Three major NYC yards
Sep 22, 2014

Three major NYC yards

Selkirk Yard near Albany, N.Y. New York Central Cornerstone of New York Central’s $25 million “Castleton Cutoff” improvement project, Selkirk…

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Montreal circa 1952
Sep 18, 2014

Montreal circa 1952

CP’s St. Luc Yard roundhouse Walter R. Allen for CPR Canadian Pacific in July 1950 opened its sprawling new St.…

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On the waterfront
Sep 17, 2014

On the waterfront

DL&W’s Hoboken Terminal Fred W. Schneider III Opened on February 25, 1907, the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western’s Hoboken (N.J.) Terminal…

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Santa Fe in three states
Aug 26, 2010

Santa Fe in three states

The Santa Fe established a major shop complex at Albuquerque to maintain and repair steam locomotives. At their peak in…

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Key C&O facilities
Aug 26, 2010

Key C&O facilities

To handle maintenance and repairs on its substantial hopper-car fleet, coal-hauler Chesapeake & Ohio in 1930 built this systemwide freight-car…

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East to West on the N&W
Aug 26, 2010

East to West on the N&W

The Norfolk & Western Railway transported much of the coal mined in southwestern Virginia and West Virginia. Many loads went…

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Los Angeles in the 1930’s
Aug 26, 2010

Los Angeles in the 1930’s

SP’s Los Angeles General Shops UCLA Dept. of Geography, Air Photo Archives Southern Pacific facilities dominate three views of Los…

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Three depots of the South
Aug 26, 2010

Three depots of the South

This 1940’s afternoon photo looks northeast from over the Cape Fear River across the north end of downtown Wilmington, N.C.…

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