Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad & Ferry Terminal, Ferry Slips ...
Significance: Throughout the early decades of the twentieth century, this terminal played a central role in commuter transportation in the metropolitan area. The ferry facilities are significant as an integral... More
South Station Tower No. 1 & Interlocking System, Dewey Square, Boston,...
Significance: South Station's interlocking system was a prototypical solution to the problem of handling the huge numbers of track and signal changes required at a large railroad terminal. The interlocking sys... More
South Station Tower No. 1 & Interlocking System, Dewey Square, Boston,...
Significance: South Station's interlocking system was a prototypical solution to the problem of handling the huge numbers of track and signal changes required at a large railroad terminal. The interlocking sys... More
Bridge Street Bridge, Spanning Grand River, Michigan & Bridge Streets,...
Significance: The Bridge Street Bridge is a rare example of a reinforced concrete arch, earth-filled bridge, and one of great size, measuring 468 feet long overall. This bridge is the second largest known surv... More
Bridge Street Bridge, Spanning Grand River, Michigan & Bridge Streets,...
Significance: The Bridge Street Bridge is a rare example of a reinforced concrete arch, earth-filled bridge, and one of great size, measuring 468 feet long overall. This bridge is the second largest known surv... More
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, Automatic Signalization Syste...
Significance: This system is one of the few automatic semaphore signal installations still in use on a major railroad in the United States. It was a major element in the first large-scale application of high-v... More
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, Automatic Signalization Syste...
Significance: This system is one of the few automatic semaphore signal installations still in use on a major railroad in the United States. It was a major element in the first large-scale application of high-v... More
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, Automatic Signalization Syste...
Significance: This system is one of the few automatic semaphore signal installations still in use on a major railroad in the United States. It was a major element in the first large-scale application of high-v... More
Stamford Street Railroad, Trolley Barn & Office, 35 Station Place, Sta...
Significance: The buildings are physical remnants of Stamford's trolley system. Survey number: HAER CT-10 Building/structure dates: 1902- 1903 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1924 Subsequen... More
Niantic River Swing Bridge, Spanning Niantic River between East Lyme &...
Significance: The Niantic River Bridge has two spans: a fixed Pratt through truss and the swing span which resembles a Warren through truss with verticals. All members and all connections are riveted. Survey ... More
Chicago & Western Indiana Railroad, Dearborn Station Trainshed, 47 Wes...
Significance: The Dearborn Station Trainshed of the Chicago & Western Indiana Railroad was an unusual and unique example of trainshed design, combining timber and wrought iron in the massive trusses that suppor... More
Chicago & Western Indiana Railroad, Dearborn Station Trainshed, 47 Wes...
Significance: The Dearborn Station Trainshed of the Chicago & Western Indiana Railroad was an unusual and unique example of trainshed design, combining timber and wrought iron in the massive trusses that suppor... More
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad & Ferry Terminal, Ferry Slips ...
Significance: Throughout the early decades of the twentieth century, this terminal played a central role in commuter transportation in the metropolitan area. The ferry facilities are significant as an integral... More
Toelles Road Bridge, Spanning Quinnipiac River, Wallingford, New Haven...
Significance: Constructed by the Berlin Iron Bridge Company, one of Connecticut's most noted bridge builders, this structure represents one of the company's original bridge projects using steel. The bridge is ... More
Hartford & New Haven Railroad, Depot, 35 Central Street, Windsor, Hart...
Significance: This mid 19th century railroad building with exceptionally rich detail is one of the finest examples of the French Second Empire Style in Windsor. Windsor Center experienced a major residential d... More
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, Stamford Station, 44 Station ...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a train station, railroad tracks, railway depot, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Greenville Yard, Upper New York Bay, Jersey City, Hudson County, NJ
Significance: The Greenville Yard is a unique combination of a large classification rail yard with support facilities, and marine operations. Designed and built at the beginning of the twentieth century, it wa... More
Greenville Yard, Upper New York Bay, Jersey City, Hudson County, NJ
Significance: The Greenville Yard is a unique combination of a large classification rail yard with support facilities, and marine operations. Designed and built at the beginning of the twentieth century, it wa... More
2162 North Brandywine Street (House), Arlington, Arlington County, Vir...
Significance: The Glebewood Village Historic District is a residential neighborhood consisting of 104 rowhouses developed by Mace Properties, Inc., in 1937 and 1938, to serve a commuting suburb to Washington, D... More
South Station Tower No. 1 & Interlocking System, Dewey Square, Boston,...
Significance: South Station's interlocking system was a prototypical solution to the problem of handling the huge numbers of track and signal changes required at a large railroad terminal. The interlocking sys... More
South Station Tower No. 1 & Interlocking System, Dewey Square, Boston,...
Significance: South Station's interlocking system was a prototypical solution to the problem of handling the huge numbers of track and signal changes required at a large railroad terminal. The interlocking sys... More
Bridge Street Bridge, Spanning Grand River, Michigan & Bridge Streets,...
Significance: The Bridge Street Bridge is a rare example of a reinforced concrete arch, earth-filled bridge, and one of great size, measuring 468 feet long overall. This bridge is the second largest known surv... More
Bridge Street Bridge, Spanning Grand River, Michigan & Bridge Streets,...
Significance: The Bridge Street Bridge is a rare example of a reinforced concrete arch, earth-filled bridge, and one of great size, measuring 468 feet long overall. This bridge is the second largest known surv... More
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, Automatic Signalization Syste...
Significance: This system is one of the few automatic semaphore signal installations still in use on a major railroad in the United States. It was a major element in the first large-scale application of high-v... More
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, Automatic Signalization Syste...
Significance: This system is one of the few automatic semaphore signal installations still in use on a major railroad in the United States. It was a major element in the first large-scale application of high-v... More
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, Automatic Signalization Syste...
Significance: This system is one of the few automatic semaphore signal installations still in use on a major railroad in the United States. It was a major element in the first large-scale application of high-v... More
104th Street curve, New York, elevated railway /
"Taken from the front platform of a special train run backward over the celebrated S curve. Not only are the passing trains and crowded platforms of great interest, but the view of up-town New York is an excell... More
Chicago & Western Indiana Railroad, Dearborn Station Trainshed, 47 Wes...
Significance: The Dearborn Station Trainshed of the Chicago & Western Indiana Railroad was an unusual and unique example of trainshed design, combining timber and wrought iron in the massive trusses that suppor... More
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad & Ferry Terminal, Ferry Slips ...
Significance: Throughout the early decades of the twentieth century, this terminal played a central role in commuter transportation in the metropolitan area. The ferry facilities are significant as an integral... More
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad & Ferry Terminal, Ferry Slips ...
Significance: Throughout the early decades of the twentieth century, this terminal played a central role in commuter transportation in the metropolitan area. The ferry facilities are significant as an integral... More
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad & Ferry Terminal, Ferry Slips ...
Significance: Throughout the early decades of the twentieth century, this terminal played a central role in commuter transportation in the metropolitan area. The ferry facilities are significant as an integral... More
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad & Ferry Terminal, Ferry Slips ...
Significance: Throughout the early decades of the twentieth century, this terminal played a central role in commuter transportation in the metropolitan area. The ferry facilities are significant as an integral... More
Greenville Yard, Upper New York Bay, Jersey City, Hudson County, NJ
Significance: The Greenville Yard is a unique combination of a large classification rail yard with support facilities, and marine operations. Designed and built at the beginning of the twentieth century, it wa... More
Bridge Street Bridge, Spanning Grand River, Michigan & Bridge Streets,...
Significance: The Bridge Street Bridge is a rare example of a reinforced concrete arch, earth-filled bridge, and one of great size, measuring 468 feet long overall. This bridge is the second largest known surv... More
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, Automatic Signalization Syste...
Significance: This system is one of the few automatic semaphore signal installations still in use on a major railroad in the United States. It was a major element in the first large-scale application of high-v... More
Stamford Street Railroad, Trolley Barn & Office, 35 Station Place, Sta...
Significance: The buildings are physical remnants of Stamford's trolley system. Survey number: HAER CT-10 Building/structure dates: 1902- 1903 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1924 Subsequen... More
![[Commuters with umbrellas at street car station]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDYvMDEvMDEvY29tbXV0ZXJzLXdpdGgtdW1icmVsbGFzLWF0LXN0cmVldC1jYXItc3RhdGlvbi02NDAuanBn/40/41/webp "[Commuters with umbrellas at street car station]")
[Commuters with umbrellas at street car station]
Public domain photograph of train station, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Hartford & New Haven Railroad, Depot, 35 Central Street, Windsor, Hart...
Significance: This mid 19th century railroad building with exceptionally rich detail is one of the finest examples of the French Second Empire Style in Windsor. Windsor Center experienced a major residential d... More
Hartford & New Haven Railroad, Depot, 35 Central Street, Windsor, Hart...
Significance: This mid 19th century railroad building with exceptionally rich detail is one of the finest examples of the French Second Empire Style in Windsor. Windsor Center experienced a major residential d... More
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, Stamford Station, 44 Station ...
Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial building, warehouse, depot, train station, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Greenville Yard, Upper New York Bay, Jersey City, Hudson County, NJ
Significance: The Greenville Yard is a unique combination of a large classification rail yard with support facilities, and marine operations. Designed and built at the beginning of the twentieth century, it wa... More
Greenville Yard, Upper New York Bay, Jersey City, Hudson County, NJ
Significance: The Greenville Yard is a unique combination of a large classification rail yard with support facilities, and marine operations. Designed and built at the beginning of the twentieth century, it wa... More
2162 North Brandywine Street (House), Arlington, Arlington County, Vir...
Significance: The Glebewood Village Historic District is a residential neighborhood consisting of 104 rowhouses developed by Mace Properties, Inc., in 1937 and 1938, to serve a commuting suburb to Washington, D... More
South Station Tower No. 1 & Interlocking System, Dewey Square, Boston,...
Significance: South Station's interlocking system was a prototypical solution to the problem of handling the huge numbers of track and signal changes required at a large railroad terminal. The interlocking sys... More
Bridge Street Bridge, Spanning Grand River, Michigan & Bridge Streets,...
Significance: The Bridge Street Bridge is a rare example of a reinforced concrete arch, earth-filled bridge, and one of great size, measuring 468 feet long overall. This bridge is the second largest known surv... More
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, Automatic Signalization Syste...
Significance: This system is one of the few automatic semaphore signal installations still in use on a major railroad in the United States. It was a major element in the first large-scale application of high-v... More
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, Automatic Signalization Syste...
Significance: This system is one of the few automatic semaphore signal installations still in use on a major railroad in the United States. It was a major element in the first large-scale application of high-v... More
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, Automatic Signalization Syste...
Significance: This system is one of the few automatic semaphore signal installations still in use on a major railroad in the United States. It was a major element in the first large-scale application of high-v... More
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, Automatic Signalization Syste...
Significance: This system is one of the few automatic semaphore signal installations still in use on a major railroad in the United States. It was a major element in the first large-scale application of high-v... More
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, Automatic Signalization Syste...
Significance: This system is one of the few automatic semaphore signal installations still in use on a major railroad in the United States. It was a major element in the first large-scale application of high-v... More
Niantic River Swing Bridge, Spanning Niantic River between East Lyme &...
Significance: The Niantic River Bridge has two spans: a fixed Pratt through truss and the swing span which resembles a Warren through truss with verticals. All members and all connections are riveted. Survey ... More
![[Commuters at train station, upstate New York]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDAvMDEvMDEvY29tbXV0ZXJzLWF0LXRyYWluLXN0YXRpb24tdXBzdGF0ZS1uZXcteW9yay0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/29/webp "[Commuters at train station, upstate New York]")
[Commuters at train station, upstate New York]
Picryl description: Public domain image of a train station, railroad tracks, railway depot, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
![[Men, probably commuters, walking along a platform next to a train] / Stanley Kubrick.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTQvbWVuLXByb2JhYmx5LWNvbW11dGVycy13YWxraW5nLWFsb25nLWEtcGxhdGZvcm0tbmV4dC10by1hLXRyYWluLXN0YW5sZXkta3Vicmljay05MTYwNmMtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/32/webp "[Men, probably commuters, walking along a platform next to a train] / Stanley Kubrick.")
[Men, probably commuters, walking along a platform next to a train] / ...
Image from Look photograph assignment: Chicago city of contrasts. Frame 23 of a contact sheet. LOOK Magazine Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad & Ferry Terminal, Ferry Slips ...
Significance: Throughout the early decades of the twentieth century, this terminal played a central role in commuter transportation in the metropolitan area. The ferry facilities are significant as an integral... More
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad & Ferry Terminal, Ferry Slips ...
Significance: Throughout the early decades of the twentieth century, this terminal played a central role in commuter transportation in the metropolitan area. The ferry facilities are significant as an integral... More
Hartford & New Haven Railroad, Depot, 35 Central Street, Windsor, Hart...
Significance: This mid 19th century railroad building with exceptionally rich detail is one of the finest examples of the French Second Empire Style in Windsor. Windsor Center experienced a major residential d... More
Hartford & New Haven Railroad, Depot, 35 Central Street, Windsor, Hart...
Significance: This mid 19th century railroad building with exceptionally rich detail is one of the finest examples of the French Second Empire Style in Windsor. Windsor Center experienced a major residential d... More
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, Stamford Station, 44 Station ...
Public domain photograph of industrial architecture, factory building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Greenville Yard, Upper New York Bay, Jersey City, Hudson County, NJ
Significance: The Greenville Yard is a unique combination of a large classification rail yard with support facilities, and marine operations. Designed and built at the beginning of the twentieth century, it wa... More
South Station Tower No. 1 & Interlocking System, Dewey Square, Boston,...
Significance: South Station's interlocking system was a prototypical solution to the problem of handling the huge numbers of track and signal changes required at a large railroad terminal. The interlocking sys... More
South Station Tower No. 1 & Interlocking System, Dewey Square, Boston,...
Significance: South Station's interlocking system was a prototypical solution to the problem of handling the huge numbers of track and signal changes required at a large railroad terminal. The interlocking sys... More
Bridge Street Bridge, Spanning Grand River, Michigan & Bridge Streets,...
Significance: The Bridge Street Bridge is a rare example of a reinforced concrete arch, earth-filled bridge, and one of great size, measuring 468 feet long overall. This bridge is the second largest known surv... More
Bridge Street Bridge, Spanning Grand River, Michigan & Bridge Streets,...
Significance: The Bridge Street Bridge is a rare example of a reinforced concrete arch, earth-filled bridge, and one of great size, measuring 468 feet long overall. This bridge is the second largest known surv... More
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, Automatic Signalization Syste...
Significance: This system is one of the few automatic semaphore signal installations still in use on a major railroad in the United States. It was a major element in the first large-scale application of high-v... More
Arriving from the suburbs, Chicago, Ill.
Public domain photograph of train station, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Commuters on train to New York City
Public domain photograph of train car, engine, locomotive, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Commuters waiting for south-bound train. Chicago, Illinois
Public domain photograph of 1930s America, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad & Ferry Terminal, Ferry Slips ...
Significance: Throughout the early decades of the twentieth century, this terminal played a central role in commuter transportation in the metropolitan area. The ferry facilities are significant as an integral... More
Toelles Road Bridge, Spanning Quinnipiac River, Wallingford, New Haven...
Significance: Constructed by the Berlin Iron Bridge Company, one of Connecticut's most noted bridge builders, this structure represents one of the company's original bridge projects using steel. The bridge is ... More
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, Stamford Station, 44 Station ...
Public domain photograph of industrial architecture, factory building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Greenville Yard, Upper New York Bay, Jersey City, Hudson County, NJ
Significance: The Greenville Yard is a unique combination of a large classification rail yard with support facilities, and marine operations. Designed and built at the beginning of the twentieth century, it wa... More
Greenville Yard, Upper New York Bay, Jersey City, Hudson County, NJ
Significance: The Greenville Yard is a unique combination of a large classification rail yard with support facilities, and marine operations. Designed and built at the beginning of the twentieth century, it wa... More
South Station Tower No. 1 & Interlocking System, Dewey Square, Boston,...
Significance: South Station's interlocking system was a prototypical solution to the problem of handling the huge numbers of track and signal changes required at a large railroad terminal. The interlocking sys... More
Bridge Street Bridge, Spanning Grand River, Michigan & Bridge Streets,...
Significance: The Bridge Street Bridge is a rare example of a reinforced concrete arch, earth-filled bridge, and one of great size, measuring 468 feet long overall. This bridge is the second largest known surv... More
Bridge Street Bridge, Spanning Grand River, Michigan & Bridge Streets,...
Significance: The Bridge Street Bridge is a rare example of a reinforced concrete arch, earth-filled bridge, and one of great size, measuring 468 feet long overall. This bridge is the second largest known surv... More
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, Automatic Signalization Syste...
Significance: This system is one of the few automatic semaphore signal installations still in use on a major railroad in the United States. It was a major element in the first large-scale application of high-v... More
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, Automatic Signalization Syste...
Significance: This system is one of the few automatic semaphore signal installations still in use on a major railroad in the United States. It was a major element in the first large-scale application of high-v... More
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, Automatic Signalization Syste...
Significance: This system is one of the few automatic semaphore signal installations still in use on a major railroad in the United States. It was a major element in the first large-scale application of high-v... More
Stamford Street Railroad, Trolley Barn & Office, 35 Station Place, Sta...
Significance: The buildings are physical remnants of Stamford's trolley system. Survey number: HAER CT-10 Building/structure dates: 1902- 1903 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1924 Subsequen... More
Niantic River Swing Bridge, Spanning Niantic River between East Lyme &...
Significance: The Niantic River Bridge has two spans: a fixed Pratt through truss and the swing span which resembles a Warren through truss with verticals. All members and all connections are riveted. Survey ... More
Niantic River Swing Bridge, Spanning Niantic River between East Lyme &...
Significance: The Niantic River Bridge has two spans: a fixed Pratt through truss and the swing span which resembles a Warren through truss with verticals. All members and all connections are riveted. Survey ... More
I've missed the 4.59, I'll have to take the 6.16!
Five-frame comic strip about a man named Tompkins who misses his commuter train to Pearl River. Inscribed, below fifth frame: Jan. 1914 To Albert Carmichael, one of / my sparring partners. No copyright informat... More
Ride together - work together - save rubber for victory / Ballinger.
Poster promoting commuting and working together as part of the war effort. Philadelphia Metropolitan War Transportation Committee - Mayor Bernard Samuel - Robert A. Mitchell, Administrator. Work Projects Admini... More
Chicago & Western Indiana Railroad, Dearborn Station Trainshed, 47 Wes...
Significance: The Dearborn Station Trainshed of the Chicago & Western Indiana Railroad was an unusual and unique example of trainshed design, combining timber and wrought iron in the massive trusses that suppor... More
Chicago & Western Indiana Railroad, Dearborn Station Trainshed, 47 Wes...
Significance: The Dearborn Station Trainshed of the Chicago & Western Indiana Railroad was an unusual and unique example of trainshed design, combining timber and wrought iron in the massive trusses that suppor... More
Chicago & Western Indiana Railroad, Dearborn Station Trainshed, 47 Wes...
Significance: The Dearborn Station Trainshed of the Chicago & Western Indiana Railroad was an unusual and unique example of trainshed design, combining timber and wrought iron in the massive trusses that suppor... More
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad & Ferry Terminal, Ferry Slips ...
Significance: Throughout the early decades of the twentieth century, this terminal played a central role in commuter transportation in the metropolitan area. The ferry facilities are significant as an integral... More
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad & Ferry Terminal, Ferry Slips ...
Significance: Throughout the early decades of the twentieth century, this terminal played a central role in commuter transportation in the metropolitan area. The ferry facilities are significant as an integral... More
Toelles Road Bridge, Spanning Quinnipiac River, Wallingford, New Haven...
Significance: Constructed by the Berlin Iron Bridge Company, one of Connecticut's most noted bridge builders, this structure represents one of the company's original bridge projects using steel. The bridge is ... More
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, Stamford Station, 44 Station ...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a train station, railroad tracks, railway, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, Stamford Station, 44 Station ...
Public domain photograph of train station, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, Stamford Station, 44 Station ...
Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial building, warehouse, depot, train station, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
South Station Tower No. 1 & Interlocking System, Dewey Square, Boston,...
Significance: South Station's interlocking system was a prototypical solution to the problem of handling the huge numbers of track and signal changes required at a large railroad terminal. The interlocking sys... More
Bridge Street Bridge, Spanning Grand River, Michigan & Bridge Streets,...
Significance: The Bridge Street Bridge is a rare example of a reinforced concrete arch, earth-filled bridge, and one of great size, measuring 468 feet long overall. This bridge is the second largest known surv... More
Bridge Street Bridge, Spanning Grand River, Michigan & Bridge Streets,...
Significance: The Bridge Street Bridge is a rare example of a reinforced concrete arch, earth-filled bridge, and one of great size, measuring 468 feet long overall. This bridge is the second largest known surv... More
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, Automatic Signalization Syste...
Significance: This system is one of the few automatic semaphore signal installations still in use on a major railroad in the United States. It was a major element in the first large-scale application of high-v... More
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, Automatic Signalization Syste...
Significance: This system is one of the few automatic semaphore signal installations still in use on a major railroad in the United States. It was a major element in the first large-scale application of high-v... More
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, Automatic Signalization Syste...
Significance: This system is one of the few automatic semaphore signal installations still in use on a major railroad in the United States. It was a major element in the first large-scale application of high-v... More
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, Automatic Signalization Syste...
Significance: This system is one of the few automatic semaphore signal installations still in use on a major railroad in the United States. It was a major element in the first large-scale application of high-v... More
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, Automatic Signalization Syste...
Significance: This system is one of the few automatic semaphore signal installations still in use on a major railroad in the United States. It was a major element in the first large-scale application of high-v... More