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RoadKingLarry

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Re: Photos of Chicago railroads from the 1940s
« Reply #25 on: October 10, 2018, 09:45:03 AM »
This one came through the area a couple of years ago. I shot a couple rolls of B&W film through my medium format camera. This pic came out pretty good.

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Re: Photos of Chicago railroads from the 1940s
« Reply #26 on: October 10, 2018, 09:54:43 AM »
Neat photo!

That was the last steam locomotive delivered to the Union Pacific -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Pacific_844
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Re: Photos of Chicago railroads from the 1940s
« Reply #27 on: October 10, 2018, 12:06:58 PM »
One of my fantasies is we'd go on a national program to build high speed, elevated mag lev trains using the interstate highway rights of way.  It would be great to be able to travel this way all across the country.
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Re: Photos of Chicago railroads from the 1940s
« Reply #28 on: October 10, 2018, 12:12:03 PM »
^^^I endorse this. A nationwide bullet train system with a dedicated above-grade rail/track system.
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