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Pennsylvania Railroad, 25th Street Elevated, Above South Twenty-fifth Street, from Washington Avenue to Passayunk Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Pennsylvania Railroad, 25th Street Elevated, Above South Twenty-fifth ...

Significance: This elevated urban freight railroad is unusual for its great length and alignment directly over a city street. Survey number: HAER PA-549 Building/structure dates: 1926-1928 Initial Construction

Tientsin - women and children going to railroad sta.

Tientsin - women and children going to railroad sta.

Gift; William P. Meeker; 1971. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Commission photograph collection (Library of Congress).

Naval Magazine Lualualei, West Loch Branch, Explosive & Small Train Depot, Main wharf area adjacent to Wharf No. 3, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

Naval Magazine Lualualei, West Loch Branch, Explosive & Small Train De...

Significance: This building serves as an excellent example of military construction from the 1940s, and is significant as part of the WWII buildup of the base. Survey number: HABS HI-207

Honesdale Coal Pockets, Main & Commercial Streets, between 700 & 800 blocks, Honesdale, Wayne County, PA

Honesdale Coal Pockets, Main & Commercial Streets, between 700 & 800 b...

Significance: Although determined not to be part of the early gravity railroad and canal system, this deteriorating coal pocket structure belongs to a family of rapidly disappearing coal and railroad structures... More

Second Street Bridge, Spanning Union Pacific Railroad lines, Little Rock, Pulaski County, AR

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

Second Street Bridge, Spanning Union Pacific Railroad lines, Little Rock, Pulaski County, AR

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

Bronxville Railroad Station, Parkway Road at Pondfield Road, Bronxville, Westchester County, NY

Bronxville Railroad Station, Parkway Road at Pondfield Road, Bronxvill...

Significance: The Bronxville Stationof the former New York Central and Hudson River Railroad's Harlem Branch is significant as one of the most distinguished surviving railroad stations in Westchester County. It... More

Bronxville Railroad Station, Parkway Road at Pondfield Road, Bronxville, Westchester County, NY

Bronxville Railroad Station, Parkway Road at Pondfield Road, Bronxvill...

Significance: The Bronxville Stationof the former New York Central and Hudson River Railroad's Harlem Branch is significant as one of the most distinguished surviving railroad stations in Westchester County. It... More

Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad, Engine House, Along south end Thurmond, west of New River Bridge, Thurmond, Fayette County, WV

Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad, Engine House, Along south end Thurmond, we...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-26 Survey number: HAER WV-42-B Building/structure dates: 1900 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1921 Subsequent Work

Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad, Engine House, Along south end Thurmond, west of New River Bridge, Thurmond, Fayette County, WV

Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad, Engine House, Along south end Thurmond, we...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-26 Survey number: HAER WV-42-B Building/structure dates: 1900 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1921 Subsequent Work

Northeast Railroad Corridor, Amtrak route between District of Columbia/Maryland state line & Maryland/Delaware state line, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Northeast Railroad Corridor, Amtrak route between District of Columbia...

Survey number: HAER MD-45 Public domain photograph of historic place in Washington DC, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Southern Pacific Railroad Bridge, Spanning Rio Grande at Southern Pacific Railroad, El Paso, El Paso County, TX

Southern Pacific Railroad Bridge, Spanning Rio Grande at Southern Paci...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bridge, water, historic structure, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Aberdeen Station, U.S. Route 45, Aberdeen, Monroe County, MS

Aberdeen Station, U.S. Route 45, Aberdeen, Monroe County, MS

Significance: In 1928 the St. Louis and San Francisco (Frisco) Railway Company completed a new rail line along the Tombigbee River to connect the recently acquired track of the Muscle Shoals, Birmingham and Pen... More

Pennsylvania Railroad Improvements, Pennsylvania Railroad Office Building, French Street at Christiana River, Wilmington, New Castle County, DE

Pennsylvania Railroad Improvements, Pennsylvania Railroad Office Build...

Survey number: HAER DE-12-E Building/structure dates: 1905 Initial Construction

Llyswen Station, 218 Logan Boulevard, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Llyswen Station, 218 Logan Boulevard, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Survey number: HABS PA-5898 Building/structure dates: 1895- 1896 Initial Construction

Granite Railway, Pine Hill Quarry to Neponset River, Quincy, Norfolk County, MA

Granite Railway, Pine Hill Quarry to Neponset River, Quincy, Norfolk C...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-30 Survey number: HABS MA-150 Building/structure dates: 1826 Initial Construction

Granite Railway, Pine Hill Quarry to Neponset River, Quincy, Norfolk County, MA

Granite Railway, Pine Hill Quarry to Neponset River, Quincy, Norfolk C...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-30 Survey number: HABS MA-150 Building/structure dates: 1826 Initial Construction

Granite Railway, Pine Hill Quarry to Neponset River, Quincy, Norfolk County, MA

Granite Railway, Pine Hill Quarry to Neponset River, Quincy, Norfolk C...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-30 Survey number: HABS MA-150 Building/structure dates: 1826 Initial Construction

Washington Avenue Bridge, Spanning Missouri Pacific Railroad tracks, Main & St. Louis Streets, Sedalia, Pettis County, MO

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

Clay Spur Bentonite Plant & Camp, Oil House, Clay Spur Siding on Burlington Northern Railroad, Osage, Weston County, WY

Clay Spur Bentonite Plant & Camp, Oil House, Clay Spur Siding on Burli...

Significance: The Clay Spur Bentonite Plant and Camp is associated with the early 20th century bentonite mining industry in Wyoming and the United States. The Clay Spur Bentonite District was the center of the... More

Utah Sugar Company, Garland Beet Sugar Refinery, Factory Street, Garland, Box Elder County, UT

Utah Sugar Company, Garland Beet Sugar Refinery, Factory Street, Garla...

Significance: The history of the beet sugar industry in Utah began at the Lehi Plant of the Utah Sugar Company. In that plant on 15 October 1891, Edward Dyer reached into a whirling centrifugal and withdrew a h... More

Walnut Street Railroad Bridge, Walnut Street over AMTRAK, Hartford, Hartford County, CT

Walnut Street Railroad Bridge, Walnut Street over AMTRAK, Hartford, Ha...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bridge over a water stream, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Commercial & Industrial Buildings, Illinois Central Railroad Passenger Depot, Iowa & Jones Streets, Dubuque, Dubuque County, IA

Commercial & Industrial Buildings, Illinois Central Railroad Passenger...

Significance: The Illinois Central Railroad has clearly been the most important rail carrier to serve Dubuque. Although built as the second passenger depot on the site in 1945, this structure is historically s... More

South Omaha Union Stock Yards, "O" Street Viaduct, "O" Street Spanning Hog Pens; South Omaha Terminal Railway Company Tracks & Union Pacific Railroad Tracks, Omaha, Douglas County, NE

South Omaha Union Stock Yards, "O" Street Viaduct, "O" Street Spanning...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N778 Survey number: HAER NE-10-E Building/structure dates: 1904 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1924 Subsequent Work

Wilcox Road Historic District, Wilcox Road, Stonington, New London County, CT

Wilcox Road Historic District, Wilcox Road, Stonington, New London Cou...

Significance: The Wilcox Road Historic District possesses local significance as a concentrated collection of late-nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century residential buildings in a rare, well-preserved rural co... More

Monongahela Railroad, New Geneva Bridge, Spanning Monongahela River, South of Lock & Dam No. 7, New Geneva, Fayette County, PA

Monongahela Railroad, New Geneva Bridge, Spanning Monongahela River, S...

Significance: The bridge at New Geneva is significant for its long Petit through through truss, and more importantly, for its erection by end manufacturing. At the time of its construction, it was the longest a... More

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

Southern Pacific Railroad, Carlin Shops, Engine Stores Building, Foot ...

Survey number: HAER NV-26-A Building/structure dates: ca. 1870 Initial Construction

Kingsbridge Bus Depot, 4069-4079 Tenth Avenue between 216th & 218th Streets, New York, New York County, NY

Kingsbridge Bus Depot, 4069-4079 Tenth Avenue between 216th & 218th St...

Significance: The Kingsbridge Car House, built in 1897, is an example of a large scale 19th century urban trolley car barn. The building retains its original brick and stone envelope including an elaborate modi... More

Kingsbridge Bus Depot, 4069-4079 Tenth Avenue between 216th & 218th Streets, New York, New York County, NY

Kingsbridge Bus Depot, 4069-4079 Tenth Avenue between 216th & 218th St...

Significance: The Kingsbridge Car House, built in 1897, is an example of a large scale 19th century urban trolley car barn. The building retains its original brick and stone envelope including an elaborate modi... More

South Norwalk Railroad Station (Eastbound), Monroe Street, Norwalk, Fairfield County, CT

South Norwalk Railroad Station (Eastbound), Monroe Street, Norwalk, Fa...

Significance: The South Norwalk Railroad Station has served as Norwalk's primary railroad station for almost 100 years. It was built when railroads were in their ascendancy, in this case, when the New York, Ne... More

South Norwalk Railroad Station (Eastbound), Monroe Street, Norwalk, Fairfield County, CT

South Norwalk Railroad Station (Eastbound), Monroe Street, Norwalk, Fa...

Significance: The South Norwalk Railroad Station has served as Norwalk's primary railroad station for almost 100 years. It was built when railroads were in their ascendancy, in this case, when the New York, Ne... More

Delaware Avenue, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Delaware Avenue, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Significance: This avenue was intended to provide vistas and access to the Capitol Grounds from both the northeast and southwest. The 1908 construction of Union Station reinforced its importance as an access to... More

Oregon Electric Railroad, Tonquin Substation, Garden Home to Wilsonville Segment, Milepost 39.1, Wilsonville, Clackamas County, OR

Oregon Electric Railroad, Tonquin Substation, Garden Home to Wilsonvil...

Survey number: HAER OR-113-C Public domain photograph - historical image of Oregon, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, Mystic River Bridge, Spanning Mystic River between Groton & Stonington, Groton, New London County, CT

New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, Mystic River Bridge, Spanning...

Significance: The Mystic River Bridge is a center bearing, through truss swing bridge. It is significant as part of the transportation link in the shoreline route of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railro... More

Allegheny Portage Railroad, Staple Bend Tunnel, East of Cambria Railroad Bridge (Conemaugh Township), Geistown, Cambria County, PA

Allegheny Portage Railroad, Staple Bend Tunnel, East of Cambria Railro...

Survey number: HABS PA-1233 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 94001187

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Roundhouse, Kentucky Avenue, Deer Lodge, Powell County, MT

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Roundhouse, Kentucky A...

Significance: The roundhouse at Deer Lodge is part of one of the largest and earliest electrification projects in the U.S. as well as being the largest wooden structure of its type remaining in the U.S. Survey... More

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Roundhouse, Kentucky Avenue, Deer Lodge, Powell County, MT

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Roundhouse, Kentucky A...

Significance: The roundhouse at Deer Lodge is part of one of the largest and earliest electrification projects in the U.S. as well as being the largest wooden structure of its type remaining in the U.S. Survey... More

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Long Bridge, Keedysville, Washington County, MD

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Long Bridge, Keedysville, Washington County...

The B&O Railroad was authorized to abandon the bridge and the portion of the Hagerstown Branch on which the bridge was located in 1978. Significance: This bridge is one of the longest on the Baltimore and Ohio ... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Washington Avenue Bridge, Spanning Washington Avenue at Railroad Alley, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Washington Av...

Significance: The Washington Avenue Bridge is typical of the plate girder and concrete railroad bridges built by the D,L & W after the turn of the century. The bridge carried passenger and freight traffic betw... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Washington Avenue Bridge, Spanning Washington Avenue at Railroad Alley, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Washington Av...

Significance: The Washington Avenue Bridge is typical of the plate girder and concrete railroad bridges built by the D,L & W after the turn of the century. The bridge carried passenger and freight traffic betw... More

Boston & Albany Railroad Station, 1897 Washington Street, Newton, Middlesex County, MA

Boston & Albany Railroad Station, 1897 Washington Street, Newton, Midd...

Significance: This is one of several railroad stations designed by H.H. Richardson for the Boston and Albany Railroad. It is smaller than, and rather different from most of the others. Survey number: HABS MA-... More

Pennsylvania Railroad, Trenton Cut-Off, Bridge No. 25 at Earnest, Spanning Schulykill River, south of Pennsylvania Turnpike (I-276), Swedesburg, Montgomery County, PA

Pennsylvania Railroad, Trenton Cut-Off, Bridge No. 25 at Earnest, Span...

Significance: The bridge is significant for its association with the Pennsylvania Railroad's Trenton Cut-Off, an early low-grade freight line around Philadelphia. Unprocessed Field note material exists for thi... More

Texas & Pacific Railroad Passenger Depot, 800 North Washington Street, Marshall Northeast, Harrison County, TX

Texas & Pacific Railroad Passenger Depot, 800 North Washington Street,...

STORED ON SITE. mchr 2012 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: In 1873 Texas and Pacific Railroad acquired authority to lay tracks from Marshall to Texarkana. With the establishment of the shops and g... More

Avery-Bartholomew Patent Railroad Iron Bridge, Town park south of Route 222, west of Owasco Inlet (moved from Elm Street Extension spanning Fall Creek, Nubia, NY), Groton, Tompkins County, NY

Avery-Bartholomew Patent Railroad Iron Bridge, Town park south of Rout...

Significance: The Avery-Bartholomew Patent Railroad Iron Bridge in Groton, New York, is a single-span tied arch iron bridge incorporating railroad rails for its upper and lower chords. The bridge is one of a v... More

Ticknor & Dickerman`s & Winnebago National Bank, 118-120 South Main Street, Rockford, Winnebago County, IL

Ticknor & Dickerman`s & Winnebago National Bank, 118-120 South Main St...

Significance: The structures, known locally as "The Limestones," are the oldest extant commercial buildings in downtown Rockford...Although the are technically two separate structures, they have long been viewe... More

Ticknor & Dickerman`s & Winnebago National Bank, 118-120 South Main Street, Rockford, Winnebago County, IL

Ticknor & Dickerman`s & Winnebago National Bank, 118-120 South Main St...

Significance: The structures, known locally as "The Limestones," are the oldest extant commercial buildings in downtown Rockford...Although the are technically two separate structures, they have long been viewe... More

Hudson & Manhattan Railroad Repair Shops, 55 Hudson Street, Hoboken, Hudson County, NJ

Hudson & Manhattan Railroad Repair Shops, 55 Hudson Street, Hoboken, H...

Significance: The Hudson and Manhattan Railroad (H&M) Repair Shops are significant as the first repair and maintenance facility for the H&M and for the innovative rail car elevator lift located inside the build... More

Old Fernandina Depot, 100 Atlantic Avenue, Fernandina Beach, Nassau County, FL

Old Fernandina Depot, 100 Atlantic Avenue, Fernandina Beach, Nassau Co...

Significance: Completed in 1899 by the Fernandina Terminal Company of New York, the depot was constructed to replace a prior station which was destroyed in an 1898 storm. This brick structure is a typical exam... More

Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Reading Depot, North Sixth Street at Woodward Street, Reading, Berks County, PA

Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Reading Depot, North Sixth Street at ...

See also HAER PA-120 for related documentation. Includes photographs & written data. Survey number: HAER PA-121 Building/structure dates: 1873- 1874 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1897 Subs... More

Poplar Grove Road Bridge, Spanning Chicago & Northwestern Railroad, Lebanon, Dodge County, WI

Poplar Grove Road Bridge, Spanning Chicago & Northwestern Railroad, Le...

Significance: The Poplar Grove Road Bridge utilizes a single span, two lane, Warren Double-Intersection pony truss. Erected in 1883 by the Alden and Lassig Bridge and Iron Works of Chicago for the Chicago & Nor... More

Tuckahoe Railroad Station, Columbus Avenue & Main Street, Tuckahoe, Westchester County, NY

Tuckahoe Railroad Station, Columbus Avenue & Main Street, Tuckahoe, We...

Significance: The Tuckahow Railroad Station of the former New York Central and Hudson River Railroad's Harlem branch is significant as one of the surviving stations and one of the most interesting stations erec... More

Tuckahoe Railroad Station, Columbus Avenue & Main Street, Tuckahoe, Westchester County, NY

Tuckahoe Railroad Station, Columbus Avenue & Main Street, Tuckahoe, We...

Significance: The Tuckahow Railroad Station of the former New York Central and Hudson River Railroad's Harlem branch is significant as one of the surviving stations and one of the most interesting stations erec... More

Omaha Quartermaster Depot Historic District, Twenty-second & Woolworth Streets, Omaha, Douglas County, NE

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

Omaha Quartermaster Depot Historic District, Twenty-second & Woolworth Streets, Omaha, Douglas County, NE

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

Sarah's Antiques, 3806-3808 East Main Street, College Park, Fulton County, GA

Sarah's Antiques, 3806-3808 East Main Street, College Park, Fulton Cou...

Significance: Sarah's Antiques is one of a group of five buildings in College Park located on East Main Street at the intersection with John Wesley. The group contains three of the oldest commercial structures ... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Lackawanna Terminal, Main Street & Buffalo River, Buffalo, Erie County, NY

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Lackawanna Terminal, Main Str...

Significance: The terminal's double deck train shed, attributed to Lincoln Bush, is considered to be significant as an early example of the innovative use of reinforced concrete. Unprocessed Field note materia... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Lackawanna Terminal, Main Street & Buffalo River, Buffalo, Erie County, NY

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Lackawanna Terminal, Main Str...

Significance: The terminal's double deck train shed, attributed to Lincoln Bush, is considered to be significant as an early example of the innovative use of reinforced concrete. Unprocessed Field note materia... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Lackawanna Terminal, Main Street & Buffalo River, Buffalo, Erie County, NY

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Lackawanna Terminal, Main Str...

Significance: The terminal's double deck train shed, attributed to Lincoln Bush, is considered to be significant as an early example of the innovative use of reinforced concrete. Unprocessed Field note materia... More

Louisville & Nashville Railroad, Union Station, 1000 West Broadway, Louisville, Jefferson County, KY

Louisville & Nashville Railroad, Union Station, 1000 West Broadway, Lo...

Significance: Located at the confluence of major east, west, north, and south rail lines, Union Station is one of the largest and finest examples of late Richardsonian Romanesque architecture in Kentucky. Surv... More

Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Bridge at West Falls, Spanning Schuylkill River, southeast of Roosevelt Boulevard Bridge, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Bridge at West Falls, Spanning Schuyl...

See also HAER PA-39 for related documentation. Includes photographs & written data. Significance: The Philadelphia & Reading Railroad's second bridge at West Falls complements the adjacent Falls Bridge (1854) i... More

Missouri & North Arkansas Railroad Bridge, Spanning Middle Fork Little Red River, Shirley, Van Buren County, AR

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

Kingshighway Viaduct, Spanning Railroad Tracks at Kingshighway Boulevard, Saint Louis, Independent City, MO

Kingshighway Viaduct, Spanning Railroad Tracks at Kingshighway Bouleva...

Significance: The Kingshighway Viaduct is a 1,857-foot-long reinforced concrete arched viaduct. It is an excellent example of bridge construction of its type and period and possesses artistic value among Misso... More

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Mount Royal Station, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Mount Royal Station, Baltimore, Independent...

Significance: When it opened in 1896, the Mount Royal Station was one of the best examples of the harmonious blending of engineering and aesthetic values in an urban environment. Sited at the north end of the ... More

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad, Overhead Highway Bridge, Spanning Twin City & Western Railroad on Trunk Highway 71, Olivia, Renville County, MN

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad, Overhead Highway Brid...

Significance: This triple-span rigid frame concrete deck girder bridge is significant for being the oldest known structure of its type in Minnesota. Survey number: HAER MN-77

Central Pacific Transcontinental Railroad, Sacramento to Nevada state line, Sacramento, Sacramento County, CA

Central Pacific Transcontinental Railroad, Sacramento to Nevada state ...

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

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Station, Laurel, 101 Lafayette Avenue, Laurel, Prince George's County, MD

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Station, Laurel, 101 Lafayette Avenue, Laure...

Significance: The Laurel B&O Station is significant as the only surviving railroad station in Prince George's County, and an example of decorative Victorian-era railroad architecture. It was designed by Baltim... More

Bath Railroad Station, 15 Commercial Street, Bath, Sagadahoc County, ME

Bath Railroad Station, 15 Commercial Street, Bath, Sagadahoc County, M...

Significance: The Bath Railroad Station is an excellent example of the Late-Georgian influenced Colonial Revival style as exemplified by the Flemish bond brickwork, the round arched, fan-lit openings above the ... More

Bath Railroad Station, 15 Commercial Street, Bath, Sagadahoc County, ME

Bath Railroad Station, 15 Commercial Street, Bath, Sagadahoc County, M...

Significance: The Bath Railroad Station is an excellent example of the Late-Georgian influenced Colonial Revival style as exemplified by the Flemish bond brickwork, the round arched, fan-lit openings above the ... More

Olive Street Railroad Bridge, Spanning AMTRAK Tracks at Olive Street, New Haven, New Haven County, CT

Olive Street Railroad Bridge, Spanning AMTRAK Tracks at Olive Street, ...

Significance: Olive Street Railroad Bridge is significant as a representative example of the standard rivet-connected, steel truss technology of the 20th-century, and as part of extensive early 20th-century imp... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad & Ferry Terminal, Ferry Slips & Bridges, Bounded by Observer, Newark & River Streets, Hudson River, Hoboken, Hudson County, NJ

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad & Ferry Terminal, Ferry Slips ...

Significance: Throughout the early decades of the twentieth century, this terminal played a central role in commuter transportation in the metropolitan area. The ferry facilities are significant as an integral... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad & Ferry Terminal, Ferry Slips & Bridges, Bounded by Observer, Newark & River Streets, Hudson River, Hoboken, Hudson County, NJ

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad & Ferry Terminal, Ferry Slips ...

Significance: Throughout the early decades of the twentieth century, this terminal played a central role in commuter transportation in the metropolitan area. The ferry facilities are significant as an integral... More

[Murfreesboro, Tenn., vicinity. Men repairing single-track railroad after Battle of Stone's River]

[Murfreesboro, Tenn., vicinity. Men repairing single-track railroad af...

Photograph of the War in the West. Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, people, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Howard Street Tunnel, 1300 Mount Royal Avenue, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Howard Street Tunnel, 1300 Mount Royal Aven...

Significance: The Baltimore Belt Railroad, chartered in 1888, built the Howard Street Tunnel. The seven-mile-long railroad connected the main branch of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad that extends westward wit... More

Pittsburgh & Castle Shannon Railroad, South Hills Junction, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA

Pittsburgh & Castle Shannon Railroad, South Hills Junction, Pittsburgh...

Significance: This former 40-inch, narrow-guage railroad was purchased in 1871 by the Pittsburgh & Castle Shannon Railroad Company. In 1909, Pittsburgh Railways Company, lessee, began electrifying and convertin... More

Central Pacific Transcontinental Railroad, Tunnel No. 24, Milepost 132.9, Applegate, Placer County, CA

Central Pacific Transcontinental Railroad, Tunnel No. 24, Milepost 132...

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

Matawan Passenger Railroad Station, 1 Railroad Plaze, between Main Street & Atlantic Avenue, Matawan, Monmouth County, NJ

Matawan Passenger Railroad Station, 1 Railroad Plaze, between Main Str...

Significance: Good example of mid-Victorian railroad architecture. One of the few 19th century railroad stations still actively used in this area. Survey number: HABS NJ-873

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

Seven Mile Bridge, Linking Florida Keys, Marathon, Monroe County, FL

Seven Mile Bridge, Linking Florida Keys, Marathon, Monroe County, FL

Significance: At the time the Florida East Coast Railway constructed this bridge it was acclaimed as the longest bridge in the world, an engineering marvel. It was the most costly of all Flagler's bridges in t... More

Seven Mile Bridge, Linking Florida Keys, Marathon, Monroe County, FL

Seven Mile Bridge, Linking Florida Keys, Marathon, Monroe County, FL

Significance: At the time the Florida East Coast Railway constructed this bridge it was acclaimed as the longest bridge in the world, an engineering marvel. It was the most costly of all Flagler's bridges in t... More

Seven Mile Bridge, Linking Florida Keys, Marathon, Monroe County, FL

Seven Mile Bridge, Linking Florida Keys, Marathon, Monroe County, FL

Significance: At the time the Florida East Coast Railway constructed this bridge it was acclaimed as the longest bridge in the world, an engineering marvel. It was the most costly of all Flagler's bridges in t... More

Seven Mile Bridge, Linking Florida Keys, Marathon, Monroe County, FL

Seven Mile Bridge, Linking Florida Keys, Marathon, Monroe County, FL

Significance: At the time the Florida East Coast Railway constructed this bridge it was acclaimed as the longest bridge in the world, an engineering marvel. It was the most costly of all Flagler's bridges in t... More

Seven Mile Bridge, Linking Florida Keys, Marathon, Monroe County, FL

Seven Mile Bridge, Linking Florida Keys, Marathon, Monroe County, FL

Significance: At the time the Florida East Coast Railway constructed this bridge it was acclaimed as the longest bridge in the world, an engineering marvel. It was the most costly of all Flagler's bridges in t... More

Seven Mile Bridge, Linking Florida Keys, Marathon, Monroe County, FL

Seven Mile Bridge, Linking Florida Keys, Marathon, Monroe County, FL

Significance: At the time the Florida East Coast Railway constructed this bridge it was acclaimed as the longest bridge in the world, an engineering marvel. It was the most costly of all Flagler's bridges in t... More

South Wilmington Causeway Bridge, Spanning Conrail Railroad on Market Street, South Wilmington, New Castle County, DE

South Wilmington Causeway Bridge, Spanning Conrail Railroad on Market ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historical building, landmark architecture, world heritage, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

New Haven Railroad Station, Wyman Street, Stoughton, Norfolk County, MA

New Haven Railroad Station, Wyman Street, Stoughton, Norfolk County, M...

Significance: Historically important in railroad history and to the growth of the town. Survey number: HABS MA-972 Building/structure dates: 1888 Initial Construction

White Pass Railroad train seventeen miles from Skagway - Frank G. Carpenter collection

White Pass Railroad train seventeen miles from Skagway - Frank G. Carp...

Title transcribed from caption accompanying item. Forms part of: Frank and Frances Carpenter collection (Library of Congress). Gift; Mrs. W. Chapin Huntington; 1951.

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

Perry Memorial Building, Second & French Streets, Erie, Erie County, PA

Perry Memorial Building, Second & French Streets, Erie, Erie County, P...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-38, FN-39, FN-40, FN-42 Survey number: HABS PA-52 Building/structure dates: 1812 Initial Construction

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

Hartsdale Railroad Station, East Hartsdale Avenue, Hartsdale, Westchester County, NY

Hartsdale Railroad Station, East Hartsdale Avenue, Hartsdale, Westches...

Public domain photograph of construction site, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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

Town of McPhee, McPhee Road, Dolores, Montezuma County, CO

Town of McPhee, McPhee Road, Dolores, Montezuma County, CO

Significance: The company town of McPhee, Colorado, owned and operated by the New Mexico Lumber Company, lasted from 1924-1948, serving as an important economic and cultural town of the Delores River Valley. Du... More

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

New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, Shaw's Cove Bridge, Spanning Shaw's Cove, New London, New London County, CT

New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, Shaw's Cove Bridge, Spanning ...

Significance: The Shaw Cove's Bridge is a forged steel rim-bearing swing bridge. It is a single-span, pin-connected Pratt through truss with thin diagonal eye-bars serving as tension members. It is significan... More

New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, Shaw's Cove Bridge, Spanning Shaw's Cove, New London, New London County, CT

New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, Shaw's Cove Bridge, Spanning ...

Significance: The Shaw Cove's Bridge is a forged steel rim-bearing swing bridge. It is a single-span, pin-connected Pratt through truss with thin diagonal eye-bars serving as tension members. It is significan... More

[Railroad tracks through desert dunes]

[Railroad tracks through desert dunes]

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[Samuel Rea, engineer and president of the Pennsylvania Railroad]

[Samuel Rea, engineer and president of the Pennsylvania Railroad]

Photograph shows head-and-shoulders portrait of Rea facing slightly left. H62513 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Alman & Co., New York City.

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Freight & Rail Yard, Long Slip Canal, New Jersey Transit Hoboken Rail Yard, Hoboken, Hudson County, NJ

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Freight & Rail Yard, Long Slip...

Significance: The Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad (DL&W) Long Slip Canal contributes to the Old Main DL&W Railroad Heritage District. Long Slip was significant for its critical role in facilitating the... More

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