Just going though some old paper clippings I have saved and ran across the Wreck of the City of New Orleans from June 11, 1971. It shows the the train strewn about the tracks with riveting comments about the fate of the train and 11 killed. What I had nearly forgotten was that pre amtrak it was custom for many railroads to run as many as four engines per passenger train. Now that is a sad commentary on the one that now operates that run. So many blame the pre amtrak days for the demise of many features that once made our trains so great. But this is a blunt reminder that its since amtrak that so much in the quality of a passenger train that has been lost. I believe this wreck happened within months of amtrak taking over and it was due to a faulty wheel bearing leaving chicago causing the wreck.