The Milwaukee Road Hiawatha passenger trains
Milwaukee Road Hiawatha passenger trains are the long-lasting legacy of a Midwestern railroad plagued with underperformance and mismanagement — right…
Read moreMilwaukee Road Hiawatha passenger trains are the long-lasting legacy of a Midwestern railroad plagued with underperformance and mismanagement — right…
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New York Central’s 20th Century Limited was dubbed “The Greatest Train Ever Made.” In the first half of the 20th…
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Amtrak San Diego service has seen a gradual increase since startup. Amtrak operated two daily trains on the…
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Amtrak St Louis services have included routes to the East, Southwest, and other Midwest points throughout its 50-plus-year history. At…
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See sample consists of the Overland Route’s City of San Francisco from 1936, 1939, 1947, and 1955. Download the information by…
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Trains ridden: C&O-B&O Night Special, Detroit–Toledo–Lima, July 23-24 (C&O No. 21, Detroit Fort Street–Plymouth; C&O No. 48, Plymouth–Toledo; B&O No.…
Read moreStations (east to west) and Carriers at Roosevelt Road: Central: IC, NYC, Soo Dearborn: ATSF, C&EI, C&WI, EL, GTW, Monon,…
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Read the article, “Travel . . . Family Style,” from the May 1951 issue of Trains magazine, in which Bill…
Read moreCheck out additional material related to Bob Johnston’s “Intermountain Odyssey” article in Classic Trains’ Special Edition No. 13, All Aboard! Movies…
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Read about the California Zephyr‘s role in the 1955 widescreen movie Cinerama Holiday in “When Cinerama Rode the C.Z.,” an…
Read moreIn the Summer 2013 issue of Classic Trains, author Bob Withers recounts the special movement of passenger cars to Cass,…
Read moreEastern trip, April 20–26 PC No. 66, Chicago–Cincinnati, April 20 PC E7 4211 (ex-PRR), PRR B60 baggage car, PC coach…
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