Original 1947 Associated Press wire photo measuring 9¼ x 6¾ inches. The original caption is printed directly on the front of the photograph. This image captures members of the public inspecting the futuristic diesel-electric "Train of Tomorrow" at Soldier Field in Chicago on May 28, 1947. Built by General Motors' Electro-Motive Division, the revolutionary train featured distinctive upper-level dome observation cars and represented the latest advances in postwar passenger rail travel. An AP stamp is present on the reverse. From the archive of a Pittsburgh area newspaper.
