Nostalgia & History > Fogg finds yellow ribbon in Laramie, MILW E leading W/UPDATE

Photo by Howard Fogg .... taken from the pedestrian overpass in Laramie on 7/6/65.
Comments below about what train this was caused me to remember that I ihad more info about this photo and I found it:

" On Aug. 6, 1965 Fogg photographed several UP trains in Laramie, WY  ... "MILW E9A #35A heads up EB Train 106." 

 



Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 04/28/24 16:09 by valmont.

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Must be the City of Portland

https://wx4.org/to/foam/sp/maps/perryETT/1965-04-25UP_Wyoming38-SheldonPerry.pdf

Wouldn't have thought it would be that long.

still running thru Denver, airline strike?

Yeah, it will turn right at Borie. The strike
was in 1966.

timz Wrote:
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> Must be the City of Portland
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> https://wx4.org/to/foam/sp/maps/perryETT/1965-04-2
> 5UP_Wyoming38-SheldonPerry.pdf
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> Wouldn't have thought it would be that long.

Why not the City of LA/SF?

Dave

sure does look like one, the COP/cod was running thru denver not cheyenne at the time, with a larger train, COP  at noon light vs COLA  5pm light



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/28/24 14:58 by dan.

DavidP Wrote:
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> timz Wrote:
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> > Must be the City of Portland
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> https://wx4.org/to/foam/sp/maps/perryETT/1965-04-2
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> > 5UP_Wyoming38-SheldonPerry.pdf
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> > Wouldn't have thought it would be that long.
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> Why not the City of LA/SF?
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> Dave

I agree that this big train does look like the COLA/SF.  If it was, I think we'd see some SP cars, especially one or more of the ubiquitous economy baggage cars,  and this train does appear to be solid yellow.

AA

Stanford White
Carmel Valley, CA

Fourth of July weekend?

Indeed it does look like the CoLA/SF, except 104
wasn't due out of Laramie until 4:55 PM MST.
Would have to be yesterday's train, 19 hours late.

The later discovered slide data says 106, so it is the City of Portland.  Impressive.