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
Southern Pacific, Sacramento Shops, Car Machine Shop, 111 I Street, Sa...
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, Car Machine Shop, 111 I Street, Sa...
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, Car Machine Shop, 111 I Street, Sa...
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
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
Union Elevated Railroad, Adams Street Station, Wabash Avenue, Chicago,...
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
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
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
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
Hortense Bridge, Spanning Chalk Creek on State Highway 162, Nathrop (h...
Significance: The bridge is technologically significant as a rare existing example of a very common early bridge, a timber/iron Queenpost truss. It is historically significant as an early span associated with a... More
Hortense Bridge, Spanning Chalk Creek on State Highway 162, Nathrop (h...
Significance: The bridge is technologically significant as a rare existing example of a very common early bridge, a timber/iron Queenpost truss. It is historically significant as an early span associated with a... More
Hortense Bridge, Spanning Chalk Creek on State Highway 162, Nathrop (h...
Significance: The bridge is technologically significant as a rare existing example of a very common early bridge, a timber/iron Queenpost truss. It is historically significant as an early span associated with a... More
Union Station Viaduct, Spanning Gaspee, Francis, Promenade & Canal Str...
Significance: In the late 19th century the city of Providence began filling in its tidal basin and undertook construction of a new Union Station Complex. A viaduct, utilizing a series of box-girder bridges, wa... More
Union Station Viaduct, Spanning Gaspee, Francis, Promenade & Canal Str...
Significance: In the late 19th century the city of Providence began filling in its tidal basin and undertook construction of a new Union Station Complex. A viaduct, utilizing a series of box-girder bridges, wa... More
Union Station Viaduct, Spanning Gaspee, Francis, Promenade & Canal Str...
Significance: In the late 19th century the city of Providence began filling in its tidal basin and undertook construction of a new Union Station Complex. A viaduct, utilizing a series of box-girder bridges, wa... 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
New Haven Rail Yard, Central Steam Plant and Oil Storage, Vicinity of ...
Significance: The Central Steam Plant is significant as an important component of the New Haven Railroad's maintenance and repair facilities. It was built during a time of thriving passenger service, a period ... More
New Haven Rail Yard, Central Steam Plant and Oil Storage, Vicinity of ...
Significance: The Central Steam Plant is significant as an important component of the New Haven Railroad's maintenance and repair facilities. It was built during a time of thriving passenger service, a period ... More
Yakima Valley Transportation Company Interurban Railroad, Warehouse, Y...
Survey number: HAER WA-13-D Public domain photograph of container, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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
Hetch Hetchy Road, Between Mather & Hetch Hetchy Reservoir, Mather, Tu...
Significance: Although the Hetch Hetchy Valley was known even earlier than the Yosemite Valley, no road reached the isolated valley until 1915. The road was built as a roadbed for the construction railway for t... More
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
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 train tracks, railroad works, construction workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Pennsylvania Railroad Company District Office Building, 200 East Balti...
Significance: Built to house administrative offices of the Baltimore headquarters of the Philadelphia-based Pennsylvania Railroad Company following the Great Fire of 1904, this structure was an early commission... 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-K National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 76000610
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
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
Southern Pacific Railroad, Carlin Shops, Engine Stores Building, Foot ...
Survey number: HAER NV-26-A Building/structure dates: ca. 1870 Initial Construction
Southern Pacific Railroad, Carlin Shops, Engine Stores Building, Foot ...
Survey number: HAER NV-26-A Building/structure dates: ca. 1870 Initial Construction
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
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
Zion National Park Roads & Bridges, Springdale, Washington County, UT
Significance: The development of roads and bridges within Zion National Park and other parks and monuments of southwestern Utah and northwestern Arizona is a direct result of regional tourism promoted by the ea... More
Omaha Quartermaster Depot Historic District, Twenty-second & Woolworth...
Significance: The Omaha Quartermaster Depot has gained its significance by being associated with, and a part of, the Omaha Quartermaster Depot Historical District (listed as an Historic District by the National... More
Erie Railroad, Painted Post Passenger & Freight Station, Water Street,...
Survey number: HAER NY-97 Public domain photograph of a post office building, postal service, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Erie Railroad, Painted Post Passenger & Freight Station, Water Street,...
Survey number: HAER NY-97 Public domain photograph of a post office building, postal service, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Erie Railroad, Painted Post Passenger & Freight Station, Water Street,...
Survey number: HAER NY-97 Public domain photograph of a post office building, postal service, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Norris-Higgins House, 10806 Keswick Street, Garrett Park, Montgomery C...
1996 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: Built ca. 1892, the house is one of the original homes in the railroad suburb of Garrett Park. More modest than some of the other original houses, it is repr... 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
Public domain image of New york city cityscape, free to use, no copyri...
Public domain photograph of a city streets, cityscape, urban environment, buildings, 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 a train station, railroad tracks, railway depot, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
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
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
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 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Madison & Indianapolis Railroad, Vernon Overpass, Gains Street & Pike ...
Survey number: HAER IN-20 Public domain photograph of a bridge, arch over water, river, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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
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
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
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
Erie Railway, Port Jervis Station, Jersey Avenue, Port Jervis, Orange ...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N1379 Survey number: HAER NY-22
Northwestern Elevated Railroad, Interlocking Tower, Wilson Avenue, Chi...
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
Ichabod T. Williams & Sons Sawmill & Veneer Plant, Roosevelt Avenue at...
Significance: The Ichabod T. Williams & Sons Sawmill and Veneer Plant was at one time the nation's leading firm for the manufacture and distribution of fine domesticated and foreign hard woods. The WIlliams fa... More
Ichabod T. Williams & Sons Sawmill & Veneer Plant, Roosevelt Avenue at...
Significance: The Ichabod T. Williams & Sons Sawmill and Veneer Plant was at one time the nation's leading firm for the manufacture and distribution of fine domesticated and foreign hard woods. The WIlliams fa... More
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
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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