More lightweights rolling into Denver, circa 1971 (Bob Jordan) Former Northern Pacific Diner 1677, Iowa, Mid-1990s (Bob Jordan)
Jeez, wondering if that NP diner is still around, gotta' have been built previous to the last century!
It is still around. It is at the Siouxland Historical Railroad Association in Sioux City, IA. It was built by Pullman in 1915.
Engineer G. A. Donaldson and Fireman C. E. Welty aboard CB&Q 5632, Galesburg, IL, September 6, 1959 (Bob Jordan) BN GP9 1752 (Former NP 314) at an unknown location, early 1970s (Bob Jordan)
CGW SD40 929, Early 1970s (Bob Jordan) Santa Fe PA-1s 51C-A-L (the EMD reengined trio), Denver, CO, June 1, 1956 (Photographer unknown)
That Crabgrass Great Weedy SD40 is a nice catch! I respectfully disagree--only a (4 stripe) D&RGW PA is more beautiful!
I think we call agree all the above are quite striking--beauty is in the eye of the beholder... I will say the BN 1752 photo had a style similar to that of D. Larry Zeutschel, a Montana-based, prolific early BN photographer.
I vote for the PA. A pity that CN didn't purchase any after the demos visited. Those would have been awesome in CN's 1950s passenger scheme.
UP Train 5 (or 6) streaks along the Overland Route in the late 1940s (Photographer unknown) The Super Chief rolls into Chicago after a trip from California, 1939 (John Schultz)
The bottom view is obviously an E1A&B pair. But is the top (UP) an E3? With some modifications? Those number boards on the nose sure don't have a natural feel to them.
