C & NW RR; locomotives in the roundhouse at Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill...
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[Early steam locomotive with toothed "propelling wheel" which gripped ...
Illus. in: The monthly magazine. [London : Printed for R. Phillips], 1814 June 1. Published in: The tradition of technology : Landmarks of Western technology ... / Leonard C. Bruno. Washington, D.C. : Library ... More
[Rear and side view of George Stephenson's steam locomotive and railro...
Illus. in: Reports on canals, railways, roads, and other subjects, made to "The Pennsylvania Society for the Promotion of Internal Improvement" / By William Strickland ... while engaged in the service of the s... More
Fairlie Engine. Museum of New Zealand collection
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Fell Engine, Rimutaka Incline, New Zealand / Burton Brothers Studio
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The Largest Engine on the Rimutaka, New Zealand / Burton Brothers Stud...
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Mt. Washington Railway engine, "Tiptop", Sterescope Card, Boston Publi...
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Engine on the summit of Mount Washington
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Locomotive engine. Book illustration from Library of Congress
Photograph shows locomotive engine on display. Salted paper photoprint by Claude-Marie Ferrier or Hugh Owen. Illus. in: Reports by the Juries, London, Spicer Brothers, 1852, v. 2, frontis.
Engine, J.H. Devereux, Alexandria (Andrew J. Russel)
Photograph shows the ornately decorated locomotive J.H. Devereux, of the United States Military Railroad with two crew members on board outside the roundhouse at the Alexandria station. Published in: Civil War... More
Locomotive and tender, Great Western Railway, Canada
Photograph shows the locomotive "Spitfire" and tender. Attributed to London Stereoscopic Co., based on label on the back of the stereo. No. 211.
Station, Reefton - Muir & Moodie, New Zealand
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First locomotive to cross Allegheny Mountains
Photograph shows a group of passengers, including a woman, sitting and standing at the front of a Sandusky locomotive. LC 1391. Published in: Pioneer Women / Linda Peavy and Ursual Smith (1998), p. 24.
["General Haupt" locomotive, used by General Herman Haupt during the C...
Photograph shows the "Gen. Haupt" locomotive and five men posed inside the car and outside near the railroad tracks.
"General Haupt" locomotive, used by General Herman Haupt during the Ci...
Photograph shows the "Gen. Haupt" locomotive and five men posed inside the car and outside near the railroad tracks. Title from Prints and Photographs accessions record. Letter relating the history of the locom... More
Engine "General Haupt," Alexandria, 1863 (Andrew J. Russel)
Photograph shows wood burning locomotive "Gen. Haupt" named for Herman Haupt, chief of Construction and Transportation, in front of the roundhouse at the Alexandria station. No. 232.
Engine "E.M. Stanton," Alexandria, July 1864 (Andrew J. Russel)
Photograph shows the locomotive "E.M. Stanton," built in 1862 and named for the secretary of war, on a turntable at the Alexandria railroad station. No. 239.
Engine W. H. Whiton, and President's car, Alexandria, January,1865
Photograph shows a United States Military Railroad locomotive, W.H. Whiton, and the president's rail car, later used as Lincoln's funeral car. Published in: Russell's Civil War photographs : 116 historic print... More
[Close up view of front of locomotive, showing light, smoke stack and ...
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Petites constructions. Locomotive et tender / Imagerie d'Épinal.
Print showing cutout designs for a steam locomotive and coal car with figures for the engineer and coal tender. Also shows the completed design for the small-scale construction paper cutout. Imagerie d'Épinal, no. 1204.
The "best friend," the first locomotive built in the United States for...
Illustration showing people on first excursion trip of the South Carolina Railroad, 15th January 1831; it was built at the West Point Foundery Shops in New York City. Illus. in: The history of the first locomot... More
[Composite of four railroad trains]
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Arrival of the first locomotive in Arizona
Stereograph showing men posing on and near a locomotive, probably in Yuma, Arizona. Written in pen on back of mount: Fort Yuma, Cal. on bluff in background. "Descriptive views of the American Continent" printed... More
Old "31" the Pioneer engine of Arizona
Stereograph showing men posing on and near a locomotive, probably in Yuma, Arizona. Written in pen on back of mount: Yuma, Ariz., Fort Yuma, Cal. on bluff in background. "Descriptive views of the American Conti... More
Christmas Creek, Otago Central Railway, New Zealand / Burton Brothers ...
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[Engines 4704 and 4051 of the L.S. and M.S. railroad]
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[Mexican Central Railway train at station, Mexico]
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Engines 4704 and 4051 of the L.S. and M.S. railroad
Title devised. Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad. No Detroit Publishing Co. no. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
Twentieth Century Limited - Mammoth Plate Photograph
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Mexican Central Railway train at station, Mexico
Title devised by cataloger. Attribution based on negatives with similar numbers. On train: Central Mexicano. "S S" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 30155. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
Tracey sic, Minn., engine of the South Dakota division
"65" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 04541. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
Tunnel 8, Temasopa [sic] Canon - Steam locomotive, Public domain image
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Jupiter & Lake Worth R.R. - Steam locomotive, Public domain image
Public domain photograph of a steam locomotive, train car, railroad, railway, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Tracey [sic], Minn., engine of the South Dakota division
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First through train from Houston, Texas, to New Orleans, Louisiana, up...
Photograph shows crowd gathered around train running through the center of town.
New York City--Flower-show, in aid of the German and Orthopedic Hospit...
Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, v. 60 (1885 March 21), pp. 80-81.
N.Y. Central and Hudson River Railroad wreck at Batavia, N.Y., Feb. 18...
Photograph shows a railroad locomotive sitting on top of another locomotive. 8263 U.S. Copyright Office.
Burlington engine number 120, the first train into Broken Bow, Nebrask...
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Burlington engine number 7, said to be the first passenger train into ...
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[The Brighton Beach Hotel, Brooklyn, N.Y., being moved away from beach...
Hotel moved using flatcars on 20 railroad tracks, pulled by locomotives. Title derived from P&P catalog card for corresponding copy negative. Source unknown..
011/001.419--Lake Erie, Alliance & Wheeling Railroad Locomotives
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011/001.423--Lake Superior & Ishpeming Railroad Locomotives
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Inspection engine, D.L. & W - Steam locomotive, Public domain image
"Ext" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 032071. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
011/001.214--Cleveland, Tuscarawas Valley & Wheeling Railroad Locomoti...
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Below Hunlocks i.e. Hunlock, Pa
Date based on Detroit, Catalogue J (1901). Detroit Publishing Co. no. 012213. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
Floridia. Southern R.R., Punta Gorda, Florida
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Group of Lackawanna freight engines
Date and locale based on Detroit, Catalogue J (1901). Detroit Publishing Co. no. 011617. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
011/001.213--Cleveland, Lorain & Wheeling Railroad Locomotives
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Group of Lackawanna freight engines
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Below Hunlocks [i.e. Hunlock], Pennsylvania
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Inspection engine, D.L. & W. - Steam locomotive, Public domain image
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Old aqueduct at Queretaro, Mexico, mammoth plate negative
"Detroit Photographic Co." and "01127" on negative. Probably commissioned by Mexican Central Railway, 1891. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 01127. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
Old aqueduct at Queretaro, Mexico, mammoth plate negative
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Seventeen mile grade near Everet's, mammoth plate negative
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Seventeen mile grade near Everet's, mammoth plate negative
"W.H. Jackson & Co., Denver.", "01722" and "38" on negative. Commissioned by Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 01722. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
The original "John Bull" - Steam locomotive, Public domain image
Locomotive of Camden & Amboy Railroad Company. 19065Y U.S. Copyright Office. Original file in PR 12 SSF - Railroads Companies Camden & Amboy 1830.
They can't hold up this train! / C.J. Taylor.
Print shows President Cleveland as a railroad engineer driving a locomotive labeled "Administration R.R." that is roaring out of a tunnel labeled "Business Depression Tunnel", and knocking out of the way legisl... More
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
Double tracks and tanks (N. Y. & L. B. R. R.) near Long Branch, N. J. ...
Photograph shows train moving along track; water coming from underneath train. Copyright 1894 by F. W. Blauvelt, N. Y.
Rail bridge, South of Picton - Muir & Moodie, New Zealand
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Pacific Express, Chicago and North Western Ry.
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First train into Sargent, Custer County, Nebraska.
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[Greymouth Railway Station] - Muir & Moodie, New Zealand
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Railroad engineer oiling up before the start
Title from jacket. Cf. negative D4-17222. Negative cracked from lower right corner. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 033378. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
Locomotive number 501 and tender, Chicago & Alton railroad
Title devised. "46045 special" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
Railroad engineer oiling up before the start
Title from jacket. Cf. negative D4-17222. Negative cracked upper left corner and taped. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 033377. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
New railroad, Chugiak Anchorage Alaska
Public domain photograph of a steam locomotive, train car, railroad, railway, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Frank E. Downs. Trip to Nome, Alaska, May to Sept. 1900: Dog team; Dog...
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Track elevating at road crossing, Joliet, Ill
Jacket title: Chicago and Alton Railroad, track elevation at road crossing. "80" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 042361. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
[Chicago and Alton Railroad, engine]
Picryl description: Public domain image of a locomotive, train tracks, rail transportation, railroad, railway, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
[Empire State Express, Utica, N.Y.]
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[Railroad engineer oiling up before the start]
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Railroad, Chugiak Anchorage 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.
[Railroad engineer oiling up before the start]
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The head guard on the South Eastern Railway, 1885--The engine is one o...
Two men on locomotive and conductor(?), with left arm stretched outward, at car in foreground, London. Probably by John Thomson, F.R.G.S.
[Crowd at railroad station, Sylvan Beach, New York]
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The fastest train in the world. N. Y. C. & H. R. R. R. Empire State Ex...
Photograph shows N. Y. C. & H. R. train speeding along railroad track with black smoke billowing from smoke stack. Copyright 1900 by Geo. A. Dressel, Buffalo, N. Y.
Peter Cooper's Tom Thumb - Steam locomotive, Public domain image
Train built ca. 1829, on Baltimore & Ohio R.R. From Bureau of Public Roads, Department of Commerce. No. 33386.
The first engine and train in America
DeWitt Clinton train (1831) exhibited on railroad flat car to spectators. Copyright by R.Y. Young.
[Locomotive number 501 and tender, Chicago & Alton railroad]
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[Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railway locomotive]
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Engine, locomotive, 1500 h.p., Ste. Claire [i.e. St. Clair] tunnel, Po...
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Empire State Express, Utica, N.Y.
Title from jacket. "H 212" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 039279. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
Chicago and Alton Railroad, engine
Title from jacket. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 042213. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
Presidential train--President McKinley and cabinet enroute through the...
McKinley and others beside flag-bedecked locomotive. 3430 U.S. Copyright Office.
Steaming to Lancaster, Lancaster, Massachusetts
Here, an old steam-powered locomotive heads to an unknown destination somewhere in the Lancaster area around 1900. The Worcester and Nashua Railroad, which came to Lancaster in 1849, made the town more accessib... More
New Mallet articulated compound engine on the Santa Fe
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Electric locomotive, N.Y.C. R.R. [New York Central Railroad]
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Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railway locomotive
Title devised by cataloger. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 040124. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
Track elevating at road crossing, Joliet, Ill.
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Affectionate labor of fair hands to honor President McKinley--Presiden...
Public domain photograph of a steam locomotive, train car, railroad, railway, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Steam logging in Washington / Kelso, photo.
Men using locomotive to move large logs. H19303 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyrighted 1902 by T.M. Kelso, Reynolds, Wash. No. 78.
[Locomotive on the Mesabi Range in northeast Minnesota, 1903]
Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection. Printed in 1964 by LC Photoduplication Service from a negative by Frances Benjamin Johnston (negative destroyed).
Railway Station, Gore - Muir & Moodie, New Zealand
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Ross - Hokitika Railway Bridge - Muir & Moodie, New Zealand
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Repairing locomotives, Penn. R.R. shops, Altoona, Pennsylvania--engine...
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Locomotive building #2 - Waldon Fawcett photograph
Photograph shows men working on locomotive for Central de Guatemala in machine shop. Copyright 1904 by Waldon Fawcett.
Oiling up before the start - Steam locomotive, Public domain image
Public domain photograph of a steam locomotive, train car, railroad, railway, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Oiling up before the start - Steam locomotive, Public domain image
Detroit Publishing Co. no. 017223. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
This planet. Camden & Amboy Railroad 1834
G24445 U.S. Copyright Office. General information about the Popular and Applied Graphic Art print materials is available at: loc.gov Title information compiled by Junior Fellows, 2005-2017. Klackner, C., copyri... More