The new decade sees a PRR T-1 pulling an express out of the yard. The 50s will not be good to this train. The T-1 will be retired in less than two years, and express service as well as LCL will decline significantly as longer range and larger trucks become the preferred haulers. For now, nothing beats watching a T-1 pass by at speed.
The T-1 is a Lionel. The express cars, from left to right, are: 3rd Rail, GGD. Atlas.