East Broad Top Railroad & Coal Company, State Route 994, West of U.S. ...
Significance: One of the last narrow-gauge steam railroads in the United States, the EBT shop complex at Rockhill Furnace contains an intact machine shop, blacksmith shop, foundry, turntable and roundhouse, as ... More
East Broad Top Railroad & Coal Company, State Route 994, West of U.S. ...
Significance: One of the last narrow-gauge steam railroads in the United States, the EBT shop complex at Rockhill Furnace contains an intact machine shop, blacksmith shop, foundry, turntable and roundhouse, as ... More
Duluth, Minnesota. Cityscape photograph
Public domain image of a train station in Boston, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
Duluth, Minnesota. Cityscape photograph
Public domain image of a train station in Boston, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
Southern Pacific-Cotton Belt, Freight Agents Office, Union Pacific Mil...
Significance: Located on the south side of Harlingen, Texas, the Southern Pacific (SP) Railroad's Freight Agent's Office is a one-story stucco building with a Spanish tile roof. Designed as a vernacular inter... More
Logan Overpass, Spanning Montana Rail Link at Montana Secondary Highwa...
Significance: It is a reinforced concrete T-beam structure that was constructed as part of a federal program to construct railroad overpasses at high traffic, at-grade railroad crossings on Federal Aid highways... More
Northeast Railroad Corridor, Amtrak Route between New Jersey/New York ...
Survey number: HAER NY-121 Public domain photograph - New York City, downtown, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Northeast Railroad Corridor, Amtrak Route between New Jersey/New York ...
Survey number: HAER NY-121 Public domain photograph - New York City, downtown, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad, Cajon Subdivision, Structure No...
Significance: The railroad through Cajon Pass provides a link between the greater Los Angeles area and distant markets. In 1998, the California State Historic Preservation Office determined the historic route o... More
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad, Cajon Subdivision, Structure No...
Significance: The railroad through Cajon Pass provides a link between the greater Los Angeles area and distant markets. In 1998, the California State Historic Preservation Office determined the historic route o... More
Colorado & Southern Railway Denver Roundhouse Complex, Seventh Street,...
Significance: The complex is a significant property associated with the history of railroading in Colorado. It represents the last of Denver's once numerous roundhouses, and includes one of the few remaining ex... More
Colorado & Southern Railway Denver Roundhouse Complex, Seventh Street,...
Significance: The complex is a significant property associated with the history of railroading in Colorado. It represents the last of Denver's once numerous roundhouses, and includes one of the few remaining ex... More
Promontory Route Railroad Trestles, Trestle 788B, 11 miles west of Cor...
Significance: This trestle is one of many remaining Promontory Route railroad trestles which were originally part of the first transcontinental railroad route across the United States. These trestles represent... More
Promontory Route Railroad Trestles, Trestle 791B, 11 miles west of Cor...
Significance: This trestle is one of many remaining Promontory Route railroad trestles which were originally part of the first transcontinental railroad route across the United States. These trestles represent... More
Promontory Route Railroad Trestles, Trestle 791B, 11 miles west of Cor...
Significance: This trestle is one of many remaining Promontory Route railroad trestles which were originally part of the first transcontinental railroad route across the United States. These trestles represent... More
La Crosse, Ind., 1915 panoramic photo
Public domain image of a train station in Boston, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
Warrenton Junction, Col. Blaisdells-Hd. Qtrs.
Title inscribed lower right. Inscribed lower right: for house turn over. Stencil in black ink upper right: 5. Inscribed on verso: Warrenton Junction: 4. Formerly Waud no. B-9. Published in: Harper's Weekly, Dec... More
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad, Cajon Subdivision, Structure No...
Significance: The railroad through Cajon Pass provides a link between the greater Los Angeles area and distant markets. In 1998, the California State Historic Preservation Office determined the historic route o... More
New Castle & Frenchtown Railroad, New Castle, New Castle County, DE
Significance: This was the first railroad chartered by Delaware, and one of the earliest operating lines in the U.S. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-11 Survey number: HAER DE-18 ... More
New Castle & Frenchtown Railroad, New Castle, New Castle County, DE
Significance: This was the first railroad chartered by Delaware, and one of the earliest operating lines in the U.S. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-11 Survey number: HAER DE-18 ... More
Erie Railway, Delaware Division, Bridge 189.46, Spanning Starucca Cree...
Significance: The Starrucca Viaduct was built by the Erie Railway in 1848, under the supervision of the engineers J.P. Kirkwood and J.W. Adams, and has been recognized, from the time of its construction, as one... More
Lynn Avenue Bridge, Spanning Conrail & Philadelphia, Bethlehem & New E...
Survey number: HAER PA-425 Building/structure dates: 1927-1928 Initial Construction
Oregon Electric Railway Westside Corridor, Hillsboro Extension, Betwee...
Significance: The Oregon Electric Railway was important to the initial growth of Beaverton as a suburb of Portland and as a passenger and freight transportation link between Portland and the central Tualatin Va... More
Oregon Electric Railway Westside Corridor, Hillsboro Extension, Betwee...
Significance: The Oregon Electric Railway was important to the initial growth of Beaverton as a suburb of Portland and as a passenger and freight transportation link between Portland and the central Tualatin Va... More
Man and dogs on rail cart trip from Shelton to Nome
Photo shows Walter W. Johnson, a mining engineer and designer of gold and tin dredges, who traveled around the Seward Peninsula on the family "pupmobile" and on horseback. Johnson wrote on the back of his copy ... More
Camas Prairie Railroad, Second Subdivision, From Spalding in Nez Perce...
Significance: It retains 6 of its original 7 tunnels and 44 of its more than 50 original bridges and trestles. These structures enabled the tracks to rise from a starting elevation of approximately 800' by the ... More
Camas Prairie Railroad, Second Subdivision, From Spalding in Nez Perce...
Significance: It retains 6 of its original 7 tunnels and 44 of its more than 50 original bridges and trestles. These structures enabled the tracks to rise from a starting elevation of approximately 800' by the ... More
Camas Prairie Railroad, Second Subdivision, From Spalding in Nez Perce...
Significance: It retains 6 of its original 7 tunnels and 44 of its more than 50 original bridges and trestles. These structures enabled the tracks to rise from a starting elevation of approximately 800' by the ... More
Camas Prairie Railroad, Second Subdivision, From Spalding in Nez Perce...
Significance: It retains 6 of its original 7 tunnels and 44 of its more than 50 original bridges and trestles. These structures enabled the tracks to rise from a starting elevation of approximately 800' by the ... More
Camas Prairie Railroad, Second Subdivision, From Spalding in Nez Perce...
Significance: It retains 6 of its original 7 tunnels and 44 of its more than 50 original bridges and trestles. These structures enabled the tracks to rise from a starting elevation of approximately 800' by the ... More
Kelly-Springfield Tire Plant, Factory Building, 701 Kelly Road, Cumber...
Significance: The Factory Building forms the nucleus of the Kelly-Springfield Tire Plant, an historically significant industrial complex in Allegany County. The facility was in operation from 1921 until 1987, ... More
Northeast Railroad Corridor, Amtrak route between Delaware-Pennsylvani...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Cincinnati Union Terminal, 1301 Western Avenue, Cincinnati, Hamilton C...
Significance: The Cincinnati Union Terminal represents a complete break from the neo-classical style so prevalent among earlier railroad stations in this country. The Terminal is unique and monumental manifesta... More
Cincinnati Union Terminal, 1301 Western Avenue, Cincinnati, Hamilton C...
Significance: The Cincinnati Union Terminal represents a complete break from the neo-classical style so prevalent among earlier railroad stations in this country. The Terminal is unique and monumental manifesta... More
Quincy Mining Company, Hancock, Houghton County, MI
Significance: Quincy was Michigan's second largest copper producer, and one of national and international importance. The mine was extremely long-lived and profitable. Unprocessed Field note material exists f... More
Yakima Valley Transportation Company Interurban Railroad, Connecting t...
Significance: The Yakima Valley Transportation Company is one of the country's last intact, authentic electric interurban railroads. It owns the oldest, regularly-operating locomotives (75 years old) in conjun... More
Pennsylvania Railroad, West Philadelphia Elevated, Parallel to Schuylk...
See also HAER PA-71 for related documentation. Includes photographs. Significance: The West Philadelphia Elevated, part of the Pennsylvania Railroad's program to separate passenger and freight traffic, includes... More
Promontory Route Railroad Trestles, S.P. Trestle 779.91, One mile sout...
Significance: After its completion in 1869, the Transcontinental Railroad Line required continuous repair and rebuilding. The Southern Pacific Railroad Trestle #1, located on the Engineer Mountain grade west of... More
Promontory Route Railroad Trestles, S.P. Trestle 779.91, One mile sout...
Significance: After its completion in 1869, the Transcontinental Railroad Line required continuous repair and rebuilding. The Southern Pacific Railroad Trestle #1, located on the Engineer Mountain grade west of... More
Providence & Worcester Railroad, Freight House, Canal Street, Providen...
Significance: The freight house was part of one of the first major railroad stations in America. It was also one of the first structures built in the Romanesque style and one of the only surviving structures o... More
Providence & Worcester Railroad, Freight House, Canal Street, Providen...
Significance: The freight house was part of one of the first major railroad stations in America. It was also one of the first structures built in the Romanesque style and one of the only surviving structures o... More
Providence & Worcester Railroad, Freight House, Canal Street, Providen...
Significance: The freight house was part of one of the first major railroad stations in America. It was also one of the first structures built in the Romanesque style and one of the only surviving structures o... More
Grand Canyon Village Utilities, Grand Canyon National Park, Grand Cany...
Significance: The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company (ATSF) was largely responsible for the development of Grand Canyon Village throughout the first half of the twentieth century. The railroad company... More
Grand Canyon Village Utilities, Grand Canyon National Park, Grand Cany...
Significance: The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company (ATSF) was largely responsible for the development of Grand Canyon Village throughout the first half of the twentieth century. The railroad company... More
Grand Canyon Village Utilities, Grand Canyon National Park, Grand Cany...
Significance: The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company (ATSF) was largely responsible for the development of Grand Canyon Village throughout the first half of the twentieth century. The railroad company... More
Erie Railway, Salamanca Turntable, Atlantic Street, Salamanca, Cattara...
Picryl description: Public domain image of railroad tracks, train car, railway, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Dansville, N.Y. - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.
Picryl description: Public domain image of railroad tracks, railway, train car, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Dansville, N.Y. - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.
Public domain photograph - panorama, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
National Park Seminary, Chateau Causeways, Between Linden Lane & Beach...
Significance: The causeways' design echoed the forms of Main. The design is vaguely Gothic. It is another fantasyland-like feature on the campus. Its rather large girth and length made it a prominent part of... More
Village in mountain gap, train running on tracks on the left, building...
Inscribed in pencil on left: 1855. Stamped on verso: From the file of James F. Queen artist, 1824-1889. (DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Library of Congress. Forms part of: D... More
Notice. Great Western and Michigan central railroads! The only route v...
Transportatio. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 177, Folder 35.
Indiana, Illinois, Missouri & Iowa with parts of adjoining states.
Scale 1:1,267,200; 20 statute miles to an in. Hand colored. Shows railroads and indicates mileage between stations and state, county, and township boundaries. LC Railroad maps, 121 Available also through the Li... More
View of Easton, (from Phillipsburg Rock) ambrotype of H.P. Osborn, Bet...
Print shows a bird's-eye view of Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, with a river on the left, canal, railroads and bridges at center, and the community in the background. Caption continues: showing part... More
Outskirts of Alexandria, Virginia - A black and white photo of a train...
No. B1216. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites ... More
Railroad train crossing Potomac Creek bridge
Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.1.208) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.
Map showing route taken by U.S. prisoners of war, Feby. 1864, when sen...
Depicts railroad lines from Raleigh, N.C., through South Carolina and Georgia, highlighting in purple ink the particular train route Sneden took as a prisoner. NOTE: Researchers will be served a color photocop... More
Map showing the Houston & Texas Central Railroad and its connections, ...
Part of southwestern United States showing relief by hachures, drainage, cities and towns, counties, and the railroad network with emphasis on the main line. Scale ca. 1:3,200,000. LC Railroad maps, 429 Descrip... More
[Page of advertisements and a cartoon from Frank Leslie's illustrated ...
Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, v. 28 (1869 June 4), p. 192.
Map of the state of Texas showing the line and lands of the Texas and ...
Shows relief by hachures, drainages, cities and towns, counties, railroads, and the land grant. Scale ca. 1:2,150,000. LC Railroad maps, 578 Description derived from published bibliography. Inset: Map showing t... More
Map of the Denver and Rio Grande Railway and connections.
Map of western Colorado and New Mexico showing relief by hachures, drainage, cities and towns, counties, mineral areas, roads, and railroads. Includes completed and proposed lines. General information for touri... More
Brooklyn. Historic map, Library of Congress
Street map of Brooklyn published for Advertising Bureau, Brooklyn City Rail Road Company. Overprinted in brown to show "Twelve Routes, 42 miles of Streets and Avenues Traversed by Cars, all Starting from Fulton... More
Map of the state of Nebraska showing the lands of the Burlington & Mis...
Land grant map showing drainage, cities and towns, townships, transportation network and main railroads in heavy lines. Scale ca. 1:1,000,000. LC Railroad maps, 353 Description derived from published bibliograp... More
High bridge near Buena Vista - Public domain image. Dry plate negative...
Picryl description: Public domain image of railroad tracks, railway, train car, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Locomotive Bridge at Crucitas, Public domain image
Picryl description: Public domain image of a locomotive, train tracks, rail transportation, railroad, railway, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Lake Michigamme - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.
Public domain image of a train station in Boston, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
Tampa pier, the Olivette at her landing
Public domain image of a train station in Boston, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
Map showing the route and connections of the Memphis and New Orleans R...
Gulf states showing drainage, cities and towns, counties, and the railroad network, with emphasis on the main line. 14665 U.S. Copyright Office Scale 1:1,267,200. LC Railroad maps, 458 Description derived from ... More
New map of the Union Pacific Railway, the short, quick and safe line t...
County map of the United States showing relief by hachures, drainage, cities and towns, and the railroad network with emphasis on the main line. Scenic illustrations border the map. Scale ca. 1:4,000,000. Acros... More
[Doctor's Rocks on the Laurel, West Virginia]
Public domain photograph - historical image of West Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Central Railroad and Volcano de Agua, Guatemala] - Frank G. Carpenter...
Train on tracks, volcano in background. Frank and Frances Carpenter Collection (Library of Congress).
[Guadalupe near Zacatecas, Mexico]
Photo shows locomotive number 57 of the Mexican Central Railway, at Guadalupe, Zacatecas station, ca. 1887. (Source: Roberto Duarte, 2012)
Spanning the water, William Henry Jackson photograph
"Detroit Photographic Co.", "320" and "01849" on negative. Commissioned by Western Maryland Railroad. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 01849. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
Cranberry Summit - Mammoth Plate Photograph, mammoth plate negative
Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Bridge over the Susquehanna, Philadelphia. Div.
Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[The Connoquenessing, near Frisco], mammoth plate negative
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The fastest time on record - Public domain portrait drawing
Photograph shows a train running under full steam. 60344Z U.S. Copyright Office. Photo'd by A.P. Yates, Syracuse, N.Y., May 10, 1893, when Engine 999 drawing the Empire State Express train, made the record of 1... More
Elevated railroad - Coenties' Slip, N.Y.
Photo copyrighted by J.S. Johnson, N.Y. No. 3012. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Ele. rr NY NYC 1894; Photog. I.; NY NYC Views 1894; NY NYC Transit sys.; Geo... More
View of mountains from East Bengal Railway
Photographic print made by LC from Jackson's vintage glass negative. Gift; Colorado Historical Society; 1949. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Commission photograph colle... More
Mountains near Adams Peak from railway tracks
Similar to photograph in Lot 11948 from negative LC-D4271-212. Gift; William P. Meeker; 1971. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Commission photograph collection (Library o... More
Early years, snapshots, 1896-1898. Railroad scenes VI-A
Image of Near Tuxedo a photomechanical print. Images listed from upper left, clockwise. In album: Early years, snapshots, 1896-1898, p. [41]. Titles devised.
Early years, snapshots, 1896-1898. Railroad scenes III
Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Boston & Maine Railroad and connections.
Map of New England and part of Canada showing relief by hachures, major drainage, cities and towns, state boundaries, and the railroad network with main lines emphasized. Scale ca. 1:1,000,000. LC Railroad maps... More
The Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe railroad system, 1899.
Map of the Western United States from Chicago to the Pacific coast, roads and railroads are named. Scale ca. 1:3,500,000. LC Railroad maps, 325 Description derived from published bibliography. Includes drainage... More
North Coast Limited, N. P. Ry. - Steam locomotive, Public domain image
Train of the Northern Pacific Railway Co. D11086 U.S. Copyright Office. George M. Weister, Portland, Oregon. No. 2.
Summit cut, Green Mountains - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.
Picryl description: Public domain image of railroad tracks, railway, train car, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Chicago Special, Burlington Route, Colorado view, photochrome print po...
Detroit Publishing Co., no. 80116. Copyright deposit. State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
Railroad station, Alaska - Frank G. Carpenter collection
Title transcribed from caption accompanying item. Forms part of: Frank and Frances Carpenter collection (Library of Congress). Gift; Mrs. W. Chapin Huntington; 1951.
South Carolina railroads. Historic map, Library of Congress
Map overprinted in red to show railroads by number coded to list. Scale 1:760,320. LC Railroad maps, 301 Description derived from published bibliography. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site ... More
[Railroad train] - Steam locomotive, Public domain image
Picryl description: Public domain image of a locomotive, train cars, railroad tracks, railway, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
St. Peter's dome, Colorado, C.S. & C.C. [i.e. Colorado Springs & Cripp...
Public domain photograph of a mountain pass, mountains, nature, mountain range, view, landscape, rocks, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
Cathedral Park, Colorado view, photochrome print postcard.
Copyright 1901 by Detroit Photographic Co. Title on inventory list: Cathedral Park. Detroit Publishing Co. no. "53143". Forms part of: Photochrom Print Collection. More information about the Photochrom Print C... More
Battery Park-extreme southern part of Manhattan Island-Elevated Railwa...
H14666 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright 1902 by Underwood & Underwood. On mount: Works and Studios, Arlington, N.J., Littleton, N.H., Washington, D.C. No. 2.
On the Oregon "Short Line," Columbia River
View of train crossing bridge. No. 13559. Copyright by B.L. Singley.
The peacemaker at work - Drawing. Public domain image.
"The railroads" on vest of man with bat; "rebates" on bat; Roosevelt with dove and olive branch in center. "No extra session, peace" on wall. Title on verso. (DLC/PP-1932:0042). Forms part of: Cabinet of Americ... More
Union Pacific McKeene railroad car at the depot at Kearney, Nebraska.
original size: 6x8 Public domain photograph of a locomotive, train car, railroad trucks, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Excursion logging train, Harbor Springs, Mich.
Public domain photograph of a steam locomotive, train car, railroad, railway, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship hull, port, harbor, ...
Public domain image with Picryl description as title Public domain photograph of shipyard, ship docks, harbor, port, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Indiana Steel Co. Mills #2, Gary, Ind.
J145664 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Haines Photo Co.; September 21, 1910. Copyright claimant's address: Conneaut, O.
Looking toward City Hall - 3d Ave. "L"
Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
View of Providence harbor & the four bridges
J147832 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Archibald F. Ellis; November 5, 1910.