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So, what train would Mickey Mantle take in 1951 from Oklahoma to New York to begin his rookie season?

Could it have been the Broadway Limited arriving at Penn Station?

If so, may be that train was led by this engine, almost as powerful and fast as Mickey:

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Arnold D. Cribari posted:
Moonson posted:

The Union Pacific is in town...IMG_2107x_edited-1IMG_2161_edited-1IMG_2163IMG_2187

FrankM, Moon Township, USA

Frank, what comes to mind when I see your trains and scenery are superlatives: stunning, beautiful, perfection, master model railroader, etc. 

If O Gauge scenery was taught in college, you would be the professor.

I also love the colors: brown tan , yellow, gray, in the above photos.

Your eye for color is comparable to that of a great artist. I don’t know if you’ve scene Phil Klopp’s magnificent layout at his home in Easton, Pennsylvania. Phil, like you, has a great eye for color. There are a few others that post on this Forum that have that gift as well.

In fact, it occurs to me that the colors in these photos remind me of Rembrandt. My knowledge of art is next to nil, but I do appreciate the great Impressionists like Monet, Manet, Renoir (my favorite), and Rembrandt.

Arnold

Hi Arnold, What you have said both times is so nice of you, I cannot put into words how nice it feels seeing that written about my layout play. Thank you, very much.

And my Thanks, also, to these voices who sent meLikes, back in December, when I posted some Frontend Friday Photos then: RSJB18; gandydancer1950; Jackiejr; PRRronbh; Suzukovich; trumptrain; Hamlet Depot; briansilvermustang; Boo Man.

My sincere Thanks to all of you.

FrankM

P.S. And kindly excuse the repetition of any of these angles if you've seen them previously.

 

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Arnold D. Cribari posted:

So, what train would Mickey Mantle take in 1951 from Oklahoma to New York to begin his rookie season?

Could it have been the Broadway Limited arriving at Penn Station?

If so, may be that train was led by this engine, almost as powerful and fast as Mickey:

3BC85D2A-3113-475C-A9EB-B39EEA7E4F19F0DF55E5-CF9D-44D1-BE0A-6C88F290D43FNow, Joe DiMaggio around 1936 might have taken this train from San Francisco to Chicago:

1396E507-52A9-400F-B610-4F70C77EA65FAnd in Chicago, Joe might have hopped on this train to Penn Station:A4C0D875-426F-43D1-9613-314DF5730BA0Or, maybe Joe took this train to Penn Station:

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Great photos Arnold!

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