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Photos & Videos Photo of the Day ‘James Whitcomb Riley’

‘James Whitcomb Riley’

By Brian Schmidt | October 12, 2021

| Last updated on August 7, 2025

Diesel locomotive with passenger train sticking out of building

Amtrak E units recall past glories as they prepare to depart Indianapolis Union Station with the Chicago-bound 'James Whitcomb Riley' in mid-1974. J. David Ingles

James Whitcomb Riley

Amtrak E units recall past glories as they prepare to depart Indianapolis Union Station with the Chicago-bound James Whitcomb Riley in mid-1974. J. David Ingles photo

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