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Steamliner’s Opening Day

By Angela Cotey | October 19, 2015

| Last updated on December 7, 2020

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Six trains lined up in a rail yard
The streamliners line up around the turntable on Thursday.
Jim Wrinn
Six trains lined up in a rail yard
People lined up ready to see trains
Railfans also line up for the greatest show of the summer.
Jim Wrinn
People lined up ready to see trains
A train sitting in a turntable
Norfolk Southern No. 4271 takes a spin on the turntable while other F and E units look on.
Jim Wrinn
A train sitting in a turntable
People taking pictures of a train on a turntable
Nickel Plate Road Alco PA No. 190, the star of the show, lives up to its billing as railfans clamor for a photo of it on the turntable.
Jim Wrinn
People taking pictures of a train on a turntable
A brown and orange train coming down the tracks
Iowa Pacific’s E unit pulls an excursion on the museum grounds.
Jim Wrinn
A brown and orange train coming down the tracks
A black and red train on a turntable
Norfolk & Western Class J 4-8-4 No. 611 spins on the turntable during the Thursday night photo session.
Jim Wrinn
A black and red train on a turntable
A blue and white train in a turntable
Alco PA No. 190, the only Alco diesel at the event, take a spin on the turntable.
Bob Johnston
A blue and white train in a turntable
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