There are several discrepancies between the EMC #103 map used in the February 1960 Trains magazine and the November 2014 issue. The 2014 map shows 22 railroads, while the 1960 map shows 20 railroads. The differences are the PRR and SP are added to the 2014 map. The 2014 map shows routes in 31 states, while the 1960 map correctly shows all 35 states. The routes to Portland, ME and White River Jct, VT are missing in the 2014 map. As are the Southern Railway routes to Atlanta and Birmingham missing from the 2014 map. The 2014 map shows the M&SL route from Mason City, IA to Peoria, IL. And the PRR trackage from Peoria to Valparaiso, IN. The 1960 map doesn't show the total M&SL route or any PRR trackage. It appears that neither map is correct in entirety.
And I note that the 103 operated on 47 miles of the Cotton Belt while it was demonstrating for the Missouri Pacific between Dupo, IL and Texarkana. The Pennsylvania Railroad information was found in a newspaper article according to the factoid in the 2014 issue. There is no information about #103s travels on the Southern Pacific other than lines drawn on the map in the 2014 issue. The SP tracks would also have been used over Tehachapi and on the paired trackage in Nevada while testing for Western Pacific. I'm told that the 103 operated as a trackage rights visitor on Espee.
Ed in Kentucky
And I note that the 103 operated on 47 miles of the Cotton Belt while it was demonstrating for the Missouri Pacific between Dupo, IL and Texarkana. The Pennsylvania Railroad information was found in a newspaper article according to the factoid in the 2014 issue. There is no information about #103s travels on the Southern Pacific other than lines drawn on the map in the 2014 issue. The SP tracks would also have been used over Tehachapi and on the paired trackage in Nevada while testing for Western Pacific. I'm told that the 103 operated as a trackage rights visitor on Espee.
Ed in Kentucky
COTTON BELT: Runs like a Blue Streak!
