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- The Crab Shack: 1941
- ... coastal population centers.
(The Gallery, Landscapes, Railroads, Russell Lee) ... Posted by Dave - 03/21/2022 - 11:23am -
- Coal Country: 1910
- ... might be an undefined one.
(The Gallery, DPC, Mining, Railroads) ... Posted by Dave - 09/04/2017 - 10:37pm -
- Trunk Line: 1941
- ... much smoke and no coal in the tender.
(The Gallery, Railroads, Russell Lee) ... Posted by Dave - 02/27/2022 - 5:03pm -
- Sky Chief: 1942
- ...
(The Gallery, Agriculture, Gas Stations, John Vachon, Railroads, Small Towns) ... Posted by Dave - 02/23/2022 - 1:22pm -
- Log Train Running: 1941
- ... doubt headed to China Grove!
(The Gallery, Landscapes, Railroads, Russell Lee) ... Posted by Dave - 02/08/2022 - 4:52pm -
- The Industrial Orange: 1943
- ...
(The Gallery, Kodachromes, Agriculture, Jack Delano, Railroads) ... Posted by Dave - 02/09/2022 - 12:40pm -
- At Nampa: 1941
- ... A favorite pastime as spring approaches!
(The Gallery, Railroads, Russell Lee, Small Towns) ... Posted by Dave - 08/30/2019 - 11:01am -
- Scouting Outing: 1937
- ... recent truss bridge was built on the same site for the railroads in 1903.In 1943, a replacement to the railroad bridge (keeping the ... Posted by Dave - 08/13/2013 - 4:34pm -
- Single, Looking to Hook Up: 1943
- ... and eventually a small shelter quickly followed. Some railroads, for clearance and other reasons, favored a "bay-window" on either ... Pennsylvania (The Standard of The World) and several other railroads put rear-facing "doghouses" on locomotive tenders as kind of a cupola ... Posted by Dave - 08/05/2012 - 6:37pm -
- U.S.S. Onondaga: 1864
- ... also ironclads, telegraphy, balloons, Gatling guns and railroads.
Freeboard or Lack Thereof... If you look up the U.S.S. ... Posted by Dave - 08/09/2012 - 5:20pm -
- Make It Stop: 1939
- ... passenger trains were really jointly operated by three railroads. The Chicago & North Western, the Union Pacific, and the Southern ... Union Pacific acquired Southern Pacific in 1997, the two railroads operated separate tracks across northern Nevada. Between Weso, just ... Posted by Dave - 04/25/2018 - 8:13am -
- Old Coggers: 1906
- ... on the side with the best view.
(The Gallery, DPC, Railroads) ... Posted by Dave - 01/19/2022 - 3:35pm -
- Dakota Depot: 1940
- ... have ever thought in 1956?
(The Gallery, John Vachon, Railroads, Small Towns) ... Posted by Dave - 01/17/2022 - 6:15pm -
- Detroit Opera House: 1904
- ... rights on the Ann Arbor, Pere Marquette and Wabash Railroads. The Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad was chartered in 1854 to build ... Posted by Dave - 07/19/2012 - 10:23pm -
- Rolling Stock: 1943
- ... have been durable.
Wooden Cars By WW-II, most US railroads had figured out the maintenance and strength advantages of steel ... on use of steel and chromium. As a result, the railroads built large numbers of steel framed wood sided cars, designed to be ... Posted by Dave - 08/30/2012 - 4:46pm -
- Milk Runners: 1940
- ... Pacific RR signal book
(The Gallery, John Vachon, Railroads, Small Towns) ... Posted by Dave - 01/15/2022 - 12:08pm -
- N.Y.C. & H.R.R.R.: 1900
- ... the lobby floor one level.
(The Gallery, Albany, DPC, Railroads) ... Posted by Dave - 11/16/2021 - 9:54pm -
- Virginia Toward Sixth: 1901
- ...
(The Gallery, D.C., D.C. Street Survey, Railroads) ... Posted by Dave - 11/29/2021 - 3:53pm -
- Pabst Over Chicago: 1943
- ... freight is being handled here! This something that US railroads have discontinued; for decades, they haven't accepted any shipment ... saw?
(The Gallery, Kodachromes, Chicago, Jack Delano, Railroads) ... Posted by Dave - 05/07/2017 - 2:11pm -
- Herald Square: 1908
- ... house at Bway and 39th...
(The Gallery, DPC, NYC, Railroads, Streetcars) ... Posted by Dave - 12/02/2020 - 2:40pm -
- Missoula: 1942
- ... MONTANAAAAAAA!"
(The Gallery, John Vachon, Landscapes, Railroads) ... Posted by Dave - 10/23/2021 - 11:39am -
- Doland: 1942
- ... its theme, an absolute.
(The Gallery, John Vachon, Railroads, Small Towns) ... Posted by Dave - 10/26/2021 - 11:37am -
- Railroad Bank: 1903
- ... way back in the 1830s, making it one of the earliest railroads in the US. Over time the banking side of the business proved to be ... that august Augusta building down!
(The Gallery, DPC, Railroads) ... Posted by Dave - 08/28/2021 - 3:25pm -
- Amethyst Twilight: 1942
- ...
(The Gallery, Kodachromes, Chicago, Jack Delano, Railroads) ... Posted by Dave - 12/15/2016 - 8:07pm -
- Jiffy Lube: 1904
- ... steamers still ply the rails.
(The Gallery, DPC, Railroads) ... Posted by Dave - 07/17/2012 - 10:31pm -
- Death Avenue: 1910
- ...
(The Gallery, G.G. Bain, Horses, NYC, Railroads) ... Posted by Dave - 08/10/2012 - 4:16pm -
- Loco: 1890
- ... to call it here). Undeniable the influence of American railroads in the design of that loco.
Do we know where this was taken?
... his gear and stop where he saw fit to photograph. Other railroads accommodated Jackson in this way.
Probably a Baldwin I'm not ... Posted by Dave - 07/17/2012 - 10:26pm -
- Pennsylvania Lines: 1900
- ... of Pittsburgh, consolidated a large number of existing railroads. The Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne & Chicago (P FW & C) was the ... activities, the "Pennsylvania Company" owned and operated railroads east of Pittsburgh, and "Pennsylvania Lines" operated lines west of ... Posted by Dave - 07/19/2016 - 3:07pm -
- Hammer and Tongs: 1943
- ... carried a pair of prime movers on a single long frame. Railroads liked the concept, but the new, bigger and heavier 567 prime mover ... as one with drawbars (A-A, A-B-A or A-B-B-A) allowed the railroads to circumvent this. And on many railroads, these multi-unit sets all ... Posted by Dave - 08/05/2012 - 6:38pm -
- Mr. O.K.: 1942
- ... you call that a rug? Glad he is proud of his work. I guess railroads were not hurt by the wartime rationing?
What is he leaning on? ...
Railroad Rationing Rationing did impact the railroads in many ways and just about anything that could be moved was pressed ... Posted by Dave - 04/05/2021 - 10:55am -
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