Southern station at Rock Hill SC, long gone. It was a two-level station, with two SOU lines crossing here. Both lines continue in operation today, though the elevated one has been truncated at both ends. The lower line is the Charlotte, NC <=> Columbia, SC main line. Hard to get a picture there today.
That's a curious spot to be chosen for driving the last spike. I mean, why not deep in a tunnel somewhere?
That train definitely encounters some steep grades in addition to some of that town running. I am still sorting pics so will have more about the ride on this one in a later thread.
They used to provide stationary. From the Amtrak-pic-thread. https://www.trainboard.com/highball...-amtrak-pic-thread.139697/page-3#post-1195391
OLD NO. 40, THIS BALDWIN, TEN-WHEELER, STEAM LOCOMOTIVE WAS BUILT IN 1910 TO PULL NEVADA NORTHERN RAILWAY PASSENGER TRAINS. STORED SINCE 1941, IT NOW HAS BEEN RESTORED TO PULL THE FAMED "GHOST TRAIN" OF OLD ELY.
The Erie's Angus Class L-1 0-8-8-0s from 1907 were the only Camelback mallets built for U.S. service. Assigned to pusher duty, only three were built.
Glenfinnan Viaduct in Scotland. On the West Highland Line at Glenfinnan, in the Lochaber district of north-western Scotland, built from 1897 to 1901. Located at the top of Loch Shiel in the West Scottish Highlands, the viaduct overlooks the Glenfinnan Monument and the waters of Loch Shiel.
