Baltimore and Ohio Railroad steam locomotive no. 4604 at the shop in Dayton, Ohio, in August 1955. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-001-01
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad steam locomotive no. 5310 leading passenger train on fan trip east of Dayton, Ohio, first leg eastward to Washington Court House and then south to Chillicothe on October 7, 1956. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, ©2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-001-07
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's northbound Cincinnatian, passenger train no. 54, leaves yard at North Dayton, Ohio, on November 5, 1955. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-002-06
North Dayton, Ohio, operator passes orders to southbound Baltimore and Ohio Railroad extra train on August 21, 1955. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-004-01
Eastbound Baltimore and Ohio Railroad train leaves yard at Columbus, Ohio, with mixed power of steam and diesel locomotives in September 1955. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-003-08
Northbound Baltimore and Ohio Railroad 2-8-0 steam locomotive no. 2784 with local freight train pulls away from water stop near Parma, Ohio, on September 26, 1955. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-003-06
Northbound Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Cincinnatian, passenger train no. 54, meets southbound extra near yard office at North Dayton, Ohio, in August 1955. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-002-11
Two Baltimore and Ohio Railroad geeps accelerate northbound Cincinnatian passenger train past limits of the yard at North Dayton, Ohio, in March 1956. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-004-04
Illinois Central Railroad 2-10-2 steam locomotive no. 2713 pulls onto Oak Street turntable at Louisville, Kentucky, in July 1957. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-008-03
Illinois Central Railroad steam locomotive wash at shop in Louisville, Kentucky, in July 1957. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb. © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-008-01
Southbound Erie Railroad two-car local freight train approaches Fairborn, Ohio, behind Alco diesel locomotive no. 1015 in April 1956. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-007-06
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad 2-8-2 steam locomotive gets washed from stuck water spout at Washington Court House, Ohio, in March 1956. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-006-04
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad 2-8-2 steam locomotive helper and lead diesel locomotive at yard in Dayton, Ohio, ready to couple for eastbound run to Washington Court House on March 24, 1956. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-004-08
Refurbished Baltimore and Ohio Railroad FT diesel set heads east from yard at Columbus, Ohio, in August 1956. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-004-05
A break in classification activities at Illinois Central Railroad's Oak Street yard at Louisville, Kentucky, in July 1956. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-008-04
Southbound Norfolk and Western Railway steam locomotive no. 1215 leaves Columbus, Ohio, with empty hoppers in August 1956. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-010-09
Southbound Illinois Central Railroad local freight train approaches its counterpart at Sturgis, Kentucky, in July 1957. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-009-04
Norfolk and Western Railway steam locomotive no. 212 shoving loads to Pennsylvania Railroad in yard at Columbus, Ohio, in August 1956. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-011-01
Pennsylvania Railroad Sandusky Branch coal train at Worthington, Ohio, in August 1956. Photography by J. Parker Lamb, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-012-08
Pennsylvania Railroad Sandusky Branch coal train passes Worthington, Ohio, behind a pair of leased Atchinson, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway 2-10-4 steam locomotives in August 1956. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-012-05
Pennsylvania Railroad steam locomotive action at Columbus, Ohio, coaling tower in August 1956. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-011-04
Norfolk and Western Railway 4-8-0 steam locomotive at roundhouse in Columbus, Ohio, in August 1956. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-011-02
Northbound New York Central Railroad F3 units meet Mohawk-powered freight train at Galion, Ohio, on September 25, 1955. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-016-06
Southbound New York Central Railroad Hudson steam locomotive no. 5445 crosses Miami River in Dayton, Ohio, in September 1955. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-016-04
Southbound New York Central Railroad Hudson steam locomotive no. 5457 approaches Dayton, Ohio, in 1955. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-015-08
Northbound New York Central Railroad, Cincinnati Mercury, passenger train with three postwar coaches leaves Fairborn, Ohio, in late afternoon on August 21, 1955. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-015-04
A classic pose beside a classic New York Central Railroad Hudson steam locomotive at station in Dayton, Ohio, in July 1955. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-015-01
Pennsylvania Railroad Geeps speed a westbound train toward Dayton, Ohio, in 1956. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-014-07
Pennsylvania Railroad was the only buyer of Lima-Hamilton two-engine, 2500 hp transfer diesel locomotive, seen at yard in Columbus, Ohio, in August 1955. © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-014-061
Eastbound Nickel Plate Road freight train crosses Cayahoga River in Cleveland, Ohio, on September 26, 1955. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-014-03
Northbound New York Central Railroad FM (Model CPA-20-5) diesel locomotive no. 4507 north of Fairborn, Ohio, in March 1957. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-022-03
Southbound New York Central Railroad freight train approaches Fairborn, Ohio, in August 1956. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-021-09
Northbound New York Central Railroad Baldwin unit (Model DR-6-4-15) diesel locomotive no. 3506 leaves Fairborn, Ohio, with passenger train in July 1956. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art, Lamb-01-021-05
Southbound New York Central Railroad train slows at Fairborn, Ohio, for setout on August 14, 1955. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-020-04
Southbound New York Central Railroad freight train approaches downtown Dayton, Ohio, in April 1956. Photograph by J. Park Lamb, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-020-02
New York Central Railroad Mikado steam locomotive faces afternoon sun at roundhouse in Sharonville, Ohio, on October 13, 1955. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-018-01
Both New York Central Railroad and Chesapeake & Ohio Railway crews are busy at the Riverside yard in Cincinnati, Ohio, on October 13, 1955. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-017-09
Southbound New York Central Railroad passenger train approaches downtown Dayton, Ohio, in August 1955. (Note: use of Cleveland Union Terminal geep was rare.) Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-025-05
Northbound New York Central Railroad passenger train north of Fairborn, Ohio, in late afternoon in July 1955. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-025-04
New York Central Railroad X-plorer passenger train speeds northward on double-track north of Fairborn, Ohio, in June 1956. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-025-01
Southbound New York Central Railroad X-plorer passenger train at Fairborn, Ohio, in July 1956. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-024-01
New York Central Railroad X-plorer passenger train lead unit no. 20 gets a ride at Cincinnati Union Terminal, Ohio, in July 1956, framed by NYC and Pennsy units. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-023-04
New York Central Railroad's modern X-plorer train rests next to a classic Baltimore & Ohio steam locomotive at the shop of Cincinnati Union Terminal, Ohio, in July 1956. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-023-03
New York Central's Cleveland-bound X-plorer passenger train leaves Cincinnati Union Terminal, Ohio, in July 1956. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-023-01
New York Central Railroad FM units and BLW X-plorer no. 20 passenger train at shop of Cincinnati Union Terminal, Ohio, on July 1, 1956. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-022-07
Paducah-bound Illinois Central Railroad steam locomotive no. 1571 leaves Sturgis, Kentucky, in July 1957. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-009-05
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad steam locomotive no. 4604 at shop in Dayton, Ohio, in August 1955. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-001-05
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad steam locomotive no. 5315 beside Aerotrain demonstrator at the station in Dayton, Ohio, on January 20, 1956. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-002-03
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad 2-8-2 steam locomotive no. 4440 from Dayton, Ohio, has been wyed for return run to Washington Court House yard in November 1955. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-006-05
Southbound Norfolk and Western Railway steam locomotive no. 1208 leaves Columbus, Ohio, in August 1956. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-010-07
Pennsylvania Railroad steam switchers at yard in Columbus, Ohio, in August 1956. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-012-01
Southbound New York Central Railroad 4-8-2 Mohawk steam locomotive no. 3127 gets water at Galion, Ohio, on September 25, 1955. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-016-07
Northbound New York Central Railroad Hudson steam locomotive no. 5439 partially obscured by whistle exhaust as it leaves Dayton, Ohio, on cold day in 1955. © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-016-10
Northbound New York Central train led by 1947 Fairbanks-Morse "Erie-built" no. 5003 leaves Fairborn, Ohio, in the summer of 1956. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-022-06
Westbound Erie freight train charges past stopped southbound New York Central passenger train at Marion, Ohio, on September 25, 1955. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-016-08
Late afternoon in August 1956 at the Pennsylvania Railroad's Columbus, Ohio, engine service area with 2-10-4 steam locomotives from the Santa Fe. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-011-06
Pennsylvania Railroad and Santa Fe 2-10-4 steam locomotives congregating with F-unit diesels at Columbus, Ohio, in August 1956 showing the changing face of post-World War II railroading on the Pennsy. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-013-01
Northbound New York Central freight train passes Maitland tower at the crossing of the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton in Springfield, Ohio, in October 1955. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb. © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-020-05
Northbound New York Central 4-6-4 Hudson steam locomotive no. 5452 departs downtown Dayton, Ohio, in December 1955. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-017-02
