

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Santa Fe Hi-Level El Capitan

Posted on January 8, 2015 by Gary Garth McCann

In the post card below, the train is seen in Cajon Pass. I’m guessing that it’s eastbound and this shot was taken when the all-coach El Cap left LA at 1:45 in the afternoon. Soon it would be put on … Continue reading →

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