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"Who Says Everybody's Flying," Page 26, 1958
Title:  "Who Says Everybody's Flying," Page 26, 1958
Description:  Here is page 11 of a 12-page article entitled "Who Says Everybody's Flying?" It was published originally in the June 1958 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 26. Top Photo, Partial Caption: "Big, bold, and beautiful ~ what else can you say for the 4-8-4's that continue to wheel Norfolk & Western passenger trains between Norfolk and Cincinnati, including the all-coach 'Powhatan Arrow.'" Shown here is Norfolk & Western Railroad engine #601, a Class J-1 (4-8-4) built in Roanoke during 1943. It's the only steam locomotive among the 39 different railroads and streamliners pictured herein!
Photo Date:  6/1/1958  Upload Date: 9/24/2022 11:00:47 PM
Location:  Milwaukee, WI
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  NW 601(4-8-4)
Views:  46   Comments: 0
"Wreckproofing The Railroads," Page 54, 1951
Title:  "Wreckproofing The Railroads," Page 54, 1951
Description:  Here is page five of a six-page cover article by Alden P. Armagnac entitled "Wreckproofing The Railroads." It was published originally in the July 1951 issue of "Popular Science" magazine, page 54. Photo Caption: "Norfolk & Western has position-light signals like Pennsylvania's and Long Island's. Amber lights in vertical, slanting, and horizontal rows duplicate semaphore-arm positions." Shown here is Norfolk & Western Railroad engine #604, a Class J-1 (4-8-4) built in Roanoke during 1943.
Photo Date:  7/1/1951  Upload Date: 5/13/2020 9:18:32 AM
Location:  Norfolk, VA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam,Signal
Locomotives:  NW 604(4-8-4)
Views:  418   Comments: 0
"Duplex-Drives," Page 18, 1959
Title:  "Duplex-Drives," Page 18, 1959
Description:  Here is page three of a ten-page cover article by David P. Morgan entitled "Duplex-Drives." It was published originally in the November 1959 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 18. Middle Right-Hand Photo Caption: "Crowd quickly gathers at Garrett, Ind., in July 1937 as the 'George H. Emerson' 4-4-4-4 takes water before moving hotshot 97 west to Chicago." (#5,678)
Photo Date:  11/1/1959  Upload Date: 10/28/2019 2:29:50 PM
Location:  Garrett, IN
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  BO 5600(4-8-4)
Views:  616   Comments: 0


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