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4-6-4 #5421 at Rensselaer, NY
unusual third driver
4-6-4 #5421 at Harmon, NY
unusual third driver
Train no. 3, westbound "James Whitcomb Riley"
The selection of the name for its Cincinnati-Chicago streamliner was a fortunate one for the NYC. There is a great deal of what is called "local pride" in Indiana (through which the train of course makes most of its run, and from whose citizens it…
Train no. 3, west bound 'Riley' taking water
The 5421 gets a refill as she pauses at Lafayette depot on no. 3, the westbound 'Riley'. The 18,000-gallon capacity of her PT tank enabled her to make the 173-mile run from Cincinnati to Lafayette for water, whereas an engine with conventional tender…