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Triad Diary

Snapshot: Train's last arrival

The News & Record has two main resources for old photos: A closet full of negatives and filing cabinets that hold mostly black-and-white prints. They are a gold mine for the historical, comical and just plain unusual moments in Greensboro’s history.

Each weekday in August, I’ll share a snap from the vault. There’s no rhyme or reason to the selections — they’re just photos that caught my eye. If you know more about what’s pictured, please share the details in the comments or e-mail me at michael.grossman@news-record.com.

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Greensboro and High Point, which once had more than 20 trains a day passing through, went down to one passenger train a day when Southern Railway discontinued The Piedmont after Thanksgiving 1976. The only passenger service left then was The Crescent, which came through the two cities at night. Here, people gather in Greensboro for The Piedmont's final arrival. (Photo by Joseph Rodriguez)

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