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Craig Sanders, from the Cleveland area, is the author of "Limiteds, Locals, and Expresses in Indiana, 1838-1971", published by Indiana University Press in June 2003. He is currently working on his second book, also to be published by IU Press, and is seeking photos for it. If you have any photos (see below) that he could use in his second book, he would very much like to communicate with you. If you don't have any photos in your own collection, can you suggest anyone else who might be able to help? Thank you very much!
Photos that he is seeking: * The Niagara Rainbow (between Detroit and Buffalo) * The Prairie Marksman * Amtrak trains in Kansas City in any era * Amtrak trains in the Plains states (Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma) * Michigan Executive (short-lived Detroit-Jackson, Mich., commuter train) * The Illini at or near Decatur, Ill. * San Francisco Zephyr or California Zephr detouring on the Chicago & North Western between Chicago and Omaha.
Here's what Craig says: I am writing a book about the history of Amtrak operations in the Midwest, and I am looking for photographs for this book. The book is scheduled to be published by Indiana University Press in 2005. I have a contract with them so this is not a speculative project.
Much of the book is about the Amtrak routes and trains that traversed the Midwest. This includes all trains that served Chicago along with the Shenandoah, Niagara Rainbow, Arrow/North Star, Heartland Flyer, the Mules and the National Limited. I have defined Midwest somewhat broadly to include everthing from Pittsburgh and Erie, Pa., on the east, the Ohio River on the South (including the Kentucky side) all the way west to the Rocky Mountains. Subsequently, I am also covering the Hilltopper, Pioneer, Desert Wind, Expo 74 and Blue Ridge. My reasoning is that these trains either eventually were extended to Chicago and/or were predecessors or sucessors of trains that once reached the Midwest proper.
The time period covered will be 1971 to present. I am especially interested in photos of most trains during the rainbow era, which I define as 1971-1974.
If you don't have any photos of your own, would you be willing to direct me toward other folks you know who might have photos that I could use?
If you are interested in helping me out, I would like to talk to you. Please contact me.
Thanks, Craig Sanders University Heights OH E-mail: csanders429@aol.com
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