Planet Earth

1906 in rail transport in the united states

100 media by topicpage 1 of 1
Rochester erie canal aqueduct panorama 1906

Rochester erie canal aqueduct panorama 1906

1906 panorama of Rochester, New York, showing the Genesee River and the Erie Canal aqueduct.

Magnolia station 1906 - A black and white photo of a small town

Magnolia station 1906 - A black and white photo of a small town

1906 image of Magnolia station in Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts, serving the Magnolia neighborhood of Gloucester

Williamsport MD - C&O Canal c1906

Williamsport MD - C&O Canal c1906

View of loading basin area of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal at Williamsport, Maryland, USA. Looking northwest (upstream). This site was the western terminus of the Western Maryland Railroad from 1873 until 1906... More

Great Western ad blotter 1906 - Steam locomotive, Public domain image

Great Western ad blotter 1906 - Steam locomotive, Public domain image

Advertising blotter for the Chicago Great Western Railroad's passenger trains. Public domain photograph of a steam locomotive, engine, train, railroad, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Danbury station 1906 postcard (2)

Danbury station 1906 postcard (2)

Undivided back postcard of Danbury station, postmarked 1906 Public domain scan of the vintage Connecticut postcard, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Train station Danbury station 1906 postcard - Public domain photograph.

Train station Danbury station 1906 postcard - Public domain photograph...

Undivided back postcard of Danbury station, postmarked 1906 Public domain scan of the vintage Connecticut postcard, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Dobbs Ferry station 1906 postcard

Dobbs Ferry station 1906 postcard

Early undivided back postcard of Dobbs Ferry station, postmarked 1906 Public domain photograph of train tracks, railroad, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

East Boston Tunnel entrance 1906 postcard

East Boston Tunnel entrance 1906 postcard

Early undivided back postcard of the Maverick Square incline, postmarked 1906

Fitchburg station 1906 postcard

Fitchburg station 1906 postcard

1906 undivided back postcard of Fitchburg station Public domain scan of the vintage Boston Massachusetts postcard, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Framingham station 1906 postcard

Framingham station 1906 postcard

1906 postcard showing the 1885-built Framingham Railroad Station Public domain photograph of train tracks, railroad, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Gales Ferry station 1906 postcard

Gales Ferry station 1906 postcard

Undivided back postcard of Gales Ferry station, postmarked 1906 Public domain scan of the vintage Connecticut postcard, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Train station Ipswich station 1906 postcard - Public domain photograph.

Train station Ipswich station 1906 postcard - Public domain photograph...

Undivided back postcard of Ipswich station, postmarked 1906 Public domain scan of the vintage Boston Massachusetts postcard, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Train station Littleton depot 1906 historic place - Public domain photograph.

Train station Littleton depot 1906 historic place - Public domain phot...

A group of locals - all male except for a young girl in the foreground - gather in front of the Littleton depot in 1906

Lynn station 1906 color postcard

Lynn station 1906 color postcard

1906 undivided back color postcard of Lynn station Public domain scan of the vintage Boston Massachusetts postcard, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Train station Lynn station postcard 1906 - Public domain photograph.

Train station Lynn station postcard 1906 - Public domain photograph.

1895-built Lynn station on a 1906 postcard Public domain scan of the vintage Boston Massachusetts postcard, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Manchester station 1906 postcard

Manchester station 1906 postcard

Early undivided back postcard of Manchester station, postmarked 1906 Public domain scan of the vintage Connecticut postcard, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Train station Marlboro station postcard 1906 - Public domain photograph.

Train station Marlboro station postcard 1906 - Public domain photograp...

1906 Postcard of the Boston & Maine's station on Marlboor, on the ex-Fitchburg Railroad Marlboro Branch

Maverick Square portal 1906 postcard

Maverick Square portal 1906 postcard

Early undivided back postcard of the Maverick Square incline, postmarked 1906

Mechanicville station 1906 postcard

Mechanicville station 1906 postcard

Undivided back postcard of Mechanicville station, postmarked 1906

Mount Tom Railroad 1906 postcard

Mount Tom Railroad 1906 postcard

1906 undivided back postcard of Mount Tom Railroad Public domain photograph of a tram car, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Train station Natick station 1906 postcard - Public domain photograph.

Train station Natick station 1906 postcard - Public domain photograph.

1906 postcard of Natick station Public domain scan of the vintage Boston Massachusetts postcard, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

North Brookfield station 1906 postcard

North Brookfield station 1906 postcard

Undivided back postcard of North Brookfield station, postmarked 1906

Northbridge station 1906 postcard

Northbridge station 1906 postcard

Early undivided back postcard of Northbridge station

Oakland ATSF station 1906 postcard

Oakland ATSF station 1906 postcard

Early undivided back postcard of Oakland station, the western terminus of the Santa Fe Railroad, postmarked 1906

Pittsfield station 1906 postcard

Pittsfield station 1906 postcard

1906 postcard of Pittsfield station with a Pittsfield Electric trolley in front

Plainfield station 1906 postcard

Plainfield station 1906 postcard

Early undivided back postcard of Plainfield station, posted in 1906 Public domain scan of the vintage Connecticut postcard, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Provincetown railroad wharf by moonlight 1906 postcard

Provincetown railroad wharf by moonlight 1906 postcard

Undivided back postcard of Provincetown railroad wharf by moonlight, postmarked 1906

Roslindale station 1906 postcard

Roslindale station 1906 postcard

Early undivided back postcard of Roslindale station Public domain scan of the vintage Boston Massachusetts postcard, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

South Acton station 1906 postcard

South Acton station 1906 postcard

1906 undivided back postcard of South Acton station Public domain scan of the vintage Boston Massachusetts postcard, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

South Georgetown station 1906 postcard

South Georgetown station 1906 postcard

1906 undivided back postcard of South Georgetown station Public domain scan of the vintage Boston Massachusetts postcard, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

South Norwalk station 1906 postcard

South Norwalk station 1906 postcard

Early divided back postcard of South Norwalk station, postmarked 1906 Public domain scan of the vintage Connecticut postcard, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

South Station and rolling bridges 1906 postcard

South Station and rolling bridges 1906 postcard

1906 undivided back postcard of South Station and the Fort Point Channel bridges

Train station Spencer station 1906 postcard - Public domain photograph.

Train station Spencer station 1906 postcard - Public domain photograph...

Early undivided back postcard of Spencer station, postmarked in 1906 Public domain photograph of train tracks, railroad, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Swan Point waiting station 1906 postcard

Swan Point waiting station 1906 postcard

Early undivided back postcard of the streetcar waiting room at Swan Point Cemetery, postmarked 1906

Thames River Bridge 1906 postcard

Thames River Bridge 1906 postcard

Early divided back postcard of the Thames River Bridge, postmarked 1906

Theodore Roosevelt speaking at Bridgeport station 1906 postcard

Theodore Roosevelt speaking at Bridgeport station 1906 postcard

Early divided back postcard of Theodore Roosevelt speaking at Bridgeport station in 1906

Train station Warren station 1906 postcard - Public domain photograph.

Train station Warren station 1906 postcard - Public domain photograph.

Undivided back postcard of Warren station, postmarked 1906

Webster station 1906 postcard - Steam locomotive, Public domain image

Webster station 1906 postcard - Steam locomotive, Public domain image

1906 postcard of Webster station Public domain photograph of a steam locomotive, engine, train, railroad, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

West Peabody station 1906 postcard

West Peabody station 1906 postcard

1906 postcard of West Peabody station Public domain photograph of train tracks, railroad, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Westbrook station 1906 postcard (2)

Westbrook station 1906 postcard (2)

Undivided back 1906 postcard of the newly built Westbrook station Public domain scan of the vintage Connecticut postcard, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Westbrook station 1906 postcard

Westbrook station 1906 postcard

Early undivided back postcard of the 1906-built Westbrook station Public domain scan of the vintage Connecticut postcard, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Hinsdale station 1906 postcard postcard

Hinsdale station 1906 postcard postcard

Undivided back postcard of Hinsdale station, postmarked 1906

Railroad cut in Noank - 1906 postcard

Railroad cut in Noank - 1906 postcard

Undivided back postcard of the railroad cut in Noank, postmarked 1906

Weston station 1906 postcard postcard

Weston station 1906 postcard postcard

Undivided back postcard of Weston station, postmarked 1906

Postcard Philadelphia PA Reading Terminal 1906

Postcard Philadelphia PA Reading Terminal 1906

Postcard picture of Reading Terminal in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; message part of postcard (at that time on the front -- or picture side -- of the card has been cropped. Cropped part caption states: "2368—Re... More

Willey Brook Bridge, White Mountains, NH

Willey Brook Bridge, White Mountains, NH

The Willey Brook Bridge, White Mountains, New Hampshire -- a Mountain Division (MCRR) train approaching Crawford Notch crosses the span, 400 feet (122 meters) long and 94 feet (29 meters) high, between Mount W... More

Potter Place Railroad Station

Potter Place Railroad Station

Potter Place Railroad Station; Andover, NH; from a 1906 postcard.

Athol station and underpass 1906 postcard

Athol station and underpass 1906 postcard

Divided back postcard of Athol Union Station and the School Street underpass, postmarked 1906. Tracks of the Northern Massachusetts Street Railway are visible.

Medfield Junction 1906 postcard
Magnolia station 1906 postcard

Magnolia station 1906 postcard

Divided back postcard of Magnolia station. The photo was taken in 1906; the postcard was made between 1907 (when divided back postcards were first made) and the 1911 postmark

Postcard Putnam CT Old Railroad Depot 1906

Postcard Putnam CT Old Railroad Depot 1906

A 1906 undivided back postcard of Putnam station, titled "The Old Depot, New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, Putnam, Connecticut". The next year, the station was replaced by a newer depot that still stands.

Copper for shipment, Houghton, Mich. 1

Copper for shipment, Houghton, Mich. 1

Copper ready for shipment in Houghton, Michigan. Public domain photograph of train tracks, railroad works, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Copper for shipment, Houghton, Mich. 2

Copper for shipment, Houghton, Mich. 2

Copper ready for shipment in Houghton, Michigan in c1906. A ship (Pere Marquette 5) is in the background and Copper Range Rail Road (CRRR) cars in the foreground.

Detroit Publishing - Suburban station, Petoskey, Mich.

Detroit Publishing - Suburban station, Petoskey, Mich.

Suburban station, Petoskey, Mich. Medium: 1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in. Reproduction Number: LC-D4-19011 (b&w glass neg.) Call Number: LC-D4-19011 <P&P> [P&P] Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photog... More

Detroit Publishing - Union Station, Louisville, Ky.

Detroit Publishing - Union Station, Louisville, Ky.

Union Station, Louisville, Ky. Medium: 1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in. Reproduction Number: LC-D401-19377 (b&w film copy neg.) Call Number: LC-D4-19377 <P&P> [P&P] Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Pho... More

Detroit Publishing - Union Station, Worcester, Massachusetts

Detroit Publishing - Union Station, Worcester, Massachusetts

1875-built Union Station in Worcester, Massachusetts, photographed in 1906. The station was torn down and replaced with the modern station 40 years later. Medium: 1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in. Reproduction N... More

Niantic station 1906 postcard

Niantic station 1906 postcard

1906 undivided back postcard of Niantic station

1906 Brockton station postcard. Photochrom print.

1906 Brockton station postcard. Photochrom print.

Brockton, Massachusetts train station on a 1906-postmarked postcard. This view looks approximately northwest; Centre Street is in the foreground.

Ashland station 1906 postcard postcard

Ashland station 1906 postcard postcard

1906 postcard of Ashland station, looking down Front Street from Main Street

Train station Ayer station 1906 postcard - Public domain photograph.

Train station Ayer station 1906 postcard - Public domain photograph.

Ayer station on a 1906 postcard. The view looks southeast; the island platform for north-south trains is at right.

Belchertown Union Station 1906 postcard

Belchertown Union Station 1906 postcard

Early undivided back postcard of the new Belchertown Union Station, postmarked 1906

Clinton Viaduct 1906 postcard postcard

Clinton Viaduct 1906 postcard postcard

1906 postcard of the Central Massachusetts Railroad viaduct over the Wachusett Dam outlet in Clinton, Massachusetts

Sanbornville station 1906 postcard

Sanbornville station 1906 postcard

Divided back postcard of Sanbornville station

Fishkill Landing 1906 postcard

Fishkill Landing 1906 postcard

Undivided back postcard of Fishkill Landing, postmarked 1906

Worcester Union Station proposal - 1906 postcard

Worcester Union Station proposal - 1906 postcard

Undivided back postcard of an early proposal for Worcester Union Station, postmarked in 1906. The station opened in 1911 with some different design elements including higher towers.

20th Century Limited Lake Shore and Michigan Southern New York Central 1906

20th Century Limited Lake Shore and Michigan Southern New York Central...

Postcard depiction of the 20th Century Limited train being pulled by a Lake Shore and Michigan Southern locomotive.

1906 plan for Somerville grade crossing eliminations

1906 plan for Somerville grade crossing eliminations

Map and profile of a 1906 plan by the Somerville city engineer to raise the Fitchburg Route to eliminate five remaining grade crossings. Dane, Webster, Medford, and Somerville were eliminated between 1908 and ... More

Clapp Street arch under construction, 1906

Clapp Street arch under construction, 1906

Clapp Street underpass under construction as part of the elimination of the Dudley Street grade crossing in 1906

Dudley Street grade crossing before elimination, 1906

Dudley Street grade crossing before elimination, 1906

Dudley Street grade crossing in 1906, shortly before elimination. The route of the temporary bypass is shown with a dotted line.

Floral display at Brattle station, 1906

Floral display at Brattle station, 1906

Floral display at Brattle station in 1906

Floral display at Hill Crossing station, 1906

Floral display at Hill Crossing station, 1906

Floral display at Hill Crossing station in 1906

Floral display at Lake Street station, 1906

Floral display at Lake Street station, 1906

Floral display at Lake Street station in 1906

North Falmouth station 1906 postcard

North Falmouth station 1906 postcard

Undivided back postcard of North Falmouth station, postmarked 1906

Photomanipulation of Clapp Street arch under construction, 1906

Photomanipulation of Clapp Street arch under construction, 1906

Photomanipulation showing the planned height of the Clapp Street underpass during elimination of the Dudley Street grade crossing in 1906

Postcards of train stations - PostcardWiltonCTSouthWiltonStation1906

Postcards of train stations - PostcardWiltonCTSouthWiltonStation1906

Postcard depicting "South Wilton Station" in Wilton, postmark 1906; the card is an "undivided-back" style postcard of a kind published between 1901 to 1907 when U.S. postal regulations demanded an entire side ... More

Retaining wall for Dudley Street grade crossing elimination, 1906

Retaining wall for Dudley Street grade crossing elimination, 1906

12-foot thick retaining wall being constructed for elimination of the Dudley Street grade crossing in 1906

Temporary station under construction at Dudley Street, December 1906

Temporary station under construction at Dudley Street, December 1906

Temporary station under construction as part of the Dudley Street grade crossing elimination project in December 1906

C. 1906 panorama

C. 1906 panorama

C. 1906 panorama of Rochester, New York

1906 New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad map

1906 New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad map

1906 map of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, including operated and controlled lines

Fountain at Norfolk (CT) station - 1906 postcard

Fountain at Norfolk (CT) station - 1906 postcard

Undivided back postcard of the fountain at Norfolk station, postmarked 1906

Summit Tunnel (Tunnel 2) being repaired and widened by workers

Summit Tunnel (Tunnel 2) being repaired and widened by workers

Summit tunnel being repaired and rebored after the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake

Erie Railroad station 1906 alt view

Erie Railroad station 1906 alt view

Erie RR station 1906, Rochester, NY

1906 Atlantic City Train Wreck - A black and white photo of people standing on a bridge

1906 Atlantic City Train Wreck - A black and white photo of people sta...

1906 Atlantic City train wreck recovery Public domain photograph of car crash, accident, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Alco 2-6-6 NYC - Steam locomotive, Public domain image

Alco 2-6-6 NYC - Steam locomotive, Public domain image

Alco-built 2-6-6 suburban tank locomotive for the New York Central & Hudson River Railroad.

Allston station 1906 postcard postcard

Allston station 1906 postcard postcard

Undivided back postcard of Allston station, postmarked 1906 Public domain scan of the vintage Boston Massachusetts postcard, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Train station Norwood Central 1906 - Public domain photograph.

Train station Norwood Central 1906 - Public domain photograph.

Norwood Central station as shown on an old postcard

PRR 2443 Bristol 1906

PRR 2443 Bristol 1906

PRR E3a class 4-4-2 2443 in Bristol, PA circa 1906.

Brooks Locomotive Works paint shop 1906

Brooks Locomotive Works paint shop 1906

Postcard photo of the pain shop at ALCO's Brooks Locomotive Works in Dunkirk, NY.

Pennsylvania Railroad first all steel coach 1906

Pennsylvania Railroad first all steel coach 1906

Photo of the first all-steel rail car of the Pennsylvania Railroad. The car was to be used in the railroad's New York tunnel.

Pennsylvania Railroad interior of first steel car 1906

Pennsylvania Railroad interior of first steel car 1906

Photo of the interior of the Pennsylvania Railroad's first all steel coach.

Postcards of train stations - Attleboro 1906

Postcards of train stations - Attleboro 1906

Original Attleboro, Massachusetts station on a May 1906 postcard. The station was replaced by the modern building later that year.

Oregon Short Line locomotive number 877

Oregon Short Line locomotive number 877

Oregon Short Line #877, circa 1906 Public domain photograph of a steam locomotive, engine, train, railroad, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Electric traction for railway trains; a book for students, electrical and mechanical engineers, superintendents of motive power and others (1911) (14758763135)

Electric traction for railway trains; a book for students, electrical ...

Identifier: electrictraction00burc (find matches) Title: Electric traction for railway trains; a book for students, electrical and mechanical engineers, superintendents of motive power and others .. Year: 191... More

1906 earthquake train - Steam locomotive, Public domain image

1906 earthquake train - Steam locomotive, Public domain image

A Train thrown down by the San Francisco earthquake of April 18, 1906. The train was standing on a siding. Beyond are the buildings of the Point Reyes Hotel, and at the extreme right the ruin of a stone sto... More

Broadway near Hanover station - 1906 postcard

Broadway near Hanover station - 1906 postcard

Undivided back postcard of Broadway at Hanover station, postmarked 1906

Athol station 1906 postcard postcard

Athol station 1906 postcard postcard

Undivided back postcard of Athol Union Station, postmarked 1906

Marion station 1906 postcard postcard

Marion station 1906 postcard postcard

Undivided back postcard of Marion station, postmarked 1906

Norwood Central station, 1906

Norwood Central station, 1906

Norwood Central station in 1906, with the New Haven Railroad (ex-NY&NE) locomotive shops at right

Prairie locomotive - Steam locomotive, Public domain image

Prairie locomotive - Steam locomotive, Public domain image

Picryl description: Public domain image of a locomotive, train, railroad, railway, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Franklin depot 1905

Franklin depot 1905

Franklin, Massachusetts depot in 1905. It was later replaced by a newer building which still stands.