Someone in Sparks had a sense of humor when they tacked this "showroom condition" F7 on the point of Espee's premiere transcontinental streamliner, the City of San Francisco, seen here near running west near Magra--hours late, of course.
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In the years after World War II Southern Pacific went from being the most bullish railroad on passenger service to one of its biggest detractors. It continually downgraded service until Amtrak took over what remained.