Photos & Videos Photo of the Day Oil train on the Erie

Oil train on the Erie

By Angela Cotey | September 20, 2018

| Last updated on January 5, 2021


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A dramatic nighttime photo shows an oil train on the Erie Railroad during World War II, when German submarines menaced coastal shipping, forcing petroleum from the Gulf Coast onto the rails.
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