The skies have opened up and here's one more companion view of the action at Lewistown in the last daylight hours of 1956. For an earlier view of the steam engine being hostled, click more)

Seen earlier in the yard, the PRR 6967 starts to pull. To see that view, click here. PRR Class M1a.

A Mountain-type M1a is tied onto a manifest out on the main at Lewistown. Thanks to Mr. Hess for the research on the locomotive number. To see the same train getting underway, click Railroad: Pennsylvania Railroad
Locomotive: Steam 4-8-2
Location: Lewistown, Pennsylvania, USA
Locomotive #: PRR 6967
Train ID: manifest
Photo Date: December 31, 1956

Nevada Northern RS3 109 pulls out of the East Ely yard about to pick up its excursion.

A relic from days gone by dwarfs UP SD70M 4049 sitting at De Kalb.

A Rock westbound swings over to the Mississippi River bridge lead at Terminal Jct. and will soon cross Arsenal Island after stopping as required by rule at this non-interlocked crossing of the Roc... (more)

A Rock westbound passes through Moline.

The Rock manifest gets out of the yard and onto the main at E. Moline. Much in this view has changed over the years.

We're about to chase this Rock westbound leaving Silvis. 4515 leads, GP38-2 4322 is the trailing unit. The Conrail unit has just been released by the Silvis shops and will make a shakedown run b... (more)

There is no shortage of GM products in this view of a westbound on the double track main of the Rock along 5th St. The crossover in the forground leads to the KC main at Missouri Division Jct. be... (more)

Cotton Belt #9631, a GP60, is leading two of its speed lettered SP sisters thru Gold Run on SP's Donner Pass line in January of 1993.

The railfan photogs reposition themselves for another shot (no pun intended with the liquor billboard on the right). PRR Class H10.

8175 is working hard getting out of the yard. PRR Class H10.

Two days after Christmas '52, a Pennsy steamer starts to pull a freight from deep in the yard. Check out what appears to be a smashboard-type paddle signal at the throat of the yard. PRR Class H1... (more)

Another view of the 6768 with its huge tender pulling at Altoona. Click on "PRR 6768" above for associated views of this engine from John's camera that day. PRR Class M1a.