Railroads

President Harry S. Truman stands with others near the rear of a train in Los Angeles, California on his western trip to the West Coast. Los Angeles Mayor Fletcher Bowron is left of the president. Appointments Secretary Matthew Connelly stands at right.

President Harry S. Truman (left) and First Lady Bess W. Truman are standing on the back of the train as they leave for Independence, Missouri to go and vote. Joining them on the train is Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn (right).

Charles S. Murphy, Special Counsel to the President (1950-1953), is seen standing next to a train car. Identification written on the back states this picture was connected with a trip of the President between September 27 and November 4, 1952. Exact location and others in view are not identified.

President Harry S. Truman (right) and Winston Churchill (left) leave Washington for Missouri where Winston Churchill will speak on foreign policy at Westminster College. Standing behind Mr. Churchill is Major General Harry Vaughan. The man behind Truman is unidentified. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 2.

A crowd gathers at the rear platform of the train to listen to President Truman (at the podium) during his trip through Nebraska. All others standing on the ground are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (background, left) stands on the rear platform of his train with an unidentified woman and First Lady Bess Truman (on right) during his trip across Nebraska.

President Harry S. Truman (left) stands on the rear platform of his train during a trip across Nebraska. An unidentified man is speaking at the microphone, and another unidentified man is also on the platform.

A crowd listens as President Harry S. Truman speaks from the rear platform of a train during the President's trip across Nebraska. All others are unidentified.

Former President Harry S. Truman shakes hands while standing in the train station in Omaha, Nebraska. He is preparing to return to Independence, Missouri after receiving an award from Beth Israel Synagogue in Omaha. From right to left, he is with Henry Appel, Maurice Katzman, Rabbi Benjamin Groner, Harry Sidman, and Sam Hahn.

President Harry S. Truman (left) stands with First Lady Bess Truman (center) and an unidentified man (right) on the rear platform of their train during a trip across Nebraska.