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Going, Going, Gone... Shots of well know observation cars past and present.
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Photo ID: 257513

The Broadway Ltd. pulling out of Englewood Union Station this April morning. There were five "View" blunt end sleeper-observations. I think this is PRR 8419 Mountain View. See floor diagram at: h... (more)

Railroad: Pennsylvania Railroad
Locomotive: none
Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Locomotive #: Unknown
Train ID: The Broadway Limited
Photo Date: April 21, 1965


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By: Marty Bernard

Added: Oct 27, 2008

Views: 9,885
Comments: 2

Favorited: 46
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Photo ID: 254145

Bye!

Railroad: Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Locomotive: n/a
Location: Eola, Illinois, USA
Locomotive #: Unknown
Train ID: California Zephyr
Photo Date: September 10, 1964


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By: Marty Bernard

Added: Oct 08, 2008

Views: 8,195
Comments: 1

Favorited: 24
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Photo ID: 253562

Which of the two Nebraska Zephyr train sets this is unknown so you are looking at either observation car Juno or Jupiter. The train sets were originally the 2nd Twin Cities Zephyr pair.

Railroad: Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Locomotive: Unknown
Location: Westmont, Illinois, USA
Locomotive #: Unknown
Train ID: Nebraska Zephyr
Photo Date: May 20, 1962


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By: Marty Bernard

Added: Oct 05, 2008

Views: 6,322
Comments: 3

Favorited: 19
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Photo ID: 252581

How the mighty have fallen...no longer in first-class service

Railroad: Baltimore & Ohio (B&O)
Locomotive: Observation car
Location: Brunswick, Maryland, USA
Locomotive #: B&O 940752
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: September 09, 1982


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By: George W. Hamlin

Added: Sep 27, 2008

Views: 6,666
Comments: 5

Favorited: 28
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Photo ID: 251843

The rear of the night Tempo train to Windsor featured the ex-Reading Crusader Obervation Car.

Railroad: Canadian National Railway
Locomotive: Crusader Observation
Location: Burlington , Ontario, Canada
Locomotive #: Unknown
Train ID: VIA 77
Photo Date: August, 1981


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By: Donald Haskel

Added: Sep 22, 2008

Views: 8,822
Comments: 1

Favorited: 12


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Photo ID: 246107

The "San Joaquin Daylight" has just passed the summit on its eastbound trip over the Tehachapi mountains with the Monolith cement plant seen in the distance.

Railroad: Southern Pacific Railroad
Locomotive: EMD SDP45
Location: Tehachapi, California, USA
Locomotive #: Unknown
Train ID: SP 52
Photo Date: 1971


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By: cz17

Added: Aug 10, 2008

Views: 13,263
Comments: 14

Favorited: 45
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Photo ID: 233407

Here's a going-away shot of the Crusader at speed, this photo may have appeared in Passenger Train Journal. The train was converted to diesel power in '52, a set of the FP7s is in charge of the 5... (more)

Railroad: Reading
Locomotive: EMD FP-7
Location: Aldene, New Jersey, USA
Locomotive #: 902
Train ID: The Crusader
Photo Date: November 05, 1952


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By: John Dziobko

Added: Apr 28, 2008

Views: 7,738
Comments: 3

Favorited: 13
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Photo ID: 200743

One of my personal favorites of all the slides I have shot. SP's San Joaquin Daylight as it passed over the Loop in April of 1971. But who was that girl? Her face and wave have stuck in my mind fo... (more)

Railroad: Southern Pacific Railroad
Locomotive: SP Daylight Obs Car
Location: Tehachapi Loop, California, USA
Locomotive #: Unknown
Train ID: Train #52
Photo Date: April, 1971


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By: Drew Jacksich

Added: Sep 09, 2007

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Views: 49,206
Comments: 28

Favorited: 149
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Photo ID: 198758

The "Blue Comet" lives in 1975!

Railroad: Central Railroad of New Jersey
Locomotive: Observation car
Location: Phillipsburg, New Jersey, USA
Locomotive #: CNJ 1178
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: May 25, 1975


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By: George W. Hamlin

Added: Aug 24, 2007

Views: 8,036
Comments: 0

Favorited: 6
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Photo ID: 192361

Dome observation "Prince Albert Park" on the rear of the "Canadian"

Railroad: Canadian Pacific Railway
Locomotive: EMD FP7
Location: Dorval, Quebec, Canada
Locomotive #: CP 1416
Train ID: CP 1
Photo Date: April 19, 1974


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By: George W. Hamlin

Added: Jul 04, 2007

Views: 6,962
Comments: 1

Favorited: 14


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Photo ID: 191934

Butterworth Tours cars from football special on the rear of the Rock's Quad Cities train as it departs Joliet

Railroad: Private
Locomotive: Observation car
Location: Joliet, Illinois, USA
Locomotive #: Unknown
Train ID: RI 6
Photo Date: November 14, 1971


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By: George W. Hamlin

Added: Jun 30, 2007

Views: 6,417
Comments: 0

Favorited: 5
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Photo ID: 179226

Two Amtrak SDP40Fs lead westbound Amtrak #9 The Hiawatha as it snakes through the curves at Westminster on the way to a Minneapolis 6:20P arrival. On the rear is former CB&Q 360 Budd round-... (more)

Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: Budd Dome-Parlor-Observation
Location: Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
Locomotive #: AMTK 9300
Train ID: AMTK 9
Photo Date: August 11, 1974


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By: Ralph Back

Added: Mar 13, 2007

Views: 6,530
Comments: 1

Favorited: 11
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Photo ID: 178756

Amtrak's Panama Limited, with a former Seaboard observation car, waits for its 4:30 PM departure for Chicago.

Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: N/A
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Locomotive #: Unknown
Train ID: AMTK 58
Photo Date: February, 1976


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By: Bill Hakkarinen

Added: Mar 10, 2007

Views: 5,011
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Favorited: 8
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Photo ID: 169170

On "Afternoon Congressional"; B&O's "Capitol Limited" to right

Railroad: Pennsylvania Railroad
Locomotive: Observation Parlor
Location: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Locomotive #: PRR 7128
Train ID: PRR 152
Photo Date: November 27, 1966


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By: George W. Hamlin

Added: Dec 22, 2006

Views: 4,119
Comments: 0

Favorited: 8
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Photo ID: 169167

On "Capitol Limited"; "Afternoon Congressional" to left

Railroad: Baltimore & Ohio (B&O)
Locomotive: Observation
Location: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Locomotive #: B&O
Train ID: B&O 5
Photo Date: November 27, 1966


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By: George W. Hamlin

Added: Dec 22, 2006

Views: 5,852
Comments: 2

Favorited: 15
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