An interesting side-by-side display finds veteran ore hauling steam locomotive 506 (Alco 1919) next to GM's 1955 Aerotrain, last used by Rock Island in Chicago commuter service.
Inside the cab of DM&IR 2-10-2 No. 506, a "Santa Fe" type originally built for the Duluth, Missabe & Northern. This was the first E-1 class 2-10-2 built for the railroad in 1919, one of... (more)