Streamliner Excursion Stop, 1950s

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Streamliner Excursion Stop, 1950s — Archive & Atlas

Unattributed 1950–1959

AA-2026-015949

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A streamlined passenger train with a silver fuselage and orange striping sits on display while a crowd of men in work clothes and casual dress mills around its boarding stairs. This was how the railroads sold themselves in the 1950s: park the famous Streamliner at a small town, open the doors, let ordinary people walk through and imagine themselves on the dining car headed somewhere important. The men here are not traveling anywhere; they are attending what amounted to a roadshow for technological confidence. The train's sleek proportions and the careful way it is positioned for viewing suggests this was an official tour or exhibition stop. By the end of the decade, the Interstate Highway System would begin the work of making this sales pitch unnecessary.

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