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Re:(erielack) Dearborn Station picture

The EL equipment in the picture is not a train and is not facing in any direction. The cars are on yard tracks, probably being cleaned (passenger cars) or loaded/unloaded (headend cars).

The PRR sleeper is probably on a transcontinental line (PRR/ATSF) waiting for the Chief.  

The station tracks are on the left, with the train shed.

The picture is looking north.  A train standing in the station would face compass south but railroad east (Erie) or south (C&EI or Monon) or west (Wabash or ATSF).

An interesting shot, in that NO trains are shown, just cars and switchers doing the dull work of making trains.  Whatever is on the 2nd track from the left will probably get out of the way so that a Santa Fe train can back in and load all that headend stuff -- maybe the Grand Canyon?  That little, short baggae car is a clue;  ony Santa Fe and B&O had them, AFAIK.

Randy Brown

Those were the days!

Randy Brown
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I recently (5 minutes ago) ran across this picture of Dearborn  Station:

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=669628

On right, the EL passenger train looks like it is 'facing' West - which means it hasn't been turned, yet.  Is the train being prepared the Eastbound trip and if so, why was it not turned, first?  If not, what is it doing there? Also, is that a PRR sleeper just barely visible on the rear?

 -bruce

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