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Train no. X342
At Ann Arbor, known primarily as the location of the University of Michigan, the Central has a modicum of activity featured by the Ypsilanti switch run, which is headquartered here. In this scene, eastbound mail and express train no. X-342 has just…
Train no. 73 at Central Union Terminal
A last look at handsome Central Union Terminal finds J-3 no. 5411 in the final stages of preparation for departure on no. 73, an afternoon train from Cleveland to Chicago. Up front, a mechanical department laborer is disconnecting the grease gun air…
Train no. 55, "Advance Empire State Express"
Though deprived of almost all crack passenger hauls by diesel power, the Central's great Niagara 4-8-4 types still make fast spurts between stops on secondary runs. The "Advance Empire State Express” calls for many of these spurts, running on a tight…
Train no. 55 from Bridge St. at searchlight signal mast
This scene needs no definition, since it is the same as the one described in detail four pages back. There is a lull in yard operations as the westbound "Advance Empire" flashes by at 70 m.p.h. behind engine 6009, a Niagara 4-8-4 type. There are…
Train no. 52 under the Elk St. truss bridge
This picture, like the one preceding it, was taken from Perry Street bridge, but looking west rather than east. The main attraction here is s-] engine 6020, eastbound on track 2 with the six cars of no. 52, a Cleveland-New York 'through local'. To…
Train no. 5 at Thompson Rd.
Engine no.6016 of the NYC's great Niagara class leaves East Syracuse in a cloud of soot and dust as she roars thru at 70 m.p.h. with train no. 5, the westbound "Mohawk". This train, a semi-local from New York to Chicago, is one of many on which the…
Train no. 46 passing Oakdale Interlocking Tower
A maintenance of way gang doing some hand surfacing in Oakdale interlocking stands back as big no. 6011 barrels past with no. 46, the Interstate Express. This train is primarily geared to the Chicago-Boston business, and after extensive switching at…
Train no. 426 at Ivorydale
Trackage rights have been previously stated to be an integral part of the Cincinnati Terminal operation. Nothing could be more true, because the double track of the B&O west of Ivorydale Junction is a: lifeline over which passes nearly all of the…
Train no. 426
Middletown, 18 miles out of Sharon, is the southernmost of the many Miami Valley points along the Ohio Division which generate substantial amounts of traffic. The chief industry here is the Armco steel mill, but there are others, particularly the…
Train no. 421
Trackage rights have been previously stated to be an integral part of the Cincinnati Terminal operation. Nothing could be more true, because the double track of the B&O west of Ivorydale Junction is a: lifeline over which passes nearly all of the…
Train no. 419 at depot, water column in view
In this scene at Lafayette depot, the 5402 starts away with the seven cars of no. 419, the westbound local. The passenger and freight stations at Lafayette are operated jointly with the Nickel Plate, whose main tracks are shown in the picture. To…
Train no. 416 passing depot
The staccato voice of the 5415 resumes its chatter as the J-3 swings no. 416 through the turnout from single track to eastward main at Clarks Hill. The pickup waiting at High Street crossing is fouling the Nickel Plate interchange track, but the…
Train no. 416
Though she had doubtless had her moments of triumph, too, the 5291, shown here on no. 416 near English Avenue, was decrepit and despised in the days of her assignment to the Big Four. Needless to say, this short-winded old racer was not to be…
Train no. 416
The tangent on the Cincinnati line between English Avenue and Belt crossing was the setting for this picture and the one following. On this stretch, eastbound passenger trains begin picking up the pace for the fast run to Shelbyville, and eastbound…
Train no. 416
Number 416 leaves a sweeping vista of midwest farmland behind as it! approaches Lebanon from the west behind PT-tendered J-1 no. 5269. Although this train was not scheduled to stop at Lebanon, its wheels were in the grip of a heavy service…