Railroads

President Harry S. Truman (fourth from left) speaks to a crowd from the rear platform of a train in Rock Island, Illinois, during a whistlestop campaign tour. Others in the photo are unidentified. From: Niel Johnson

President Harry S. Truman (third from left) speaks to a crowd from the rear platform of a train in Rock Island, Illinois, during a whistlestop campaign tour. Others in the photo are unidentified. From: Niel Johnson

President Harry S. Truman (standing at podium) speaks to a crowd from the rear platform of a train in Rock Island, Illinois, during a Whistlestop campaign tour. Others in the photo are unidentified. From: Niel Johnson

World War I soldiers, coming home from the front, wave from the windows of a train at Kansas City's Union Station, to the crowd waiting to greet them. From: Mrs. D. S. Catechis.

President Harry S. Truman (on platform, left) receives a gift (German pistol) from Stevie Stoltz on the rear platform of a train at Springfield, Missouri. The President is on his way to Bolivar, Missouri, to dedicate a statue of Simon Bolivar. See also 73-2769. From: Museum Artifact File.

President Harry S. Truman smiles from the rear platform of a train at a stop in Oroville, California, during a 1952 campaign trip for the Democratic ticket. The other man is unidentified. (Original negative included.) From: Albert Camargo.

Former President Harry S. Truman on the rear platform of a train making a stop in Buffalo, New York. The date and event are unknown. From: Fred Eckhart.

Former President Harry S. Truman on the rear platform of a train making a stop in Buffalo, New York. The date and event are unknown. From: Fred Eckhart.

Former President Harry S. Truman on the rear platform of a train making a stop in Buffalo, New York. The date and event are unknown. From: Fred Eckhart

Former President Harry S. Truman (left), standing on the rear platform of a train, shakes hands with an unseen admirer in Buffalo, New York. Standing next to him is Major General Harry H. Vaughan. The event is unknown. From: Fred Eckhart.