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4-4-0 W #74 at Springfield, MA
Western R.R.
4-4-0 W #74 at Springfield, MA
Caption on back of HG150218
4-4-0 CCC&StL #7105 at Springfield, OH
Over ash pit
4-4-0 B&A #65
"Atlantic"
4-4-0 B&A #65
"Atlantic"
Train X447 at depot that also houses the division headquarters
The photography returns most emphatically to Ohio Division subject matter in this scene at Springfield, where division headquarters are located. Limestone Street is in the foreground; beyond are the depot platforms and the depot itself, which houses…
Trains 303 and X447
Taken shortly after the preceding picture and following the arrival of no. 303 from Detroit, Toledo, and Bellefontaine, this picture shows the two J-1s, the 5283 on no. 303 and the 5384 on X-447, lined up abreast on depot tracks one and two,…
Valley Run
The decline in passenger business at Springfield has been paralleled in recent years by a decrease in car loadings as well. The closing of the huge Crowell-Collier Publishing Company plant in 1957 deprived the railroad of a considerable account at…
Valley Run, crossing guard in view
In the same location, but moving in the opposite direction, the eastbound Advance Valley Run is shown here pulling through downtown Springfield on its way to the yard, one mile east. The power is another L-3, no. 3058, and there are 42 cars. Once…
Train no. 426 taking water from water column. Switchtender shanty and target signal in view
The engine crew of train no. 426 finish ministering to their charge, J-1 no. 5300, as it comes time for them to leave Springfield and resume their eastward run from Cincinnati to Cleveland. The engineer heads for the gangway with his long-necked…
Train no. 433. Switchtender shanty and target signal in view
The eleven cars of no. 433, an afternoon train from Cleveland to Cincinnati, follow the 5281 obediently through the naze of trackage just east of Springfield depot. Some of the objects referred to in the preceding commentary are in plainer focus…