Railroads

Samuel Solins (left) sits next to former President Harry S. Truman (behind Solins)at a luncheon served in a business car of the Norfolk and Western Railway Company. Others at the table are unidentified. The former President was in Welch, Virginia, to participate in Veterans' Day activities. From: Samuel Solins.

This is a photograph taken of former President Harry S. Truman and Mrs. Bess Truman on the train before they leave for Europe.

President Harry S. Truman waves from the rear platform of a train during a whistlestop in Rock Island, Illinois on the 1948 campaign trail. The policeman in the photo is unidentified. From: Niel Johnson

President Harry S. Truman stands on the step of the rear platform of a train looking into a photographer's camera. The photo was taken in Rock Island, Illinois, during a whistlestop tour on the 1948 campaign trail. From: Niel Johnson

President Harry S. Truman looks out from the rear platform of a train during a whistlestop in Rock Island, Illinois, on his 1948 campaign trip. From: Niel Johnson

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.