Railroads

President Truman holding a copy of the Wall Street Journal on the rear platform of a train in Grand Forks, North Dakota, during the 1952 Presidential campaign.

Snapshot of the Missouri-Pacific Lines train President Harry S. Truman took from Little Rock, Arkansas, to Bull Shoals Dam on July 2, 1952, for the dedication ceremony. The soldier in front of the train is unidentified. The picture was taken by W. E. Conley, who worked for the Arkansas State Police (brother-in-law of Jesse L. Foster). From: Jesse L. Foster.

President Harry S. Truman is greeted by an unidentified woman as he stands on the platform of a train making a brief stop at the Great Northern Depot in Belton, Montana, during a campaign trip for the Democratic ticket of Stevenson and Sparkman. From: Wallace Floren.

President Harry S. Truman speaks from the platform of a train as it makes a brief stop at the Great Northern Depot in Belton, Montana, during a campaign trip for the Democratic ticket of Stevenson and Sparkman. From: Wallace Floren.

President Harry S. Truman and his daughter, Margaret, wave from the platform of a train as it makes a brief stop at the Great Northern Depot in Belton, Montana, during a campaign trip for the Democratic ticket of Stevenson and Sparkman. The unidentified men are agents of the Secret Service. From: Wallace Floren.

President Harry S. Truman and his daughter, Margaret, stand on the platform of a train as it made a brief stop at the Great Northern Depot in Belton, Montana, during a campaign trip for the Democratic ticket of Stevenson and Sparkman. From: Wallace Floren.

President Truman and Winston Churchill (right) on the rear platform of the B&O Presidential Special as it arrives in Jefferson City, Missouri, en route to Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, where they will be presented with honorary degrees. From: Hathon M. Fields, Independence, Missouri.

Margaret and Clifton Daniel (right) getting on a train for homeward trip. Bess Wallace Truman is at the foot of the steps from the train, on the left.

Former President Harry S. Truman speaking into microphones on the rear platform of the train taking his family from Washington, D. C. to Independence, Missouri on Inauguration Day, January 20, 1953. Man standing behind the President is unidentified.

Former President Harry S. Truman and daughter Margaret Truman (at right) shown on the rear platform of the train taking them from Washington to Independence, Missouri, on Inauguration Day, January 20, 1953. This is one of six snapshots taken by Sylvan M. Berman of Washington, D.C. Donor: Sylvan M. Berman.