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North Western Rail Road Bridge over Chippewa River

Date: 1905
Description: A day passenger train crossing the high North Western railroad bridge over the Chippewa River. Railroad tracks are along the shoreline in the foreground.
Photograph

Railroad Depot

Date: 1967
Description: Railroad Depot. North Freedom is the home of the Mid-Continent Railway Museum which operates excursion tours on a steam railroad.
Photograph

Chicago and North Western Railway

Date: 1915
Description: Advertisement reads: "Castle-Pierce Printing Company" and "Jan. 1915". At bottom it reads: "Oshkosh, Wisconsin". Text on right reads: "North Station C. & N...
Postcard

Kiddie Train at the Vilas Park Zoo

Date: 1960
Description: Colorful locomotive pulling several cars full of children at the Vilas Park Zoo (Henry Vilas Zoo). Although referred to as the "Kiddie Train," the caption ...
Book or Pamphlet

Morrisdale Coal Company's Shaft

Date: 
Description: A view of the Morrisdale Coal Company's shaft showing surface buildings before the fire of December 15, 1899.
Postcard

Log Train, Drummond, Wis.

Date: 1920
Description: View across snowy ground towards a steam-belching train engine on the right pulling flatbeds of stacked logs near a forest of tall pines. Caption reads: "L...
Photograph

The Locomotive "Beloit"

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Description: The wood-burning locomotive "Beloit."
Postcard

C. M. and St. Paul Depot

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Description: Hand-colored view across railroad tracks towards a train depot, with passengers gathered on the platform awaiting an arriving train. Horse-drawn wagons and...
Postcard

C. & N.W. Railway Depot

Date: 1909
Description: Hand-colored view of the train depot with a passenger train on the tracks and passengers on the platform. Caption reads: "C. & N.W. Railway Depot, Fort Atk...
Postcard

National Railroad Museum

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Description: Color postcard of the Sumter and Choctaw R.R., Mikado Type Locomotive, freight cars and Milwaukee Road caboose.
Postcard

National Railroad Museum; Dwight D. Eisenhower Locomotive #60008

Date: 1964
Description: Color postcard of a green customized locomotive. Text on reverse reads: "Famous Dwight D. Eisenhower Locomotive #60008. Built in London and N.E.R.R. in ...
Postcard

Omaha Depot and Park

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Description: View across railroad tracks towards the Hayward Depot, with a train approaching. Several people are on the platform.
Postcard

Railroad Station

Date: 1910
Description: View down a set of two railroad tracks towards the Mauston Railroad Station on the right, and an approaching train on the left set of tracks. Workers and p...
Postcard

"The Old Way" & the New Way of Hauling Logs to Mill

Date: 
Description: View towards a train hauling many flatbed cars of logs. There is an inset photograph of a person on top of a stack of logs on a sleigh being pulled by an o...
Postcard

Tunnel No. 2

Date: 07 26 1909
Description: Text on front reads: "Tunnel No. 2, Norwalk, Wis." A locomotive is coming through a short tunnel, the sky can be seen on the other side. The entrance to th...
Postcard

West of the City

Date: 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "West of the City, Sheboygan, Wis." A view of the city looking towards the lake, with a locomotive on the right rounding the bend and ...
Postcard

Chicago & North Western Depot

Date: 09 14 1912
Description: Text on front reads: "C. & N. W. Depot. Sheboygan, Wis." The Chicago & North Western railroad depot, built of brick in 1906. A train is stopped, pedestrian...
Postcard

Riverside & Great Northern Railway

Date: 07 07 1970
Description: Text on reverse reads: "Riverside & Great Northern Railway. R. & G.N. Ry. afternoon local taking water south of Rockdale, at Wisconsin Dells, Wis." A minia...
Postcard

The Hiawatha

Date: 1942
Description: Text on front: "The Hiawatha. Crossing the Wisconsin River at the 'Dells'." On reverse: "The Scenic Route. The Milwaukee Road is the only double tracked ro...

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