early-sp-piggyback-trainhttps://www.trains.com/ctr/photos-videos/photo-of-the-day/early-sp-piggyback-train/Early SP piggyback train | 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/2020/10/20150908.jpgInStockUSD1.001.00photo-of-the-dayphotos-videosarticleCTR2022-09-202022-09-2643739
Southern Pacific train 372, the Advance Overnight, departs the freight terminal at 4th and Berry streets, San Francisco, at the start of its run to Los Angeles in the mid-1950s. SP was a leader in adopting piggyback freight.
William D. Middleton photo