Wednesday May 30 2007
Today’s slide finds us in Dallas in 1973 just north of Union Station at the junction with the Missouri Pacific’s Fort Worth main line. A southbound Burlington Northern freight is passing through on the way to Houston via the Burlington-Rock Island line.
How many examples of things can you find in this picture that are not around any more?
Comment by Brian Tindle
May 30, 2007 @ 11:03 am
All three locomotives, the Braniff signage, the signal bridge, the GN boxcar, the trackage?
Unless we are just north of Union Station, in the “North Jct” area, than the trackage is still there. but that signal bridge isnt. Its been replaced.
Comment by Joshua Chlapek
May 30, 2007 @ 2:16 pm
Awesome, awesome pic. Funny how something that many of us might think of as image clutter at the time (in this case, the billboard) can, in time, wind up being a treasured addition to a photo.
Kind of like looking at a train pic from several years ago and seeing a gas station sign advertising $1.15 gas.
Comment by Danny Sisson
May 30, 2007 @ 10:59 pm
Like Brian said, the Braniff signage, and the BN F45 along with the GN boxcar. It’s amazing how quickly time flies and things change in so little time.
Danny Sisson
Comment by KenFL9
May 31, 2007 @ 4:30 am
Brian is right, I got my directions wrong while writing this up. We are indeed north of the station, and I have corrected the text now. Thanks Brian!
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