Tag Archives: Southern Pacific

Crossing New Mexico at night

Posted on May 3, 2014 by Gary Garth McCann

“A highball with a fellow traveler in the lounge as the New Mexico night rushed past the windows was a solace for human ills.” Beebe and Clegg, The Trains We Rode. This 1930s Southern Pacific Railroad photo was taken on … Continue reading →

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French Quarter lounge on the Sunset Limited, 1950s

Posted on February 2, 2014 by Gary Garth McCann

The 1950s “French Quarter Lounge” car on the Southern Pacific Sunset Limited, New Orleans-Los Angeles, a train still run by Amtrak today (with different equipment, of course). Todd and I have ridden it several times. Photo from my brochure collection; for … Continue reading →

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