The Pelican in Classic Trains

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In the 2020 winter issue of Classic Trains there is a nice piece on N&W passenger train 42, the eastbound Pelican, which was the train recorded at Rural Retreat, VA  on Christmas Eve 1957 by O Winston Link. This is the recording on the Fading Giant (Sounds of Steam Railroading Vol 2) which begins and ends with Christmas carols being played on the chimes of a nearby church. The Pelican is heard arriving and then quickly departing behind Class J 603. The Classic Trains article gives a brief history of the New Orleans-New York train which was shared by the Southern, N&W, and Pennsylvania. After reading the article I had to go listen to this classic recording once again. Merry Christmas! Shawn Harley
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