Train no. X342
Identifier
NG507013
Title
Train no. X342
Subject
Steam Passenger Train
Description
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 set out the express car from which the truck is unloading and has picked up the car next to the engine. As Hudson 5429 prepares to resume its Chicago-Detroit run, the Ypsilanti job shoves by on the westbound main, it's caboose propelled by a 600 horsepower EMD switcher.
Creator
Jeremy Taylor
Contributor
Jeremy Taylor
Format
2-1/4x3-1/4 neg
Date Created
10/1953
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Negative Number
278
Class-Lot
J-3a
Road Number
#5429
Builder
Alco-Schen
Location
Ann Arbor, MI
Notes
See NG507013a
Collection
Citation
Jeremy Taylor, “Train no. X342,” New York Central System Historical Society, accessed May 1, 2024, https://nycshs.omeka.net/items/show/199308.
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