Before and after Superliners, that is. March 1991 has the train with heritage equipment and a dome car. Three years later Superliners have taken over. All photos from the New Hampshire Avenue Bridge in NW Washington, DC.
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I'm liking this in both versions, but especially the Budd heavy, dome car train. That would be right, on the date of conversion. The Superliners are OK, but the Budds are in FTW !
At this point...the greatest train in the east! Scenes like this make me glad I sprung for the Walther's HO version...with all those correct cars !
Nice pics.
I grew up in Silver Spring and can still recall the B&O there (first stop out of Washington Union Station for many trains).
I just rode the CL last month, all the way from DC to Chicago. Such a nice run, through the heartland. I recall only one station stop where we could get off to take photos, at Cumberland, MD. And the sun had gone down by then. Those photos are at about 8:54 on this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGRQWwPRXN4
1938 version at Harper's Ferry from my collection
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The most gorgeous E Unit ever put together...without a doubt !
Originally Posted by Borden Tunnel:
1938 version at Harper's Ferry from my collection
The B&O Museum just recently towed their heavily deteriorated B&O E unit to their shop for cosmetic restoration. Glad to see it happening.
Originally Posted by p51:
I just rode the CL last month, all the way from DC to Chicago. Such a nice run, through the heartland. I recall only one station stop where we could get off to take photos, at Cumberland, MD. And the sun had gone down by then. Those photos are at about 8:54 on this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGRQWwPRXN4
Enjoyed all those shots in your video, Lee.
