On a visit to warmer climes for New Years Day 1970 the Silver Meteor is captured as the tropical skies open long enough to nicely illuminate the consist at Hollywood. For the head-end view, click... (more)
The long CITY OF NEW ORLEANS accelerates on its southbound run.
The last day of my week in Chicago was a beautiful Wednesday. Illinois Central's CITY OF NEW ORLEANS passes the coach yards behind A-B E8 units.
Eastbound Birmingham Special departing Roanoke behind an E8/FP7 duo bound for Washington, DC via Lynchburg.
EMD E8 4029 heads A-A units on the inbound PANAMA LIMITED at 57th St.. This was one of only three all sleeping car trains in the country at the time, the other two being on the Pennsylvania.
The Louisville section of C&O’s George Washington (eastbound, train 22) is departing L&N’s Union Station in June 1965. C&O’s trains serving the Derby City called at the riverfront Central St... (more)
In the spring of 1966, Southern eliminated a portion of its Washington to Memphis “Tennessean” passenger train, nos. 45 and 46. The Chattanooga to Memphis leg was retained for a few more years... (more)
Seaboard Coast Line train #9, the Palmland, is seen here southbound at Raleigh, NC in the spring of 1970.
Southern Railway train #6 approaching the depot in Greensboro, Dec. 1969.
Piedmont Limited at Greensboro in May 1978.
Two Southern Railway FP7A's power the southbound "Piedmont" at Salisbury, NC. The late afternoon sun weakly illuminates the little passenger train. It will be after midnight and well after dark ... (more)
The Southern Crescent at Alexandria, VA, with the George Washington Masonic Memorial in the background.
Northbound Piedmont Limited near Greensboro in 1978.
L&N #15 "The SouthWind" gets refueled at Louisville Union Station.
L&N "Pan American" awaits its next duties at LUS. On the left, You can see the C&O "George Washington".
