You wouldn’t know it to see it today, but Train 39, westbound near Herington, Kansas, was once the Imperial, a secondary but important passenger run between Chicago and Southern California. But ... (more)

Rock Island's passenger Train 39, formerly called the "Imperial," derailed at Valencia, Ks., 11 miles west of Topeka, and two steam-powered derricks were slowly clearing the double-track mainline ... (more)

Operator Warren Kusik hands train orders up to the Extra 4349 West at Geary Okla.