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Title: Nomex Nylon: Train Engine
Date(s): 1970
Contributor(s): E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (Sponsor)
Description: Commercial showing people slowly gathering at a train station. Narrator discusses high-speed trains and how a new breed of electrical insulating materials from DuPont, including nomex nylon, help to keep the engines from overheating.
Collection ID: DuPont Company films and commercials (Accession 1995.300)
Hagley ID: FILM_1995300_FC398_01
Collection: DuPont Company films and commercials

Title: Wings to the iron horse : Burlington pioneers again : Burlington Zephyr : first diesel streamline train
Date(s): 1934?, 1934
Creator: Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company
Collection ID: Pam 94.253
Hagley ID: 08067568_wings_to
Collection: Trade catalogs and pamphlets

Title: The new 160 mph trains : presented before the 57th convention of the Air Brake Association, September 14, 1965
Date(s): 1965
Contributor(s): Dean, Albert G. (author), Budd Company (originator), Air Brake Association (associated name)
Collection ID: Pam 2009.454
Hagley ID: 08178928_160_mph
Collection: Trade catalogs and pamphlets

Title: The Burlington Zephyr : America's first diesel all-steel streamlined train : the outstanding achievement in safe, light, railway transportation by the Edward G. Budd Manufacturing Company, Philadelphia, Pa, Railway age, Burlington "Zephyr" completed at Budd Plant
Date(s): 1934
Contributor(s): Budd, Ralph, 1879-1962 (associated name), Edward G. Budd Manufacturing Company (originator)
Description: Contains mainly an article entitled: Burlington "Zephyr" completed at Budd Plant, with foreword signed by: Ralph Budd.
Collection ID: Pam 2000.747
Hagley ID: 08085053_burlington_zephyr
Collection: Trade catalogs and pamphlets

Title: Penn Central train westbound on Gunpowder River trestle, near Edgewood, Maryland
Date(s): 1974-10
Contributor(s): Harwood, Herbert H., Jr. (photographer)
Description: Metroliner 850-A
Collection ID: Herbert H. Harwood, Jr. collection of railroad negatives (Accession 2019.212)
Hagley ID: 2019212_PennCentral_Metroliner8501A_001
Collection: Herbert H. Harwood, Jr. collection of railroad negatives