Missouri Pacific EMD E8(A) No.35 leads train 12 The Colorado Eagle at Colorado Springs, Colorado in July 1964. The 35 is a former Texas & Pacific unit. No photographer name on slide.
Two years ago Missouri Pacific asked the ICC for permission to drop number 16, the Missouri River Eagle. But on April 26, 1965, the train known to local railroaders as the “Bird,” is still fly... (more)