Nostalgia & History > 3 More from 64: To Harper's Ferry

One of the first railfan photo trips I took in 1964 was out to Harper's Ferry and back from Silver Spring MD. I was very naive, just assumed trains would be on time. I guess I am lucky I didn't get stranded for hours. Then again, maybe trains were on time more back then. I was trying out B&W as well.

Photo #1: B&O #9, The Chicago Express, arriving Silver Spring.

Photo #2: #9 departing Harper's Ferry.

Photo #3: Eastbound #8, the Shenandoah, arriving Harper's Ferry. This was Labor Day, and a good crowd was waiting to board.

B&OBill

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Great photos and memories too.

Great photos thanks for sharing.

Thanks for sharing these. My favorite is number three with the passengers waiting for the train.
Bob

Looks like light weight sleepers on both trains.....otherwise total heavy weight consists.

refarkas Wrote:
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> Thanks for sharing these. My favorite is number
> three with the passengers waiting for the train.
> Bob
​I'll second that, thanks always Bill for sharing your photos.
John

Another thing not seen as much on mainlines in America - major superelevation in the curve for faster passenger trains.

Looks like the Shenandoah had lost its dome car by 1964, since in earlier years it ran from Chicago to Washington departing Chicago on even dates, arriving Washington on odd dates.  With Labor Day being the 7th of Sept in 1964, this would be a day with the dome.