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Uintah Railway, Whiskey Creek Trestle, Baxter Pass Road & Whiskey Creek Road, Rangely, Rio Blanco County, CO

Uintah Railway, Whiskey Creek Trestle, Baxter Pass Road & Whiskey Cree...

Significance: It is the last remaining bridge along the abandoned Uintah Railway in Colorado. The Uintah Railway was built during 1905-1906 to haul gilsonite from Dragon, Utah to Mack, Colorado. This was a narr... More

Hartford & New Haven Railroad, Depot, 35 Central Street, Windsor, Hartford County, CT

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, Hartford County, CT

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 Place, Stamford, Fairfield County, CT

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

Union Elevated Railroad, Clark Street Station, Lake Street, Chicago, Cook County, IL

Union Elevated Railroad, Clark Street Station, Lake Street, Chicago, C...

Significance: One of the stations along the Union Elevated Railroad's Loop. The Loop is part of one of the oldest elevated rail systems still in operation in the United States. This station served an integral... More

Atchison, Topeka, Santa Fe Railroad, Albuquerque Shops, Boiler Shop, 908 Second Street, Southwest, Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, NM

Atchison, Topeka, Santa Fe Railroad, Albuquerque Shops, Boiler Shop, 9...

Significance: The Albuquerque Shops were built from 1914-1924 and serviced the Santa Fe Railway's rolling stock. Survey number: HAER NM-12-A Building/structure dates: 1914-1924 Initial Construction

Southern Pacific Railroad, Carlin Shops, Roundhouse Machine Shop Extension, Foot of Sixth Street, Carlin, Elko County, NV

Southern Pacific Railroad, Carlin Shops, Roundhouse Machine Shop Exten...

Survey number: HAER NV-26-C Building/structure dates: 1905 Initial Construction

Southern Pacific Railroad, Carlin Shops, Roundhouse Machine Shop Extension, Foot of Sixth Street, Carlin, Elko County, NV

Southern Pacific Railroad, Carlin Shops, Roundhouse Machine Shop Exten...

Survey number: HAER NV-26-C Building/structure dates: 1905 Initial Construction

City of Altoona, Altoona, Blair County, PA

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

City of Altoona, Altoona, Blair County, PA

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

City of Altoona, Altoona, Blair County, PA

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 Facilities, Bounded by West Broad, Jones, West Boundary & Hull Streets, Savannah, Chatham County, GA

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

Central of Georgia Railway, Savannah Repair Shops & Terminal Facilities, Bounded by West Broad, Jones, West Boundary & Hull Streets, Savannah, Chatham County, GA

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 Substation, Yakima, Yakima County, WA

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 Public domain photograph of electric powe... More

Southern Pacific, Sacramento Shops, Pitless Transfer Table, 111 I Street, Sacramento, Sacramento County, CA

Southern Pacific, Sacramento Shops, Pitless Transfer Table, 111 I Stre...

Name changed from Car Shop Transfer Table to Pitless Transfer Table to correct error in identification. Significance: The largest and most comprehensive railroad heavy repair facilities in the Western United St... More

New Canaan Railroad Station, Approximately 200 feet southwest of intersection of Park & Elm Streets & approximately 150 feet north of Pine Street, New Canaan, Fairfield County, CT

New Canaan Railroad Station, Approximately 200 feet southwest of inter...

Significance: Built in 1868, the New Caanan Railroad Station is significant as one of the last remaining vestiges of the New Caanan Railroad and is also one of the earliest surviving railroad stations in Connec... More

New Canaan Railroad Station, Approximately 200 feet southwest of intersection of Park & Elm Streets & approximately 150 feet north of Pine Street, New Canaan, Fairfield County, CT

New Canaan Railroad Station, Approximately 200 feet southwest of inter...

Significance: Built in 1868, the New Caanan Railroad Station is significant as one of the last remaining vestiges of the New Caanan Railroad and is also one of the earliest surviving railroad stations in Connec... More

San Francisco Cable Railway, Cable Car Powerhouse & Barn, 1201 Mason Street, San Francisco, San Francisco County, CA

San Francisco Cable Railway, Cable Car Powerhouse & Barn, 1201 Mason S...

also CAL,38-SANFRA,137- San Francisco Cable Railway Significance: San Francisco's three surviving cable car routes all operate out of this two-story brick building. Erected in 1907-08, this structure replaced ... More

Westerly Station, 14 Railroad Street, Westerly, Washington County, RI

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

Westerly Station, 14 Railroad Street, Westerly, Washington County, RI

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

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

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

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

Central of Georgia Railway, Savannah Repair Shops & Terminal Facilities, Roundhouse, Site Bounded by West Broad, Jones, West Boundary & Hull, Savannah, Chatham County, GA

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 Facilities, Roundhouse, Site Bounded by West Broad, Jones, West Boundary & Hull, Savannah, Chatham County, GA

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

Pennsylvania Railroad Station, South Baggage Passage & Canopy, 1101 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA

Pennsylvania Railroad Station, South Baggage Passage & Canopy, 1101 Li...

Written data includes photocopies of photographs. Significance: The South Baggage Passage and Canopy are functional appendages of the historically and architecturally significant Pennsylvania Railroad Station, ... More

Western Railway of Alabama Montgomery Rail Shops, 701 North Perry Street, Montgomery, Montgomery County, AL

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

Southern Pacific Railroad, Carlin Shops, Foot of Sixth Street, Carlin, Elko County, NV

Southern Pacific Railroad, Carlin Shops, Foot of Sixth Street, Carlin,...

Significance: The Central Pacific First Transcontinental Railroad is a segment of the western half of the first transcontinental railroad, built from Sacramento, California to Promontory Summit, Utah between 18... More

Seaboard Airline Railway, Freight Depot, Front Avenue, 1200-1300 Blocks, Columbus, Muscogee County, GA

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 County, CA

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

Casa Del Desierto, 685 North First Avenue, Barstow, San Bernardino County, CA

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-Lackawanna Railroad, Tunkhannock Viaduct, Nicholson, Wyoming County, PA

Erie-Lackawanna Railroad, Tunkhannock Viaduct, Nicholson, Wyoming Coun...

Significance: When the Lackawanna Railroad's 39.6-mile Clarks Summit-Halstead Cutoff in northeastern Pennsylvania was dedicated on Saturday, November 6, 1915, the 2,375-foot-long, 240-foot-high Tunkhannock Viad... More

Erie-Lackawanna Railroad, Tunkhannock Viaduct, Nicholson, Wyoming County, PA

Erie-Lackawanna Railroad, Tunkhannock Viaduct, Nicholson, Wyoming Coun...

Significance: When the Lackawanna Railroad's 39.6-mile Clarks Summit-Halstead Cutoff in northeastern Pennsylvania was dedicated on Saturday, November 6, 1915, the 2,375-foot-long, 240-foot-high Tunkhannock Viad... More

Central of Georgia Railway, Savannah Repair Shops & Terminal Facilities, Machine Shop, Bounded by West Broad, Jones, West Boundary & Hull Streets, Savannah, Chatham County, GA

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

Benton Filling Station, Ticket Agent Building, 33 East Taunton Road, Berlin, Camden County, NJ

Benton Filling Station, Ticket Agent Building, 33 East Taunton Road, B...

Survey number: HABS NJ-1232-C Building/structure dates: ca. 1885 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: after. 1930- before. 1940 Subsequent Work

Central of Georgia Railway, Savannah Repair Shops & Terminal Facilities, Blacksmith Shop, Bounded by West Broad, Jones, West Boundary & Hull Streets, Savannah, Chatham County, GA

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 Facilities, Tender Frame Shop, Bounded by West Broad, Jones, West Boundary & Hull Streets, Savannah, Chatham County, GA

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

Southern Railway Company, Spencer Shops, Salisbury Avenue between Third and Eight Streets, Spencer, Rowan County, NC

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

New Albany & Salem Railroad, North Street, Gosport, Owen County, IN

New Albany & Salem Railroad, North Street, Gosport, Owen County, IN

Picryl description: Public domain image of railway tracks, train station, railroad building, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Promenade Street Interlocking Tower, Promenade Street between Union Station & East Side Tunnel Viaduct, Providence, Providence County, RI

Promenade Street Interlocking Tower, Promenade Street between Union St...

Significance: The structure houses the interlocking n signal equipment which regulates all train movements on the east end of Union Station for the main rail to Boston and for the east side branch to Bristol. ... More

Southern Pacific, Sacramento Shops, Blacksmith Shop, 111 I Street, Sacramento, Sacramento County, CA

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

Southern Pacific, Sacramento Shops, Blacksmith Shop, 111 I Street, Sacramento, Sacramento County, CA

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

Southern Pacific, Sacramento Shops, Blacksmith Shop, 111 I Street, Sacramento, Sacramento County, CA

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

Erie Railway, Port Jervis Roundhouse, Pike Street, Port Jervis, Orange County, NY

Erie Railway, Port Jervis Roundhouse, Pike Street, Port Jervis, Orange...

Survey number: HAER NY-23 Public domain image of Swedish railroads works, train yard, workshop, tracks, historical photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Nebraska City Bridge, Spanning Missouri River near Highway 2 between Nebraska & Iowa, Nebraska City, Otoe County, NE

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 Nebraska & Iowa, Nebraska City, Otoe County, NE

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 System, Long Island Sound shoreline between Stamford & New Haven, Stamford, Fairfield County, CT

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

Erie Railway, Port Jervis Station, Jersey Avenue, Port Jervis, Orange County, NY

Erie Railway, Port Jervis Station, Jersey Avenue, Port Jervis, Orange ...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N1379 Survey number: HAER NY-22

Slaughterhouse Canyon Railroad Grade, South of State Highway 28 on East shore of Lake Tahoe, Carson City, Carson City, NV

Slaughterhouse Canyon Railroad Grade, South of State Highway 28 on Eas...

Significance: The Slaughterhouse Canyon segment of the Lake Tahoe Railroad represents technological efficiencies attained in order to meet the voracious lumber and cordwood needs of the Comstock Mining District... More

Slaughterhouse Canyon Railroad Grade, South of State Highway 28 on East shore of Lake Tahoe, Carson City, Carson City, NV

Slaughterhouse Canyon Railroad Grade, South of State Highway 28 on Eas...

Significance: The Slaughterhouse Canyon segment of the Lake Tahoe Railroad represents technological efficiencies attained in order to meet the voracious lumber and cordwood needs of the Comstock Mining District... More

City of Skagway, Skagway, Skagway, AK

City of Skagway, Skagway, Skagway, AK

This survey was originally located in the Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon Census Area. The name of the borough was changed to Skagway. Survey number: HABS AK-15 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000943

City of Skagway, Skagway, Skagway, AK

City of Skagway, Skagway, Skagway, AK

This survey was originally located in the Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon Census Area. The name of the borough was changed to Skagway. Survey number: HABS AK-15 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000943

City of Skagway, Skagway, Skagway, AK

City of Skagway, Skagway, Skagway, AK

This survey was originally located in the Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon Census Area. The name of the borough was changed to Skagway. Survey number: HABS AK-15 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000943

City of Skagway, Skagway, Skagway, AK

City of Skagway, Skagway, Skagway, AK

This survey was originally located in the Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon Census Area. The name of the borough was changed to Skagway. Survey number: HABS AK-15 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000943

City of Skagway, Skagway, Skagway, AK

City of Skagway, Skagway, Skagway, AK

This survey was originally located in the Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon Census Area. The name of the borough was changed to Skagway. Survey number: HABS AK-15 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000943

City of Skagway, Skagway, Skagway, AK

City of Skagway, Skagway, Skagway, AK

This survey was originally located in the Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon Census Area. The name of the borough was changed to Skagway. Survey number: HABS AK-15 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000943

City of Skagway, Skagway, Skagway, AK

City of Skagway, Skagway, Skagway, AK

This survey was originally located in the Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon Census Area. The name of the borough was changed to Skagway. Survey number: HABS AK-15 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000943

City of Skagway, Skagway, Skagway, AK

City of Skagway, Skagway, Skagway, AK

This survey was originally located in the Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon Census Area. The name of the borough was changed to Skagway. Survey number: HABS AK-15 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000943

Western Maryland Railway, Cumberland Extension, Pearre to North Branch, from WM milepost 125 to 160, Pearre, Washington County, MD

Western Maryland Railway, Cumberland Extension, Pearre to North Branch...

Significance: The westward expansion of the Western Maryland Railway, beginning with the Cumberland Extension, was one of the last new mainlines constructed during the U.S. railroads' period of extensive growth... More

Western Maryland Railway, Cumberland Extension, Pearre to North Branch, from WM milepost 125 to 160, Pearre, Washington County, MD

Western Maryland Railway, Cumberland Extension, Pearre to North Branch...

Significance: The westward expansion of the Western Maryland Railway, beginning with the Cumberland Extension, was one of the last new mainlines constructed during the U.S. railroads' period of extensive growth... More

Western Maryland Railway, Cumberland Extension, Pearre to North Branch, from WM milepost 125 to 160, Pearre, Washington County, MD

Western Maryland Railway, Cumberland Extension, Pearre to North Branch...

Significance: The westward expansion of the Western Maryland Railway, beginning with the Cumberland Extension, was one of the last new mainlines constructed during the U.S. railroads' period of extensive growth... More

Western Maryland Railway, Cumberland Extension, Pearre to North Branch, from WM milepost 125 to 160, Pearre, Washington County, MD

Western Maryland Railway, Cumberland Extension, Pearre to North Branch...

Significance: The westward expansion of the Western Maryland Railway, beginning with the Cumberland Extension, was one of the last new mainlines constructed during the U.S. railroads' period of extensive growth... More

Western Maryland Railway, Cumberland Extension, Pearre to North Branch, from WM milepost 125 to 160, Pearre, Washington County, MD

Western Maryland Railway, Cumberland Extension, Pearre to North Branch...

Significance: The westward expansion of the Western Maryland Railway, beginning with the Cumberland Extension, was one of the last new mainlines constructed during the U.S. railroads' period of extensive growth... More

Western Maryland Railway, Cumberland Extension, Pearre to North Branch, from WM milepost 125 to 160, Pearre, Washington County, MD

Western Maryland Railway, Cumberland Extension, Pearre to North Branch...

Significance: The westward expansion of the Western Maryland Railway, beginning with the Cumberland Extension, was one of the last new mainlines constructed during the U.S. railroads' period of extensive growth... More

Western Maryland Railway, Cumberland Extension, Pearre to North Branch, from WM milepost 125 to 160, Pearre, Washington County, MD

Western Maryland Railway, Cumberland Extension, Pearre to North Branch...

Significance: The westward expansion of the Western Maryland Railway, beginning with the Cumberland Extension, was one of the last new mainlines constructed during the U.S. railroads' period of extensive growth... More

Western Maryland Railway, Cumberland Extension, Pearre to North Branch, from WM milepost 125 to 160, Pearre, Washington County, MD

Western Maryland Railway, Cumberland Extension, Pearre to North Branch...

Significance: The westward expansion of the Western Maryland Railway, beginning with the Cumberland Extension, was one of the last new mainlines constructed during the U.S. railroads' period of extensive growth... More

Western Maryland Railway, Cumberland Extension, Pearre to North Branch, from WM milepost 125 to 160, Pearre, Washington County, MD

Western Maryland Railway, Cumberland Extension, Pearre to North Branch...

Significance: The westward expansion of the Western Maryland Railway, beginning with the Cumberland Extension, was one of the last new mainlines constructed during the U.S. railroads' period of extensive growth... More

Western Maryland Railway, Cumberland Extension, Pearre to North Branch, from WM milepost 125 to 160, Pearre, Washington County, MD

Western Maryland Railway, Cumberland Extension, Pearre to North Branch...

Significance: The westward expansion of the Western Maryland Railway, beginning with the Cumberland Extension, was one of the last new mainlines constructed during the U.S. railroads' period of extensive growth... More

Western Maryland Railway, Cumberland Extension, Pearre to North Branch, from WM milepost 125 to 160, Pearre, Washington County, MD

Western Maryland Railway, Cumberland Extension, Pearre to North Branch...

Significance: The westward expansion of the Western Maryland Railway, beginning with the Cumberland Extension, was one of the last new mainlines constructed during the U.S. railroads' period of extensive growth... More

Western Maryland Railway, Cumberland Extension, Pearre to North Branch, from WM milepost 125 to 160, Pearre, Washington County, MD

Western Maryland Railway, Cumberland Extension, Pearre to North Branch...

Significance: The westward expansion of the Western Maryland Railway, beginning with the Cumberland Extension, was one of the last new mainlines constructed during the U.S. railroads' period of extensive growth... More

Western Maryland Railway, Cumberland Extension, Pearre to North Branch, from WM milepost 125 to 160, Pearre, Washington County, MD

Western Maryland Railway, Cumberland Extension, Pearre to North Branch...

Significance: The westward expansion of the Western Maryland Railway, beginning with the Cumberland Extension, was one of the last new mainlines constructed during the U.S. railroads' period of extensive growth... More

Western Maryland Railway, Cumberland Extension, Pearre to North Branch, from WM milepost 125 to 160, Pearre, Washington County, MD

Western Maryland Railway, Cumberland Extension, Pearre to North Branch...

Significance: The westward expansion of the Western Maryland Railway, beginning with the Cumberland Extension, was one of the last new mainlines constructed during the U.S. railroads' period of extensive growth... More

Pennsylvania Railroad Station Rotunda, Liberty, Grant & Eleventh Streets, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA

Pennsylvania Railroad Station Rotunda, Liberty, Grant & Eleventh Stree...

Significance: The Pennsylvania Railroad Station was commissioned from the office of D.H. Brunham in Chicago, one of the chief purveyors of the new monumental Classicism. Survey number: HABS PA-1175 Building/... More

Erie Railway, Goshen Station, Grand & Erie Streets, Goshen, Orange County, NY

Erie Railway, Goshen Station, Grand & Erie Streets, Goshen, Orange Cou...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-7 Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N1386 Survey number: HAER NY-55 Building/structure dates: 1867 Initial Construction

Pennsylvania Railroad Station, 47 Walnut Street, Johnstown, Cambria County, PA

Pennsylvania Railroad Station, 47 Walnut Street, Johnstown, Cambria Co...

Written data includes photocopies of floor plans. Significance: Johnstown historically was an important freight and passenger stop on the main line of the Pennsylvania Railroad. The station's architectural gran... More

Lobdell Car Wheel Company, Christina Avenue, Wilmington, New Castle County, DE

Lobdell Car Wheel Company, Christina Avenue, Wilmington, New Castle Co...

Significance: An important example of heavy industry in Delaware, and at one time, the largest manufacturer of chilled cast-iron wheels in the United States. Survey number: HAER DE-15 Building/structure dates... More

Lobdell Car Wheel Company, Christina Avenue, Wilmington, New Castle County, DE

Lobdell Car Wheel Company, Christina Avenue, Wilmington, New Castle Co...

Significance: An important example of heavy industry in Delaware, and at one time, the largest manufacturer of chilled cast-iron wheels in the United States. Survey number: HAER DE-15 Building/structure dates... More

Hartford & New Haven Railroad, Freight Depot, 40 Central Street, Windsor, Hartford County, CT

Hartford & New Haven Railroad, Freight Depot, 40 Central Street, Winds...

Significance: With its simple form, this building provides a typical example of 19th century utilitarian architecture. There are, however, subtle details which allow it to complement surrounding buildings such... More

Erie & Lackawanna Railroad Bridge, Spanning Hackensack River, Kearny, Hudson County, NJ

Erie & Lackawanna Railroad Bridge, Spanning Hackensack River, Kearny, ...

Significance: This structure is one of a series of bridges constructed in the early twentieth century to carry railroad lines through northern New Jersey towards New York City. It is a vertical lift bridge, re... More

Southern Pacific, Sacramento Shops, Car Shop No. 3, 111 I Street, Sacramento, Sacramento County, CA

Southern Pacific, Sacramento Shops, Car Shop No. 3, 111 I Street, Sacr...

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

Erie Railway, Hornell Erecting Shop, Canisteo River, Cedar Street, Hornell, Steuben County, NY

Erie Railway, Hornell Erecting Shop, Canisteo River, Cedar Street, Hor...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N1382 Survey number: HAER NY-34

William W. Early House, 13907 Cherry Tree Crossing, Brandywine, Prince George's County, MD

William W. Early House, 13907 Cherry Tree Crossing, Brandywine, Prince...

Significance: The William W. Early House is probably the best example of turn-of-the-century Queen-Anne-style domestic architecture in the county. This highly ornamented dwelling reflects its status as the hom... More

William W. Early House, 13907 Cherry Tree Crossing, Brandywine, Prince George's County, MD

William W. Early House, 13907 Cherry Tree Crossing, Brandywine, Prince...

Significance: The William W. Early House is probably the best example of turn-of-the-century Queen-Anne-style domestic architecture in the county. This highly ornamented dwelling reflects its status as the hom... More

Central of Georgia Railway, Savannah Repair Shops & Terminal Facilities, Lumber Storage Shed, Bounded by West Broad, Jones, West Boundary & Hull Streets, Savannah, Chatham County, GA

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-H National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 76000610

Old Saybrook Railroad Station, Depot, 455 Boston Post Road, Old Saybrook, Middlesex County, CT

Old Saybrook Railroad Station, Depot, 455 Boston Post Road, Old Saybro...

Significance: The Old Saybrook Station Depot (about 1900, 1936) is significant as it is a major component of a surviving, intact example of turn-of-the-century, small-town railroad junction architecture and des... More

Judith River Bridge, Spanning Judith River, Moore, Fergus County, MT

Judith River Bridge, Spanning Judith River, Moore, Fergus County, MT

Significance: Fergus County, around the turn of the 20th century, was a rapidly growing agricultural area, especially for wheat production. The Judith Basin was the most bountiful section of the county, if not ... More

Samuel Lemon House, Gallitzin Road (LR07068), U.S. Route 22 vicinity, Cresson, Cambria County, PA

Samuel Lemon House, Gallitzin Road (LR07068), U.S. Route 22 vicinity, ...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-192 Survey number: HABS PA-1236

Copper River & Northwest Railroad, Million Dollar Bridge, Spanning Copper River at Miles Glacier, Cordova, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, AK

Copper River & Northwest Railroad, Million Dollar Bridge, Spanning Cop...

Significance: One of two "impossible bridges" across the Copper R., one of unprecedented size and strength, built across the faces of two glaciers and key to the success of the CR&NWRR, which was to be the All ... More

Copper River & Northwest Railroad, Million Dollar Bridge, Spanning Copper River at Miles Glacier, Cordova, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, AK

Copper River & Northwest Railroad, Million Dollar Bridge, Spanning Cop...

Significance: One of two "impossible bridges" across the Copper R., one of unprecedented size and strength, built across the faces of two glaciers and key to the success of the CR&NWRR, which was to be the All ... More

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company Headquarters Building, 2 North Charles Street, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company Headquarters Building, 2 North Charl...

Significance: Historically, this structure was the headquarters of the Baltimore and Ohio (B&O) Railroad. The B&O was significant not only as America's first railroad (founded 1827) but also as the pre-eminent ... More

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company Headquarters Building, 2 North Charles Street, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company Headquarters Building, 2 North Charl...

Significance: Historically, this structure was the headquarters of the Baltimore and Ohio (B&O) Railroad. The B&O was significant not only as America's first railroad (founded 1827) but also as the pre-eminent ... More

Yakima Valley Transportation Company Interurban Railroad, Trackage, Yakima, Yakima County, WA

Yakima Valley Transportation Company Interurban Railroad, Trackage, Ya...

Survey number: HAER WA-13-G Public domain photograph - historical image of Washington State, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Central of Georgia Railway, Savannah Repair Shops & Terminal Facilities, Engine Boiler & Pattern Building, Bounded by West Broad, Jones, West Boundary & Hull Streets, Savannah, Chatham County, GA

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-G National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 76000610

Central of Georgia Railway, Savannah Repair Shops & Terminal Facilities, Engine Boiler & Pattern Building, Bounded by West Broad, Jones, West Boundary & Hull Streets, Savannah, Chatham County, GA

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-G National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 76000610

Contoocook Railroad Bridge, Spanning Contoocook River at former Boston & Maine Railroad (originally Concord & Claremont Railroad), Hopkinton, Merrimack County, NH

Contoocook Railroad Bridge, Spanning Contoocook River at former Boston...

See HABS No. NH-21, Contoocook Covered Bridge, for further information: 6 drawings, 1 b&w photo, 5 data pages. Town lattice truss, 2 spans Significance: The Contoocook Railroad Bridge is one of eight surviving... More

Contoocook Railroad Bridge, Spanning Contoocook River at former Boston & Maine Railroad (originally Concord & Claremont Railroad), Hopkinton, Merrimack County, NH

Contoocook Railroad Bridge, Spanning Contoocook River at former Boston...

See HABS No. NH-21, Contoocook Covered Bridge, for further information: 6 drawings, 1 b&w photo, 5 data pages. Town lattice truss, 2 spans Significance: The Contoocook Railroad Bridge is one of eight surviving... More

Contoocook Railroad Bridge, Spanning Contoocook River at former Boston & Maine Railroad (originally Concord & Claremont Railroad), Hopkinton, Merrimack County, NH

Contoocook Railroad Bridge, Spanning Contoocook River at former Boston...

See HABS No. NH-21, Contoocook Covered Bridge, for further information: 6 drawings, 1 b&w photo, 5 data pages. Town lattice truss, 2 spans Significance: The Contoocook Railroad Bridge is one of eight surviving... More

Southern Pacific, Sacramento Shops, Paint Shop, 111 I Street, Sacramento, Sacramento County, CA

Southern Pacific, Sacramento Shops, Paint Shop, 111 I Street, 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

Yakima Valley Transportation Company Interurban Railroad, Carbarn, Third Avenue & Pine Street, Yakima, Yakima County, WA

Yakima Valley Transportation Company Interurban Railroad, Carbarn, Thi...

Survey number: HAER WA-13-A 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, Carbarn, Third Avenue & Pine Street, Yakima, Yakima County, WA

Yakima Valley Transportation Company Interurban Railroad, Carbarn, Thi...

Survey number: HAER WA-13-A Public domain photograph - historical image of Washington State, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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