burlington-banana-specialhttps://www.trains.com/ctr/photos-videos/photo-of-the-day/burlington-banana-special/Burlington “Banana Special” | Classic Trains MagazineClassic Trains magazine celebrates the 'golden years of railroading' including the North American railroad scene from the late 1920s to the late 1970s. Giant steam locomotives, colorful streamliners, great passenger trains, passenger terminals, timeworn railroad cabooses, recollections of railroaders and train-watchers.https://www.trains.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/20180330.jpgInStockUSD1.001.00photo-of-the-dayphotos-videosarticleCTR2021-01-052018-03-1944217
Two Burlington Route 2-10-2s power away from Edgemont, S.Dak., with a westbound “Banana Special,” 67 reefers of bananas bound for the Pacific Northwest, in November 1948.
G. B. Taylor photo