Today, the C&NW is a part of Union Pacific, having been purchased by the latter in the 1990s to increase trackage connections in the Midwest.
The picture here was taken during 1987's Super Bowl XXI between the New York Giants and Denver Broncos. Over 100,000 people crammed into the place for this edition, which may never happen again due to the significantly lower capacities of more modern stadiums used in recent years.
Folks, a number of people over the years have debated who the most awesome or beautiful ladies to grace the landscapes and towns of the West on screen were, but there are many more hidden stars that turned in remarkable or at least highly intriguing performances on both the big and small screens (movies and TV). Who would be your pick as among the most underrated gals to courageously stand by their fellas, make a name for themselves or even save the day in this genre?
My Top Five Most Underrated (not necessarily in order):
Poor Paladin, he's like "Get me out of here!"
https://www.boatnerd.com/news/saginaw-gets-algoma-stack-herald/
There had much speculation and concern for months as to what the future of Canada's oldest active laker (built in the US in 1953 as ASC's John J. Boland) would be after she and several fleetmates were acquired from the former Lower Lakes Towing. While it is unclear how long she will continue to fly across the Lakes in the years to come, for now this much-loved classic ship has once again defied the odds and received a new lease on life.
No idea if a model/actress or some forgotten celebrity was used here, but it's very interesting and rather forward-facing.
I think this lady is supposed to represent either fashion designers or department store workers (perhaps both?).
Info for all unaware of this, Ike and his officials were openly threatening to carry out nuclear strikes on Chinese military targets if they did not back down:
For all wondering how this was possible, he started his career on stage alongside his father during performances by the Will Maston Trio (originally made up of Sammy Davis Sr., Howard M. Colbert Jr., and Will Mastin).
For those who have never heard of this incredible story, the Andrea Doria while in thick fog near Nantucket, Massachusetts was in a violent collision with the Swedish ship SS Stockholm on the night of July 25-26, 1956, while it was en route to New York from Italy. Dozens died in the accident or soon after, and the Doria was severely damaged, with internal flooding making her list dangerously to her starboard side and in increasing risk of capsizing. To make matters even worse, her list was so severe that half of the Doria's lifeboats were unable to be launched, potentially trapping hundreds of people on her decks and leading to the worst peacetime loss of life on the seas since Titanic. As if things couldn't be more dire, the badly damaged (but not sinking) Stockholm was likely too small to take such a massive number of people aboard.
The Doria sent out a desperate SOS signal that was picked up by the US Coast Guard and Navy, along with the freighter Cape Ann, but most of the vessels that could respond were smaller or limited in resources. Captain Beaudéan and the crew of Ile de France also soon learned of the situation, but they were over 50 miles (44 nautical miles) away and traveling in the opposite direction, with over 900 passengers of their own (Ile de France was at the time one of the largest and most popular ocean liners in the French fleet). Despite the distance and risking financial issues to his company for an aborted voyage, Captain Beaudéan made the decision to turn the massive ship around and make full speed for the Andrea Doria's location in the hope of saving lives.
About three hours later, the Ile de France arrived at the scene, where the situation had further worsened, as in an act of cowardice some of the Doria's crew had abandoned the ship against orders from the Italian liner's Captain Calamai (who stayed on the bridge) and taken some of the ship's precious available lifeboats for themselves, with only a handful of passengers able to join them. Immediately, Captain Beaudéan and his Frenchmen began rescue efforts in coordination with the smaller American ships that had responded, using their own lifeboats to bring survivors off and shuttle them to safety.
In the end, Ile de France managed to take on over 750 of the Andrea Doria's stranded, allowing the other rescue vessels precious onboard room to take on hundreds more amongst themselves. In the end, 1,663 people would be rescued before the abandoned Italian ship, listing further and further from internal flooding, was left to roll over and capsize, two of them being notable Hollywood figures: the actresses Ruth Roman and Betsy Drake (at the time, the wife of Cary Grant). Upon reaching New York with the survivors, Beaudéan and his crew were hailed as heroes and were awarded the Gallant Ship Citation by the US Merchant Marine. An incredible tale of humanity, selflessness and quick action.
Sources, with impressive citations and links to additional sources for those interested:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Andrea_Doria#Rescue_operations
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_%C3%8Ele_de_France#Post-war_career
Thanks to the work of legendary French ocean liner Ile De France, several US Navy and Coast Guard vessels, the badly damaged Stockholm (which remained safely floating despite having its bow torn apart) and a cargo freighter, the vast majority were safely brought to shore, averting what could have possibly been the worst peacetime disaster since Titanic. Sadly however, dozens still died from injuries suffered in the collision, from drowning in damaged lower level cabins or in the panic to get off the ship as its list quickly grew worse and worse.
Most of the survivors were brought to piers in New York harbor, while the most severely injured from both ships involved in the accident were flown to hospitals by helicopters.
Those ladies look pretty ravenous and overly excited here, LOL.
She ended up directing a remarkable EIGHT episodes of the highly popular western series, in addition to her other work.