St. Maries River Railroad's "Plummer Turn" heads for the UP interchange at Plummer, ID seen here crossing the Benewah Lake Trestle. STMA SW1200 501 leads the train, while STMA GP9r 103 (... (more)
Otto's speed estimate was 80 MPH for this 13 car train near Valparaiso Indiana, on the PRR Chicago-Fort Wayne Line, in 1946. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.