When Southern Railway decided not to join Amtrak, its president was Graham Claytor, who not only promoted passenger trains but supported steam-powered passenger excursions. Since the locomotives used for those excursions had originally been built for freight service, Claytor asked … Continue reading
When Amtrak took over passenger service from most American railroads in 1971, a handful of railroads decided not to join. The most extensive was the Southern, whose menu here issued just before Amtrak announces its decision to keep operating its … Continue reading
I’ve been covering post-war streamliners lately, but here is what I think is a pre-war brochure for a pre-war train. Inaugurated in May, 1941, the Tennessean was a Southern Railway train between Washington and Memphis that also used Norfolk & … Continue reading
Out of the 120,000 or so steam locomotives built and used in the United States, only about 220 were streamlined–or, as the Chicago & North Western called it, steamlined–for passenger service. Railroads went to the trouble to streamline steam locomotives … Continue reading
