S-1 no. 6017 is shown above gathering speed just west of Short Line Junction with the 12 cars of no. 407, the afternoon train to Saint Louis. The eastbound home signals and the tower itself are visible less than a mile away. No. 407, of course, has…
Mail and express run no. 137 sports a doubleheader of tremendous speed potential, S-1 6017 and J-1 5263, as it quickens its warmup pace near the west end of the Buffalo Division preparatory to entering the Erie Division racetrack at Bayview. This…