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Thank you for stopping by! This is the blog for the Russell P. Panecki Collection of vintage railroad-related postcards. The entire collection consists of nearly one thousand so far with images dating from circa 1904 to the 1950s. To leave a comment, ask a question, to contribute or correct historical information, a comment box is located to the left for your convenience.

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Monday, October 12, 2015

Toledo, Ohio Union Station

The Union Station in Toledo was a regular stop for the New York Central's Lake Shore Limited. Running between Chicago, Boston (via the Boston & Albany Railroad) and New York, it is seen here at station, the passenger train on the right. Postmarked Toledo 1912.



1 comment:

David Emery said...

The locomotives might well be Vauclain Compounds, top cylinder does look larger than the bottom on each of them. That would put this in a relatively narrow range around 1905. Vauclain Compounds were a not a success, in practice they tended to leak steam and require significantly more maintenance than more conventional arrangements. Most were converted to simple steam.