Welcome to Glance Back Trains

To me, trains symbolize power, travel and adventure. I know they were designed to be utilitarian in purpose, but, the idea of hopping on a train to go someplace you've never been is still exciting. Most early railroaders welcomed the advent of the automobile. They saw it as great method of short range travel which could bring more people to the train stations for extended journeys. They didn't envision the automobile replacing the train as a means of long distance travel. In some countries it hasn't, but, here in the U.S. passenger trains seem to be few and far between. We do, however, still have some commuter trains which perform a great service to many. Here is a video on the importance of Trains in America from 1955.

Here is a video of the Wheels of Progress put out by the Rock Island Railroad in 1950.

Click on the links below to take a short journey.

	Manitou and Pikes Peak		Bigboy		Cuyahoga
	Cripple Creek N.G.		Early Locomotives		Steam Engine at Minden
	Norfolk & Western History		Railroad Heralds		1939 Worlds Fair Locomotives