Without the mail contract, the metropolitan became a skinny train with lots of horsepower. The E unit provides steam heat. Click Here to view my photos at RailPictures.Net!
In its heyday, B&O ran passenger service from Jersey City to Washington, Chicago and St. Louis. But it couldn't compete with the Pennsylvania or New York Central. By the time Amtrak was formed, its trains were a shadow of their former selves.