Birmingham–New York Silver Comet at Howells Tower, Atlanta, August 1964.
Photograph by David W. Slater
E4 diesels on winter-only New York–Florida Orange Blossom Special, March 1939.
Photograph by Hugh M. Comer
22-car Miami–New York Silver Meteor at Citra, Fla., April 1964.
Photograph by David W. Salter
Photograph by David W. Salter
Five-double-bedroom/lounge Sun Lounge car for Silver Meteor, 1955.
Seaboard Air Line photograph
Seaboard Air Line photograph
E7 diesels with New York–Miami Silver Meteor near Coleman, Fla., April 1964.
Photograph by David W. Salter
Photograph by David W. Salter
Three E7 diesels backing New York–Miami Silver Meteor into Jacksonville (Fla.) Terminal, 1965. Photograph by David W. Salter
Dining-car galley of New York–Birmingham Silver Comet, April 1965.
Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac 4-8-4 614 with Birmingham–New York Silver Comet at AF Tower, Alexandria, Va., April 1949.
Union Switch & Signal photograph
Sun Lounge car in New York–Miami Silver Meteor near Coleman, Fla., April 1964.
Photograph by David W. Salter
Photograph by David W. Salter
All through March 2021, Classic Trains is celebrating the style and service of the Seaboard Air Line. This week, we re-present a version of a photo gallery of SAL passenger trains that first appeared in June 2015.
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I worked at Howell Tower from 1980 to 1986. While there SBD took out the transfer track from Howells Yard to Terminal Station and the SOU Ry took up one of their wye tracks. Time marches on.