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K. A. Browne's files on Chesapeake and Ohio Railway's Train "X"
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Collection
Accession: 1894
Abstract:
Kenneth A. Browne (1905-1985) was the research director attached to the president of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway system. This collection consists of his files and documents the history of the development of Train "X" from its beginnings in 1945 to the point at which the New York Central's "Xplorer" was introduced in 1956.
Dates:
1945-1956
Robert B. Watson collection of high speed train images
Found in:
Audiovisual Collections
Collection
Accession: 2013-224
Abstract:
Robert Bruce Watson (1931-) was the Coordinator for the Northeast Corridor Project for the Penn Central Railroad. This collection contains photographs and postcards of the high-speed equipment used in the Northeast Corridor Demonstration Project, including exteriors, interiors and details of trucks and other parts. There are several photographs of speakers at a train dedication event in 1996.
Dates:
1970s; 1996; undated
