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["The Chief" in California]

Photograph of Santa Fe's "The Chief" passing "Sullivan's Curve" in rugged Cajon Pass, California, June 1964.

Date: June 1964

Creator: Meitz, Frank

[Commuter Train]

Commuter train on the electrified division of the New Haven Railroad between New York and New Haven, Connecticut, circa 1960.

Date: 1960~

Item Type: Photograph

[Twin-unit dining car]

Dinner is now being served aboard the Twin-unit dining car in the consist of the New York Central's "Twentieth Century Limited", circa 1960.

Date: 1960~

Item Type: Photograph

["Twentieth Century Limited"]

New York Central's "The Twentieth Century Limited" train No.26, powered by diesel-electric locomotives, rills southward along the Hudson River enroute to New York, circa 1960.

Date: 1960~

Item Type: Photograph

[As the "Centuries" Pass in the Night]

In an era of long ago, this famous painting by William H. Foster, 1923, titled: "As the 'Centuries' Pass in the Night" was extensively used in advertising by the New York Central Lines. It was also featured in the acclaimed book “Try Giving Yourself Away” by David Dunn

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

["Chessie"]

Illustration of "Chessie" the cat, mascot for Pullman passenger rail line (the Chesapeake and Ohio) with the slogan "Sleep Like a Kitten". This cat is depicted sleeping in a Pullman berth which constitutes a framed picture mounted on the wall where entry is made into the Pullman car.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Chesapeake and Ohio's "The George Washington"]

Chesapeake and Ohio Railway's modern streamliner, "The George Washington" train No. 2, eastbound, leaving Huntington, West Virginia, on a winter night in January 1960.

Date: January 1960

Item Type: Photograph

[Chesapeake and Ohio's "The George Washington"]

Awaiting the hour of departure the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway's "The George Washington" train No. 2, eastbound, headed by Engine No. 307, a mighty Hudson type 4-6-4 locomotive, stands in the Cincinnati Union Station as the conductor and engineer make a last minute check of the time indicated by their respective watches, circa 1943.

Date: 1943~

Item Type: Photograph

[Santa Fe's "The Chief" diesel locomotive]

Santa Fe's "The Chief" train No. 20, eastbound, ascends the grade of Raton Pass shortly after leaving the city of Raton, New Mexico in August 1958.

Date: August 1958

Creator: ERB, dON

Item Type: Photograph

[Santa Fe's "The Chief"]

Reminiscent of the "Glory Days of Steam" the Santa Fe's "The Chief" train No. 20, eastbound, tri-headed by locomotives, is climbing to the crest of Raton Pass in New Mexico in May 1947.

Date: May 1947

Item Type: Photograph

[Union Pacific Railroad's "Portland Rose"]

Union Pacific Railroad's "Portland Rose" train No. 17, a modern streamliner powered by four diesel units with a consist of thirteen cars, making a stop in Wyoming, circa 1952. Mountains are seen in the background.

Date: 1952~

Item Type: Photograph

[Two trains at Dallas' Union Station]

At left, Fort Worth and Denver Railway's "Texas Zephyr" train No. 2, northbound, is ready to depart fron the Dallas Union Station. At right, the "Sam Houston Zephyr" train No. 4, northbound is just arriving in the terminal from Houston.

Date: 1955~

Item Type: Photograph

[Missouri Pacific Railroad - Dining Car]

Interior view of dining car which features unique side seating arrangement in the consist of the Missouri Pacific's "The Texas Eagle" traversing the St. Louis to Texas route.

Date: 1959~

Creator: Advertisers Photographic Studios, Inc.

Item Type: Photograph

["Texas Eagle" at St. Louis' Union Station]

Missouri Pacific's "Texas Eagle" train No. 2 northbound, concluding its run from Texas, backs into the St. Louis Union Station.

Date: 1952~

Item Type: Photograph

[Kitchen on the "Southern Belle"]

The chefs and assistants prepare dinner aboard the Kansas City Southern Railway's "Southern Belle" train No.1, southbound, enroute from Kansas City to Shreveport, Louisiana.

Date: 1959~

Item Type: Photograph

["Southern Belle"]

Kansas City Southern Railway's "Southern Belle" train No. 1, southbound, crossing Truman Road enroute from Kansas City to Shreveport, Louisiana. Kansas City in the distance.

Date: 1959~

Item Type: Photograph

["The Crescent" in the Georgia mountains]

"The Crescent" on w of Southern Railway's deluxe streamliners, crosses the mountains of north Georgia. It carried private room Pullman cars between New York and New Orleans and reclining-seat coaches between Washington D.C. and Atlanta and New Orleans.

Date: 1960~

Item Type: Photograph

["The Crescent Limited"]

Southern Railway's " The Crescent Limited" famous New Orleans - New York train, headed by engine No.1394, a big Pacific type 4-6-2 locomotive, enroute between Spartanburg and Greenville, South Carolina.

Date: 1926~

Item Type: Photograph

["Pere Marquette" dining car]

Dinner aboard the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway's "Pere Marquette" train No. 8, eastbound, enroute from Chicago to Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Date: 1957~

Item Type: Photograph

["Pere Marquette" diesel engine]

The "Pere Marquette" train No. 9, westbound, on the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, enroute from Grand Rapids, Michigan to Chicago.

Date: 1957~

Item Type: Photograph

[Great Northern Railway's "Badger Express"]

Great Northern Railway's "Badger Express" train No.23, southbound, stops at the depot in Superior, Wisconsin enroute from Duluth to Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Date: 1958~

Item Type: Photograph

[Lounge Car on the "Texas Chief"]

Passengers, both young and old are enjoying the comfort of the lounge car in the consist of the Santa Fe's "Texas Chief" train No. 15, southbound, enroute from Chicago to Texas.

Date: 1956~

Item Type: Photograph

[Dining car on Santa Fe's "Texas Chief"]

Dinner being served in the dining car of the Santa Fe's "Texas Chief" train No. 15, southbound, enroute from Chicago to Dallas, Ft. Worth, and Houston.

Date: 1956~

Item Type: Photograph

[Two trains at Dearborn Station, Chicago]

In Dearborn Station, Chicago, the Santa Fe's "Texas Chief" train No. 15, southbound awaits the departure signal as the "El Capitan" train No. 17, westbound, with a full-length Dome car, departs for California.

Date: 1952~

Creator: Meitz, Frank

Item Type: Photograph

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["The Chief" in California]

[Commuter Train]

[Twin-unit dining car]

["Twentieth Century Limited"]

[As the "Centuries" Pass in the Night]

["Chessie"]

[Chesapeake and Ohio's "The George Washington"]

[Chesapeake and Ohio's "The George Washington"]

[Santa Fe's "The Chief" diesel locomotive]

[Santa Fe's "The Chief"]

[Union Pacific Railroad's "Portland Rose"]

[Two trains at Dallas' Union Station]

[Missouri Pacific Railroad - Dining Car]

["Texas Eagle" at St. Louis' Union Station]

[Kitchen on the "Southern Belle"]

["Southern Belle"]

["The Crescent" in the Georgia mountains]

["The Crescent Limited"]

["Pere Marquette" dining car]

["Pere Marquette" diesel engine]

[Great Northern Railway's "Badger Express"]

[Lounge Car on the "Texas Chief"]

[Dining car on Santa Fe's "Texas Chief"]

[Two trains at Dearborn Station, Chicago]