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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. 303
No. 303 leaves Toledo on this occasion behind J-1 no. 5389, one of the thirty Hudsons (no's. 5375-5405) which were assigned when new to the Big Four and which originally carried numbers 6600-6629. This train requires six hours and forty-five minutes…
Train no. 303, taking water
After Toledo, the next water stop for the 5391 will be at Bellefontaine, Ohio, roughly the halfway mark on the run to Cincinnati. The train is no. 303 out of Detroit, on which power is sometimes changed at Bellefontaine (if the engine happens to be…
Train no. 312
This activity in the rain at the west end of Central Union Terminal features J-1 no. 5266 heading no. 312, the day Cincinnati-Detroit train. Behind her are E8s 4088-4089 westbound on no. 35, a New York-Chicago train primarily devoted to head-end…
4-6-2 P&E #62 at Union Depot, Peoria, IL
Blt. 10/1917, angle view, black smoke pouring out of stack
4-6-2 CCC&Stl #6418 at Union Depot, Columbus, OH
Blt. 6/1906, right side broadside, early rolling stock in back
4-6-2 LS&MS #4811 at Union Depot, Cleveland, OH
Blt. 6/1907, nice overhead view with vintage freight cars
Steam M&E Train #6001 at Union Depot, Indianapolis, IN
Train no. 473
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. 405
At Delaware Street, two blocks east of the depot, the 3149 eases no. 405 into the interlocking controlled by "A" tower of the IU. To the left is the Pennsylvania's downtown produce yard. In the left background, one block east at Alabama Street, is…
Train no. 419
Since a picture of an Illinois Division train was not available, this shot of Indiana Division no. 419 (an Indianapolis-Chicago local, now discontinued) was inserted here to begin the Illinois Division portion of the Ohio-Illinois Division…