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Photos & Videos Photo of the Day Upstairs in the Train of Tomorrow

Upstairs in the Train of Tomorrow

By Angela Cotey | November 19, 2017

| Last updated on August 8, 2025

GM's Train of Tomorrow

GM’s 1947 Train of Tomorrow consisted of an E7 diesel and four cars, all of which had domes. This is the dome on chair car Star Dust.
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