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[Santa Fe's "The Chief" diesel locomotive]
Santa Fe's "The Chief" train No. 20, eastbound, ascends the grade of Raton Pass shortly after leaving the city of Raton, New Mexico in August 1958.
Date:
August 1958
Creator:
ERB, dON
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Blizzard in the Chicago Station]
One of the most unique of all railroad photographs: It is a January night in 1958 and a blizzard-snowstorm rages in the "Windy City". This scene is in the yards - the Chicago and North Western Railway's Chicago passenger station is visible in the background. Observe the gas jets which are keeping switches from being frozen.
Date:
January 1958
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
["Blue Bird" near St. Louis, Missouri]
Wabash Railroad's famous streamliner "Blue Bird" train No. 24 northbound, powered by diesel locomotive No. 1002 with domes on Pullman cars and coaches. glides through beautiful Forest Park, St. Louis, enroute to Chicago.
Date:
1958~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
["The Cyrus K. Holliday" near Dodge City, Kansas]
The Cyrus K. Holliday, built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1880, is shown under steam for a special event on the Larned Branch of the Santa Fe Railway near Dodge City, Kansas, 1958.
Date:
1958
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Great Northern Railway's "Badger Express"]
Great Northern Railway's "Badger Express" train No.23, southbound, stops at the depot in Superior, Wisconsin enroute from Duluth to Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Date:
1958~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
["Hiawatha" Luxury Train]
Among the greatest luxury passenger trains operated in this nation were the Milwaukee Road's "Morning" and "Afternoon" Hiawathas, providing convenient and fast service between Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Minneapolis. In this scene, a Hiawatha speeds over the route.
Date:
1958
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Menu from the "Electro-Liner"]
Menu from the Chicago, North Shore and Milwaukee Railway's "Electro-Liner" train No. 805, northbound enroute to Milwaukee.
Date:
April 1958
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Observation Car on the Hiawatha]
Interior view of the Milwaukee Road's observation parlor car with sky-top lounge having a 90% transparent area dome that forms an aero-dynamic terminating shape for the end of the train. This scene is aboard the "Afternoon Hiawatha", train No. 2 southbound, enroute from Minneapolis to Chicago.
Date:
1958
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
["Pere Marquette" in Michigan]
Chesapeake and Ohio's "Pere Marquette" enroute through the Michigan countryside on its run to Detroit, crossing Thornapple Bridge.
Date:
1958~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
["The Phoebe Snow" at Hoboken, New Jersey]
One of the greatest name trains of its era, the Deleware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad's Phoebe Snow, at Hoboken, New Jersey in April 1958.
Date:
1958
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
["The Phoebe Snow" at Hoboken, New Jersey]
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad's famous streamliner "The Phoebe Snow" at Hoboken, New Jersey in March of 1958.
Date:
March 1958
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
["The Sportsman" at the Detroit station]
Chesapeake and Ohio's "The Sportsman" ready to depart from the Detroit station. The city skyline is behind the train.
Date:
1958~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Suburban-bound trains at Chicago Station]
The Chicago and North Western Railway - spanning a period of many years - always operated the largest fleer of commuter trains into and out of the "Windy City". This scene portrays seven suburban-bound trains which have departed from the Chicago Station. The city of Chicago is in the background.
Date:
1958~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History