At the time, the thought of a coal train being nostalgic would have seemed ridiculous. The years have not been kind to the coal business and thus scenes such as this, that were once as common as c... (more)
Chicago & North Western Railroad C44-9Ws No. 8608 and 8707 lead a 37 car North Platte to Oakland train of pigs, racks, & stacks on the former Western Pacific through Marblehead on Aug. 3, 1996.