The SP&S favored American Locomotive Company Diesels, as its Diesel roster featured a total of 118 Alcos, but only 20 from General Motors. The latter included the two F3s shown on this card, which were originally numbered 800-A1 and 800-A2. … Continue reading
This card is for E-7 locomotives built for the Golden State. The back of the card provides specifications similar to the … Continue reading
For many years, General Motors issued a series of 7.5″x3.3″ cards for each of the locomotives it built for the various railroads. This card is for E-7 locomotives built for the Shasta Daylight. Click image to download a PDF of … Continue reading
I’ve found more Bern Hill passenger train posters in moderately large size. These include a couple that I’ve previously shown as covers of Railway Age. This Great Northern painting presciently views the locomotives from the perspective of someone sitting in … Continue reading
In addition to glamour trains such as the Super Chief, California Zephyr, and Empire Builder, Bern Hill’s paintings for General Motors included a number of freight trains. In 1951, when his paintings began to appear, only a few were of … Continue reading
The year 1956 was the most momentous in the history of passenger trains since the original Zephyr and M-10000 were introduced in 1934. Not two, not three, but a total of five new kinds of trains were introduced to the … Continue reading
Click image for larger view. Even though it never sold a single ticket to ride the train, General Motors advertised the Train of Tomorrow in numerous magazines. The above ad was on the back cover of the September, 1947, issue … Continue reading
After taking delivery of the Train of Tomorrow from Pullman, General Motors sent the train on a 65,000-mile tour of the continent. Starting in Chicago, the train first took a shake-down and publicity cruise to French Lick, Indiana, where reporters, … Continue reading
To promote its new E7 passenger locomotive, General Motors took the unusual–for a locomotive manufacturer–step of ordering four dome cars from Pullman: a dome coach, dome diner, dome sleeper, and dome lounge. Completed in May, 1947, the cars and matching … Continue reading
