Monday, July 29, 2013

Gulf, Mobile & Ohio passenger train.

I photographed this digital live sound video two weeks ago, at the Oak Park Society of Model Engineers,H.O Scale Model Railroad Club in Oak Park Illinois.

The glorious and sometimes "Not So Glorious" era of pre Amtrak American passenger trains is alive and well at this model railroad club.

A Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad streamlined passenger train from pre 1971 times, passes by.

Notice the added Missouri Pacific Railroad "Eagle" passenger car in the consist. During pre Amtrak times, railroads would often borrow or "Lease" cars from other railroads, during upturns in passenger train ridership. Usually seasonal.

I have seen several DVD videos, that show Pennsyvania Railroad passenger cars on Santa Fe, and Northern Pacific Railroad passenger trains. Sometimes cars from the B & O or several other railroads were all mixed up together on these passenger trains.

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