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Jetrock, it did somewhat fall out of favor, but in the 1960's you saw more and more named loco's. I belive the WW2 tradition of putting names on planes was carried over as those airmen returned and started working in the industry, slowely over time they begane to name the engines they worked with the most. And if you hit the rails today, at least half the engines you see rolling by you will have a name on it. I saw the "Spirit of St. Louis" just a few months ago on a shortline here, it was followed by the "Spirit of Springfield" and a few other spirits. I'm sure the sudden urge to name trains in the late '70's on was partially from the Bicentenial Locomotives that the government requested.
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