Nov 25, 2022
National
It’s not the name of the Amtrak train, the National Limited, but the name of a place. National in this case is a spot along the former Monon—Louisville & Nashville at the time these images were made. I believe the spur runs off to a limestone quarry nearby.
The Floridian is northbound here; the EMD E9A locomotive was built for the Milwaukee Road in 1956, carrying numbers 31C and 201C. I’m not crazy about the telegraph pole directly behind the unit, but I do like the moodiness of the lighting—just before sunset.
Two images by Richard Koenig; taken April Fools Day, 1977.