Northbound "School Patrol Special" drifts downhill past the station at Magnolia in late afternoon sunlight. Southern Railway protected all special moves, such as this one run for school patrol gau... (more)
The IC afternoon intercity fleet afternoon departures included the JWRiley 4P, Panama Limited 4:30P (all sleeping cars & seen here), Seminole 4:45P, Land O' Corn 5P, & The Hawkeye 7P. Here's a vi... (more)
4:30pm on a late summer afternoon in the Windy City c. '65...the Beatles & Rolling Stones latest hits crackle over the WLS-AM airwaves...and the IC's Panama Limited, with sleeping cars only, depar... (more)
One-car train, #7, arrives at Lynchburg's Kemper St. station. THis was something Southern had to run after Amtrak's creation in 1971. SR did not join initially
Cross platform connections between N&W 17 (left) and 3. Amtrak isn't far off, and these trains will both be gone. (Photo note: no tripod? Baggage carts can come in handy!)
SB Southwind coming off the A Line to the S Line
SB Champion departing for St Peteersburg, FL.
Southern Piedmont with pigs and racks on the rear at Salisbury Depot
Southern Railway FP7 6147 heads #5 "The Piedmont" at Alexandria, VA in September 1974.
SOU #4 approaching Biltmore Station where it will begin its run from Asheville to Salisbury.
Last northbound Silver Comet pauses at Athens depot. Honeywell Pentax H1a; Agfachrome
One week from Amtrak. Honeywell Pentax H1a; Agfachrome