A New York Central GP35 at Cleveland

The year is 1965.  A New York Central GP35 works west out of Cleveland.  There is a cathud as the couplers strike.  The air is noticeably cold from the chill of the lake-effect on this winter day.  The New York Central and rival Pennsylvania Railroad handled much of the traffic moving to and from the Northeast.  New York Central, known as "The Scenic Water Level Route" served much of the urban centers that developed along the great lakes, including towns such as Cleveland, Erie and Buffalo.
This train, behind this GP35, is bound for Chicago.  It has 70 cars in tow.  There is a mix of manufactured goods and commodities bound for Chicago itself and westbound cargo that will be interchanged for railroads headed west.  Railroads such as the Rock Island, the Union Pacific and the Santa Fe.  The New York Central and the City of Cleveland reach much of America with its goods by this rail line, as this GP35 gets ready to pull its train on down the track.