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First Pullman Ride Through the American Rail Network
A 1:34 fast passenger train arrives an hour late in Council Bluffs Iowa as Mrs. Benson and her two sons await travel to Indiana. The seven year old admires a 4 4 2 Atlantic locomotive, dreaming of becoming an engineer before a brakeman pulls him back to the day coach.
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Cb&q
Wabash
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Council Bluffs
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