Golden Age of Passenger Service Competition

[SevenXNinja]

Great Northern Empire Builder (Marias Pass) April 2nd, 1952

[SkittlesConsist]

Title = "Rural Station Stop"

[DrewG]

"High balling for Hartford" New haven RDC's full throttle toward Hartford.

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[XDriver]

"The train can wait".

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[nsl714]

"Slow to 90 m.p.h. at Rondout"

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[bpetit]

"No. 27 "Overland Limited" at 60mph.
December 24th, 1951
Buford, Wyoming

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[imphantum]

Finding time on the Hi-Line



The year is 1965. Running behind schedule, a conductor watches the clock closely as Great Northern's Empire Builder makes a stop in the Mountains of Montana.

[TheEmmaSweeny1]

"Coming Home",by Nathan Heffner

It is September, 1945, and troops are arriving home from WWII. As a "Troop Train" pulls into town, families crowd the platform to get a glimpse of their loved ones. Most are filled with joy to see their loved ones, But sadly, Some did not make it home.

[Nitsujy12345]

Title: Budds in Ridgeton

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[jesseg199]

Oil Creek & Titusville railroad Alco S2 #75 takes its daily train down the branch line!

[Noel]

"Oddball Standard"

May 18, 1969.
With a broken down F7 taken off of the lead of the UP's Desert Coast Flyer, an oddball loco steps up for the job; UP GP30 859.

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[artimrj]

I take it a week is too long for the contest since no one has posted in 2 days?? Anyway, you have until tomorrow night to get your submission in.

[Chacal]

I'm still trying to find time!
Wife and Little Monster start nagging me as soon as I sit down at the computer.

[bpetit]

Week is fine.

[ssbobz]

One Final Run

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An Empire Builder makes its last run before a scheduled downtime to be repainted in the new Big Sky Blue livery during the summer of 1967.