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TTX Company needs images of its equipment in action. We are seeking photos of intermodal equipment, boxcars and other TTX rolling stock in scenic settings for our 2015 calendar and future marketing materials. Photographers will receive $300 for full, non-exclusive rights for each image used. Selected images will become the property of TTX and will be retained electronically in our archives for various uses. Some editing of images may occur.
Digital images must be a minimum size of 6” x 8” (or 3,000 pixels x 2,400 pixels) at 300 dpi resolution. Files can be submitted as either JPG or TIFF file formats in RGB or CMYK. Please identify the location of each picture and provide your contact infor- mation for payment purposes if your image is featured.
Deadline for entries is August 1, 2014.
Send CDs (CDs will not be returned) or slides to:
Courtney Sullivan TTX Company
101 N. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606 312.984.2656
3 of our Newest DVD’s Lots More on our Website
rare RS-1 number 22 on an over-under shoot with C420’s. Live audio and narration. 68 minutes $29.95
The Sunset of Canadian National Steam: Produced by Rail Innovations and never on DVD. The end of CNR steam in Ontario with mostly the big 4-8-4’s, Manitoba in the summer of 1959 to see a variety of CN power still working. In Ontario we see 4-8-4’s, two different 5700 series Hudsons, and a shot of a streamlined 4-8-4. Also see roundhouse scenes and the last day for one 4-8-4. B&W from Newt Rossiter. Music & Narration also. 30 Min. $19.95
doubleheader fantrip, doubleheaded freight, and Hudson 2839 in freight service. Great CPR history. 32 Minutes $19.95
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CPR Steam - The Final Chapter: Originaly produced by Rail Innovations this show is new on DVD. Newt Rossiter B&W 16mm footage of the last steam in Ontario including regular service operations, and some of the final fantrips. Nice variety of action with com- mentary by CPR engineers. Last run of 4-6-4 Hudson 2857, tripleheader and
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Arkansas Alcos: Now on DVD for the first time, we did a total re-edit using the original tape & narration. See Arkansas & Missouri’s all-Alco fleet during April 1988. Freights with 3-unit and 4-unit C420’s to Fort Smith, and even a rare RS32. Local switch jobs with a C420, and another with an ex-N&W T-6. Publicity runs with their
Miscellany
EXHIBITS, CLASSES, RAILROADIANA, seren- dipity, a quiz, a note about railroad art. There is something for everyone this month.
Dining Car Exhibit The Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania has a new exhibit devoted to A First Class Restaurant On Wheels: The Story of the Rail- road Dining Car. I’m going to take the easy way out and use the Museum’s press re- lease for its intended purpose —to make the writer’s job easy: “By 1868, the first
full railroad dining car, Delmonico— named af- ter the luxurious New York restaurant — was constructed by the Pull- man Palace Car Com- pany for the Chicago & Alton Railroad,” says Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania director Charles Fox. “Within the next two decades, railroads around the country began having their own dining cars built. The advent of the diner marked the be- ginning of the golden age of American rail- road travel.” “For many years,” Fox adds, “the most memorable part of a train trip included a meal in a dining car, with comfortable ac- commodations, exquisite cuisine on fine china and attentive service by well-trained staff.“ By offering meals on a dining car, rail-
roads could eliminate time wasted stopping for passengers to eat. Beyond ordinary din- ing, railroads wanted to create a positive
restaurant experience so passengers would continue to patronize their line. Dining cars were often the showpieces of the railroad, featuring expensive wood detail, fine draperies, gilded lamps and large picture windows. The railroad dining car was generally lim-
ited to no more than 24 to 30 diners at a time. They typically had a small kitchen at one end and a sizeable dining room at the other end, which con- sisted of tables with four seats on one side of the aisle and tables with either four seats or two seats on the other side. Outstand- ing service, choreo- graphed with preci- sion, was the goal of the eight to 15-man dining car crew of stewards, waiters, cooks and a chef. A guest could enjoy a va- riety of menu options from the mundane to the exotic. Many menus offered region- al delicacies. Table linens were crisp and spotless, and china, glass and silverware were of the highest quality.
Featuring artifacts and photographs from
the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania’s col- lection, the new exhibit . . . highlights the golden age of dining car service and the ways in which the railroads made train trav- el memorable for their passengers. Included in the regular Museum admis-
sion, it runs through December 31, 2014. For more information about the exhibit, visit
www.rrmuseumpa.org or call 717/687-8628.
DINING CAR DELMONICO / COURTESY RAILROAD MUSEUM OF PENNSYLVANIA
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