LOC's Public Domain Archive
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![[Railroad train with locomotive in foreground]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTUvMDEvMDEvcmFpbHJvYWQtdHJhaW4td2l0aC1sb2NvbW90aXZlLWluLWZvcmVncm91bmQtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/320/224/jpg "[Railroad train with locomotive in foreground]")
![[Locomotive and coal car at a railroad yard]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDUvMDEvMDEvbG9jb21vdGl2ZS1hbmQtY29hbC1jYXItYXQtYS1yYWlscm9hZC15YXJkLTEtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/35/webp "[Locomotive and coal car at a railroad yard]")
![[Railroad train] - Steam locomotive, Public domain image](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDAvMDEvMDEvcmFpbHJvYWQtdHJhaW4tNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/32/webp "[Railroad train] - Steam locomotive, Public domain image")
![[Man lying in front of train on tracks]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MjYvMDEvMDEvbWFuLWx5aW5nLWluLWZyb250LW9mLXRyYWluLW9uLXRyYWNrcy02NDAuanBn/40/51/webp "[Man lying in front of train on tracks]")
![[Passenger train in mountains] - Steam locomotive, Public domain image](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDAvMDEvMDEvcGFzc2VuZ2VyLXRyYWluLWluLW1vdW50YWlucy02NDAuanBn/40/31/webp "[Passenger train in mountains] - Steam locomotive, Public domain image")
![[Railroad trains, Utah] - Steam locomotive, Public domain image](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTQvMDEvMDEvcmFpbHJvYWQtdHJhaW5zLXV0YWgtMy02NDAuanBn/40/52/webp "[Railroad trains, Utah] - Steam locomotive, Public domain image")
![[Men standing in front of train]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5NDAvMDEvMDEvbWVuLXN0YW5kaW5nLWluLWZyb250LW9mLXRyYWluLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/27/webp "[Men standing in front of train]")
![[Switch on a railroad track] - Public domain drawing](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTIvMDkvc3dpdGNoLW9uLWEtcmFpbHJvYWQtdHJhY2stY2ZkN2Q3LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/27/webp "[Switch on a railroad track] - Public domain drawing")
