fast-mail-at-council-bluffshttps://www.trains.com/ctr/photos-videos/photo-of-the-day/fast-mail-at-council-bluffs/Fast Mail at Council Bluffs | 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/2020/10/20180321.jpgInStockUSD1.001.00photo-of-the-dayphotos-videosarticleCTR2021-01-062018-03-1444221
The E units from Burlington Route train 29, the Fast Mail from Chicago, prepare to couple to a baggage express car after setting out other cars at Council Bluffs. The steam and signal lines made it more time-consuming to switch head-end equipment.
Wallace W. Abbey photo