SOUTHERN RAILWAY CO FRAMED TRAIN PICTURE 1939/40 RARE!!
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UP FOR BID IS A NICE OLD LARGE FRAMED PICTURE FROM THE SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY. IT IS 25"X23". IT COMES NICE CUSTOM WALNUT FRAME. IT IS A OLD COLORIZED PHOTO OF A FT(?) 6100 FREIGHT LOCOMOTIVE WITH TRAIN CROSSING THE CUMBERLAND RIVER BRIDGE NEAR BURNSIDE KY. THE PICTURE HAS 4 LOCOMOTIVES AND MANY CARS CROSSING THE BRIDGE AND COMING OUT OF A TUNNEL THE FIREMAN HAS HIS HEAD OUT OF THE WINDOW. THIS PICTURE WAS PRODUCED FOR THE SOUTHERN RAILWAY AND GENERAL MOTORS TO BE DISPLAYED IN DEPOTS AND OFFICES. ITS A RARE AND HARD PICTURE TO FIND. ITS IN GOOD SHAPE TO BE ALMOST 70 YEARS OLD. IT HAS SOME YELLOWING AND MOISTURE STAINS. BUT IT WILL DISPLAY NICELY. A NICE ADDITION FOR YOUR HOME,OFFICE OR TRAIN ROOM. GOOD LUCK AND THANKS FOR LOOKING. BUYER PAYS 35.00 SHIPPING. IF IS LESS WILL REFUND DIFFERENCE. 'Model T' of Road Diesels Named National LandmarkIn November, 1939, an unusual looking and largely experimental diesel-electric locomotive demonstrator rolled off the line at General Motors Electro-Motive Division's LaGange, Ill., plant. Few who saw it then could imagine the impact this uint would ultimately have on American railroading.Today, on permanent display in the National Museum of Transport in St. Louis, par to that unit - Southern Railway No. 6100 - symbolizes the revolutionary shift in motive power that changed virtually every aspect
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