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[Steam locomotive in Durango, Colorado]
Photograph of the Denver and Rio Grande Western's engine No. 473, stopped at Durango, Colorado. Two men are standing in front of the train and appear to be inspecting one of the cars. Mountains are visible in the background and there is snow on the ground. This engine is a Mikado type 2-8-2 locomotive, which headed passenger trains on narrow gauge rails between Alamosa and Durango and also on the Durango-Silverton line.
Date:
1959~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
["Super Chief" in Raton Pass]
Santa Fe's "Super Chief" rolls through scenic Raton Pass on the New Mexico - Colorado border on September 7, 1959.
Date:
September 7, 1959
Creator:
Plummer, Roger S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
["El Capitan" climbs towards Raton Pass]
Climbing towards the crest of Raton Pass, Santa Fe's "El Capitan", a high-level consist, affords passengers an opportunity to enjoy the mountain scenery of southern Colorado near the famous Wootton Ranch.
Date:
1959~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
["Southern Belle"]
Kansas City Southern Railway's "Southern Belle" train No. 1, southbound, crossing Truman Road enroute from Kansas City to Shreveport, Louisiana. Kansas City in the distance.
Date:
1959~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Missouri Pacific Railroad - Dining Car]
Interior view of dining car which features unique side seating arrangement in the consist of the Missouri Pacific's "The Texas Eagle" traversing the St. Louis to Texas route.
Date:
1959~
Creator:
Advertisers Photographic Studios, Inc.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Kitchen on the "Southern Belle"]
The chefs and assistants prepare dinner aboard the Kansas City Southern Railway's "Southern Belle" train No.1, southbound, enroute from Kansas City to Shreveport, Louisiana.
Date:
1959~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
["The Capitol Limited"]
Baltimore and Ohio's "The Capitol Limited" train No. 6, eastbound rolls through Halithorpe, Maryland enroute to Washington D.C. circa 1959.
Date:
1959~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Pennsylvania Railroad GG1 locomotive]
Pensy's GG1, No. 4876 is one of the veteran electric locomotives in service on the run between New York and Harrisburg and also on the route from Philadelphia through Baltimore to Washington D. C. circa 1959.
Date:
1959~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[New York Central Locomotive]
New York Central's Electric locomotive No. 341, the type used on the head-end of passenger trains, awaits its next run over the electrified main line from Croton-Hampton to Grand Central Station, circa 1959. This rail distance is 32.7 miles. The railroad is also electrified to North White Plains on the Harlem Division, a distance of 24 miles.
Date:
1959~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[GG1 Electric Locomotive]
Pensy's famous GG1 electric locomotive, number 4868, heads passenger train on the electrified division, circa 1959. This type of locomotive has a capability of pulling a consist of 17 to 22 streamlined cars at speeds up to 90 miles per hour.
Date:
1959~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History