Railroads

President Harry S. Truman speaking from the rear platform of a train during a campaign stop in Morehead, Kentucky in 1948.

New York Governor and Republican Presidential candidate Thomas E. Dewey (second from left) in Springfield, Missouri during the 1948 presidential campaign. On the left is Governor Dewey's wife, Frances. Others are unidentified. From: Kenneth Sender.

New York Governor and Republican Presidential candidate Thomas E. Dewey (waving from train) in Springfield, Missouri during the 1948 presidential campaign. From: Kenneth Sender.

A smiling former President Harry S. Truman in hat and coat with cane steps off a train to be greeted by Ambassador Freeman Matthews. They are in Holland.

President Harry S. Truman (standing, right) and Prime Minister Winston Churchill (left) standing on the rear platform of a special Baltimore & Ohio train, evidently en route to Fulton, Missouri for Churchill's "Iron Curtain" Speech, with the President's Military Aide, General Harry Vaughan, seated nearby.

President Harry S. Truman (right) waving his hat standing to the right of Winston Churchill flashing his famous "V for Victory" sign from the rear platform of a special Baltimore & Ohio train, evidently en route to Fulton, Missouri for Churchill's "Iron Curtain" speech, as the President's Military Aide, General Harry Vaughan, looks on.

President Harry S. Truman stands on the rear of a train in Sidney, Ohio, talking to citizens. Others in photo are unidentified.

Former President Theodore Roosevelt's campaign train makes a stop at the Santa Fe Depot in Baldwin City, Kansas. From: Willard Garrett.

At the Santa Fe Depot in Baldwin City, Kansas, former President Theodore Roosevelt's train makes a campaign stop. From: Willard Garrett.

At the Santa Fe Depot in Baldwin City, Kansas, former President Theodore Roosevelt (on rear platform, right) was introduced by Senator Joseph L. Bristow while on a campaign stop. From: Willard Garrett.