Plaza Hotel, 230 North Plaza, Las Vegas, San Miguel County, NM
Significance: Built in 1882, the Plaza Hotel embodied the ambitions of local businessmen, led by Beningno Romero, to create the finest hotel in the territory. Romero and his compatriots formed the Las Vegas Hot... More
Erie Railway, Sparkill Station, Sparkill, Rockland County, NY
Survey number: HAER NY-137 Public domain photograph - city, downtown, New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Pullman Industrial Complex, 111th Street & Cottage Grove Avenue vicini...
Significance: Between 1880 and 1883 the Pullman Palace Car Company built a complete factory and town on the shore of Lake Calumet for the purpose of building railroad rolling stock. It was among America's firs... More
Virginia & Truckee Railroad Shops, Between Plaza, Ann, Stewart & Sophi...
Significance: This large building is the most impressive visible remainder of the Virginia and Truckee Railroad, one of the most famous of America's Short-Line Railroads. Unprocessed Field note material exists... More
Central of Georgia Railway, Red (Administration) Building, 233 West Br...
See HAER GA-1, Central of Georgia Railway, Savannah Repair Shops, for additional information. Significance: The red brick structure was erected in 1887 to accommodate the expanding clerical staff of the Central... More
Strafford Railroad Station, East side of Old Eagle School Road, betwee...
Significance: This structure was built in 1876 as the Centennial Catalogue Building for the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia. It was then purchased at auction by the Pennsylvania Railroad for use as a... More
Central Railroad of New Jersey, Newark Bay Lift Bridge, Spanning Newar...
Significance: The Newark Bay Bridge was constructed near the end of J.A.L. Waddell's career. He was an early proponent of the vertical lift bridge, designing and building his first in 1892. Waddell's landmark... More
Central Railroad of New Jersey, Newark Bay Lift Bridge, Spanning Newar...
Significance: The Newark Bay Bridge was constructed near the end of J.A.L. Waddell's career. He was an early proponent of the vertical lift bridge, designing and building his first in 1892. Waddell's landmark... More
Central Railroad of New Jersey, Newark Bay Lift Bridge, Spanning Newar...
Significance: The Newark Bay Bridge was constructed near the end of J.A.L. Waddell's career. He was an early proponent of the vertical lift bridge, designing and building his first in 1892. Waddell's landmark... More
Central of Georgia Railway, Gray Building, 227 West Broad Street, Sava...
See HAER GA-1, Central of Georgia Railway, Savannah Repair Shops, for additional information, and HABS GA-2168. This building is now part of Savannah College of Art and Design. Significance: Finished in 1856, t... More
Central of Georgia Railway, Gray Building, 227 West Broad Street, Sava...
See HAER GA-1, Central of Georgia Railway, Savannah Repair Shops, for additional information, and HABS GA-2168. This building is now part of Savannah College of Art and Design. Significance: Finished in 1856, t... More
Black Hills & Fort Pierre Railroad Roundhouse, Terraville Avenue & Sun...
Significance: Begun in 1881 as the first railroad in the Black Hills, the Black Hills & Ft. Pierre has played an important role in the growth of the Homestake Mining Company, the region's largest mining concern... More
Southern Pacific, Sacramento Shops, 111 I Street, Sacramento, Sacramen...
Significance: The largest and most comprehensive railroad heavy repair facilities in the Western United States, the unusually self-sufficient Sacramento Shops repaired locomotives and cars throughout its life a... More
Union Pacific Passenger Station, 121 West Fifteenth Street, Cheyenne, ...
Survey number: HABS WY-80 Building/structure dates: 1887 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: ca. 1929 Subsequent Work National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 73001934
Union Pacific Passenger Station, 121 West Fifteenth Street, Cheyenne, ...
Survey number: HABS WY-80 Building/structure dates: 1887 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: ca. 1929 Subsequent Work National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 73001934
Portland & Southwestern Railroad Tunnel, Willamette Meridian, Chapman,...
Significance: The Portland and Southwestern Railroad Tunnel is one of the longer semi-temporary railroad tunnels built for logging transport in Oregon and the only tunnel to cross the divide of the Oregon coast... More
Erie Railway, Buffalo Division, Bridge 361.66, Genesee River, State Ro...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N1385 Survey number: HAER NY-54
Coldwater Bridge, Spanning Coldwater Creek on Old Railroad Bed Road, F...
Significance: The bridge derives its significance as an unusual example of the pony Warren truss type. The bridge also possesses historical significance in Lincoln County transportation (railroad) history. Sur... More
Yakima Valley Transportation Company Interurban Railroad, Warehouse, Y...
Survey number: HAER WA-13-D Public domain photograph - historical image of Washington State, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Yakima Valley Transportation Company Interurban Railroad, Warehouse, Y...
Survey number: HAER WA-13-D Public domain photograph - historical image of Washington State, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Pennsylvania Railroad Station, Market Street, West Chester, Chester Co...
Survey number: HABS PA-246 Building/structure dates: ca. 1875 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: before 1962 Subsequent Work Building/structure dates: 1968 Demolished
St. George Hotel, 100-108 North Main Street, Winchester, Clark County,...
Significance: This structure is an unusual combination of Queen Anne and Neocolonial architecture which has functioned as a major hotel in town since it opened in 1904. For one year it was the finest hotel in ... More
Northeast Railroad Corridor, Amtrak Route between Pennsylvania/New Jer...
Survey number: HAER NJ-40 Public domain photograph - city, downtown, New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Northeast Railroad Corridor, Amtrak Route between Pennsylvania/New Jer...
Survey number: HAER NJ-40 Public domain photograph of a city streets, cityscape, urban environment, buildings, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Northeast Railroad Corridor, Amtrak Route between Pennsylvania/New Jer...
Survey number: HAER NJ-40 Public domain photograph of train tracks, railroad works, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Second Street Bridge, Spanning Union Pacific Railroad lines, Little Ro...
Significance: Almost certainly designed by the bridge engineers of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company, the bridge over their lines at Second Street is one of the most important small bridges ... More
Moffat Station, 2101 Fifteenth Street, Denver, Denver County, CO
1988 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Honorable Mention Significance: The Moffat Station was the Denver terminus of the Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railroad. David Moffat, an early Denver pioneer and businessma... More
Washington Avenue Bridge, Spanning Missouri Pacific Railroad tracks, M...
Significance: The Washington Avenue Bridge is a single-span, steel Pratt through-truss bridge with a wooden deck and walkway. While the Pratt was an extremely common type, the Washington Avenue Bridge is the o... More
Washington Avenue Bridge, Spanning Missouri Pacific Railroad tracks, M...
Significance: The Washington Avenue Bridge is a single-span, steel Pratt through-truss bridge with a wooden deck and walkway. While the Pratt was an extremely common type, the Washington Avenue Bridge is the o... More
Washington Avenue Bridge, Spanning Missouri Pacific Railroad tracks, M...
Significance: The Washington Avenue Bridge is a single-span, steel Pratt through-truss bridge with a wooden deck and walkway. While the Pratt was an extremely common type, the Washington Avenue Bridge is the o... More
Washington Avenue Bridge, Spanning Missouri Pacific Railroad tracks, M...
Significance: The Washington Avenue Bridge is a single-span, steel Pratt through-truss bridge with a wooden deck and walkway. While the Pratt was an extremely common type, the Washington Avenue Bridge is the o... More
John M. Bracken Hotel, 100-104 Anderson Street, Pittsburgh, Allegheny ...
Written data & photo caption pages include sketches. Significance: The Bracken Hotel, built in 1892, is one of the last remnants in this part of what was once the City of Allegheny, annexed to Pittsburgh in 190... More
John M. Bracken Hotel, 100-104 Anderson Street, Pittsburgh, Allegheny ...
Written data & photo caption pages include sketches. Significance: The Bracken Hotel, built in 1892, is one of the last remnants in this part of what was once the City of Allegheny, annexed to Pittsburgh in 190... More
John M. Bracken Hotel, 100-104 Anderson Street, Pittsburgh, Allegheny ...
Written data & photo caption pages include sketches. Significance: The Bracken Hotel, built in 1892, is one of the last remnants in this part of what was once the City of Allegheny, annexed to Pittsburgh in 190... More
Central of Georgia Railway, Savannah Repair Shops & Terminal Facilitie...
See HAER GA-1, Central of Georgia Railway, Savannah Repair Shops, for additional information. Survey number: HAER GA-1-L National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 76000610
Allegheny Portage Railroad, Staple Bend Tunnel, East of Cambria Railro...
Survey number: HABS PA-1233 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 94001187
Missouri & North Arkansas Railroad Bridge, Spanning Middle Fork Little...
Significance: The Missouri & North Arkansas Railroad Bridge at Shirley, Arkansas is an example of a Baltimore through truss, a modification of the Pratt truss development by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1871. ... More
East Broad Top Railroad & Company, Water Tank at Coles Station, East B...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N1150 Survey number: HAER PA-644 Building/structure dates: 1919 Initial Construction
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.
Southern Pacific Railroad, Carlin Shops, Roundhouse Machine Shop Exten...
Survey number: HAER NV-26-C Building/structure dates: 1905 Initial Construction
Continental Grain Company, 307 South Washington Street, Brownwood, Bro...
STORED ON SITE. mchr 2004 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: Brownwood's prime location as a major stop on the Santa Fe Railroad in the first part of the twentieth century, and its geographical situ... More
City of Altoona, Altoona, Blair County, PA
Written data pages include photocopies of maps & charts. Survey number: HABS PA-5784 Building/structure dates: 1849 Initial Construction
Central of Georgia Railway, Savannah Repair Shops & Terminal Facilitie...
Significance: The Central of Georgia Railway, Savannah Repair Shops are significant because they represent the major site component of one of the earliest attempts in the United States to plan and develop a who... More
Yakima Valley Transportation Company Interurban Railroad, Main Power S...
Survey number: HAER WA-13-B Public domain photograph of electric locomotive, electrified railroads, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Yakima Valley Transportation Company Interurban Railroad, Main Power S...
Survey number: HAER WA-13-B Public domain photograph of electric locomotive, electrified railroads, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
First Ward Neighborhood, Altoona, Blair County, PA
Public domain image of a train station in Boston, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
Westerly Station, 14 Railroad Street, Westerly, Washington County, RI
Significance: Built in 1913, Westerly Station is a focal downtown Westerly landmark and an important component of the Westerly Downtown National Register Historic District. The station is a large, ornate examp... More
Fourth Ward Neighborhood, Altoona, Blair County, PA
Survey number: HABS PA-5786 Building/structure dates: 1868 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: before 1882 Subsequent Work Building/structure dates: after. 1882- before. 1888 Subsequent Work Buil... More
Fourth Ward Neighborhood, Altoona, Blair County, PA
Survey number: HABS PA-5786 Building/structure dates: 1868 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: before 1882 Subsequent Work Building/structure dates: after. 1882- before. 1888 Subsequent Work Buil... More
Fourth Ward Neighborhood, Altoona, Blair County, PA
Survey number: HABS PA-5786 Building/structure dates: 1868 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: before 1882 Subsequent Work Building/structure dates: after. 1882- before. 1888 Subsequent Work Buil... More
Fourth Ward Neighborhood, Altoona, Blair County, PA
Survey number: HABS PA-5786 Building/structure dates: 1868 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: before 1882 Subsequent Work Building/structure dates: after. 1882- before. 1888 Subsequent Work Buil... More
Boylan Avenue Bridge, Boylan Avenue between West Martin & West Hargett...
Significance: Two street-railway separation bridges are located on South Boylan Avenue between West Martin and West Hargett Streets. The inventoried bridge is a riveted structural street Warren through truss, ... More
Central of Georgia Railway, Savannah Repair Shops & Terminal Facilitie...
See HAER GA-1, Central of Georgia Railway, Savannah Repair Shops, for additional information. Significance: The firm of Mueller and Schwab designed and built the structure and Benjamin F. Armstrong did the orig... More
Central of Georgia Railway, Savannah Repair Shops & Terminal Facilitie...
See HAER GA-1, Central of Georgia Railway, Savannah Repair Shops, for additional information. Significance: The firm of Mueller and Schwab designed and built the structure and Benjamin F. Armstrong did the orig... More
Old Croton Aqueduct, Quarry Railroad Bridge, Aqueduct Lane at Williams...
Significance: The Old Croton Aqueduct is an outstanding example of 19th century civil engineering and was New York City's first municipal water project. The Quarry Railroad Bridge is a representative example o... More
Old Croton Aqueduct, Quarry Railroad Bridge, Aqueduct Lane at Williams...
Significance: The Old Croton Aqueduct is an outstanding example of 19th century civil engineering and was New York City's first municipal water project. The Quarry Railroad Bridge is a representative example o... More
Yakima Valley Transportation Company Interurban Railroad, Storage Shed...
Survey number: HAER WA-13-C Public domain photograph - historical image of Washington State, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Yakima Valley Transportation Company Interurban Railroad, Storage Shed...
Survey number: HAER WA-13-C Public domain photograph - historical image of Washington State, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Central of Georgia Railway, Up Freight Warehouse, 227 West Broad Stree...
See HAER GA-1, Central of Georgia Railway, Savannah Repair Shops, for additional information. Significance: Erected in 1853, the warehouse is one of the oldest structures in the yard. Constructed by Mueller and... More
Kingston Railroad Station, Railroad Avenue, West Kingston, Washington ...
Significance: The Kingston Railroad Station is significant for its vernacular architectural quality and design, and for its role in the history of railroad transportation in Rhode Island. It has recently been ... More
Western Railway of Alabama Montgomery Rail Shops, 701 North Perry Stre...
Significance: When built, the Western Railway of Alabama shops at Montgomery were hailed as the largest in Alabama and the best equipped in the South. Their connection with the second oldest railroad in Alabam... More
Western Railway of Alabama Montgomery Rail Shops, 701 North Perry Stre...
Significance: When built, the Western Railway of Alabama shops at Montgomery were hailed as the largest in Alabama and the best equipped in the South. Their connection with the second oldest railroad in Alabam... More
Seaboard Airline Railway, Freight Depot, Front Avenue, 1200-1300 Block...
Significance: In 1902 the Seaboard Airline Railway built this freight terminal to serve the industries and businesses along Front Avenue. The building continued to function in that capacity until 1971. Since ... More
Seaboard Airline Railway, Freight Depot, Front Avenue, 1200-1300 Block...
Significance: In 1902 the Seaboard Airline Railway built this freight terminal to serve the industries and businesses along Front Avenue. The building continued to function in that capacity until 1971. Since ... More
Casa Del Desierto, 685 North First Avenue, Barstow, San Bernardino Cou...
Significance: The Case del Desierto and Barstow Depot, designed by Francis W. Wilson and completed in 1911, is significant for its association with broad national and regional themes in the history of railroad ... More
Erie Railway, Otisville Tunnel, Sanitarium Road to Otisville Road, Oti...
Survey number: HAER NY-21 Public domain photograph - city, downtown, New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Central of Georgia Railway, Savannah Repair Shops & Terminal Facilitie...
See HAER GA-1, Central of Georgia Railway, Savannah Repair Shops, for additional information. Significance: This two story structure was erected in 1855 by Mueller and Schwaab of Savannah. The brickwork is by B... More
Toluca Overpass, Spanning Burlington Northern Railroad on Old U.S. Hig...
Significance: The Toluca Overpass is a reinforced concrete T-beam structure that was constructed as part of a Federal program to construct railroad overpasses at hazardous high traffic at-grade railroad crossin... More
Toluca Overpass, Spanning Burlington Northern Railroad on Old U.S. Hig...
Significance: The Toluca Overpass is a reinforced concrete T-beam structure that was constructed as part of a Federal program to construct railroad overpasses at hazardous high traffic at-grade railroad crossin... More
Central of Georgia Railway, Cotton Yard Gates, West Broad Street, Sava...
See HAER GA-1, Central of Georgia Railway, Savannah Repair Shops, for additional information. Significance: The towers that used to support the massive gates to the "Cotton Yard" of the Central of Georgia were ... More
Central of Georgia Railway, Savannah Repair Shops & Terminal Facilitie...
See HAER GA-1, Central of Georgia Railway, Savannah Repair Shops, for additional information. Significance: Completed in 1855, the Blacksmith Shop or Machine Shop is a one story structure of brick. The building... More
Central of Georgia Railway, Savannah Repair Shops & Terminal Facilitie...
See HAER GA-1, Central of Georgia Railway, Savannah Repair Shops, for additional information. Significance: Completed in 1855, the Blacksmith Shop or Machine Shop is a one story structure of brick. The building... More
Central of Georgia Railway, Savannah Repair Shops & Terminal Facilitie...
See HAER GA-1, Central of Georgia Railway, Savannah Repair Shops, for additional information. Significance: Completed in 1855, the Blacksmith Shop or Machine Shop is a one story structure of brick. The building... More
Central of Georgia Railway, Savannah Repair Shops & Terminal Facilitie...
See HAER GA-1, Central of Georgia Railway, Savannah Repair Shops, for additional information. Survey number: HAER GA-1-D National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 76000610
Madison & Indianapolis Railroad, Vernon Overpass, Gains Street & Pike ...
Survey number: HAER IN-20 Public domain photograph - historical image of Indiana, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Southern Railway Company, Spencer Shops, Salisbury Avenue between Thir...
Significance: The Spencer Shops served as the largest maintenance and repair facility in the Southern Railway Company system. The extant structures provide important indications of the requirements of large sc... More
Southern Railway Company, Spencer Shops, Salisbury Avenue between Thir...
Significance: The Spencer Shops served as the largest maintenance and repair facility in the Southern Railway Company system. The extant structures provide important indications of the requirements of large sc... More
Milwaukee Light, Heat & Traction Company, 8336 West Lapham Street, Wes...
Significance: A turn of the century objective of The Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company, through its subsidiary The Milwaukee Light Heat and Traction Company, was to establish an interurban rail syste... More
Milwaukee Light, Heat & Traction Company, 8336 West Lapham Street, Wes...
Significance: A turn of the century objective of The Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company, through its subsidiary The Milwaukee Light Heat and Traction Company, was to establish an interurban rail syste... More
Milwaukee Light, Heat & Traction Company, 8336 West Lapham Street, Wes...
Significance: A turn of the century objective of The Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company, through its subsidiary The Milwaukee Light Heat and Traction Company, was to establish an interurban rail syste... More
Milwaukee Light, Heat & Traction Company, 8336 West Lapham Street, Wes...
Significance: A turn of the century objective of The Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company, through its subsidiary The Milwaukee Light Heat and Traction Company, was to establish an interurban rail syste... More
Milwaukee Light, Heat & Traction Company, 8336 West Lapham Street, Wes...
Significance: A turn of the century objective of The Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company, through its subsidiary The Milwaukee Light Heat and Traction Company, was to establish an interurban rail syste... More
New Albany & Salem Railroad, North Street, Gosport, Owen County, IN
Picryl description: Public domain image of an arch stone structure, bridge, or tunnel, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Lake Street Elevated Railway Interlocking Tower, Pulaski Road, Chicago...
Significance: A surviving example of an elevated railroad interlocking tower which is similar in design to the original towers used around the Union Loop by the Union Elevated Railroad in downtown Chicago. Sur... More
Southern Pacific, Sacramento Shops, Blacksmith Shop, 111 I Street, Sac...
Significance: The largest and most comprehensive railroad heavy repair facilities in the Western United States, the unusually self-sufficient Sacramento Shops repaired locomotives and cars throughout its life a... More
Denver & Rio Grande Railroad, San Juan Extension, Wolf Creek Trestle, ...
Significance: The San Juan Extension (SJE) of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad (D&RG), now known as the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad (C&TS), is a relatively unchanged survivor of the first years of railroad... More
Southern Pacific, Sacramento Shops, Boiler Shop, 111 I Street, Sacrame...
Significance: The largest and most comprehensive railroad heavy repair facilities in the Western United States, the unusually self-sufficient Sacramento Shops repaired locomotives and cars throughout its life a... More
Nebraska City Bridge, Spanning Missouri River near Highway 2 between N...
Report also released under the alternate title, "Behemoths: The Great River Bridges of George S. Morison" Significance: With his long-span railroad bridges over the navigable Midwestern rivers, civil engineer G... More
Nebraska City Bridge, Spanning Missouri River near Highway 2 between N...
Report also released under the alternate title, "Behemoths: The Great River Bridges of George S. Morison" Significance: With his long-span railroad bridges over the navigable Midwestern rivers, civil engineer G... More
Nebraska City Bridge, Spanning Missouri River near Highway 2 between N...
Report also released under the alternate title, "Behemoths: The Great River Bridges of George S. Morison" Significance: With his long-span railroad bridges over the navigable Midwestern rivers, civil engineer G... More
Nebraska City Bridge, Spanning Missouri River near Highway 2 between N...
Report also released under the alternate title, "Behemoths: The Great River Bridges of George S. Morison" Significance: With his long-span railroad bridges over the navigable Midwestern rivers, civil engineer G... More
Nebraska City Bridge, Spanning Missouri River near Highway 2 between N...
Report also released under the alternate title, "Behemoths: The Great River Bridges of George S. Morison" Significance: With his long-span railroad bridges over the navigable Midwestern rivers, civil engineer G... 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
Delaware Street Tramway Power Sub-Station, 1448 Delaware Street, Denve...
Significance: It is significant for its association with the growth and development of Denver's tramway trolley system, a major transportation system during the first half of the 20th century. This substation w... More