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Barnum Depot

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Description: View from along railroad tracks of a train arriving at the depot. There is a child in the doorway of the depot, and a woman in the background is carrying a...
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Wisconsin & Northern Railroad Engine

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Description: View from bottom of snowy hill looking up towards the Wisconsin & Northern Railroad engine #3, which was purchased from the Grand Rapids & Indiana Railway.
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Maine Central Railroad Station

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Description: Carriages waiting at the Maine Central Railroad Station, chartered in 1856 and becoming operational in 1862. The Maine Central route was also known as "The...
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International Great Northern Railroad

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Description: The passenger depot of the International Great Northern Railroad formed on September 30, 1873, by the consolidation of the International Railroad Company a...
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Train Depot

Date: 1921
Description: View down platform of people waiting outside the train depot. A train is approaching the terminal on one set of tracks, and a number of train cars are on a...
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Depot and Train

Date: 1917
Description: View of a train approaching the depot. Two men stand alongside the train. Heavy smoke from the train causes a fog cloud.
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Depot and Train

Date: 1909
Description: Train stopped at Blue River Depot.
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Locomotive Engine No. 1400

Date: 08 22 1936
Description: Right side view of locomotive engine no. 1400, a steam locomotive of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Company.
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Depot and Train

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Description: View down railroad tracks of a busy scene at the train depot. A train is arriving at the crowded platform. On the side of the depot a man sits on a cart, n...
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Train Depot — Looking North

Date: 1912
Description: Elevated view of the De Soto depot. A locomotive, blowing steam, is approaching the platform, where a small group of people waits to board. A boxcar on the...
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Railroad Depot

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Description: Exterior view of a railroad depot. Men and women gathered on and near the tracks to board trains. Published by Quillin Bros. Druggists.
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Topeka Railroad Depot

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of Topeka Railroad Depot on the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway. To the left of the station stands the Wells Fargo & Company Express buil...
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Southern Pacific Depot

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Description: A crowd is gathered on railroad tracks near passenger cars outside Southern Pacific Depot, built in 1880. Published by S. Friedman.
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Two Men Posed with Locomotive

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Description: Two men posed by the locomotive of a freight train on railroad tracks, probably by the coal shed at Millston. The two-wheeled express wagon on the platform...
Drawing

Train Spooking Horses

Date: 1948
Description: Drawing of a passenger train approaching a small town where two teams of horses on a plank road appear to be startled by the noise of the locomotive. One t...
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Depot and Train

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Description: View down railroad tracks towards depot with railroad train pulling into the station. Passengers are waiting on the platform, and other people are standing...
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Depot and Train

Date: 1913
Description: View down side of railroad tracks towards the Spring Green depot, with a locomotive just pulling in. A group of passengers are standing on the platform. In...
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Depot and Train

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Description: View down platform toward the Waunakee depot and an arriving train. Freight cars are on the tracks on the left. A group of men are standing on the platform...
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Northwestern Depot at Necedah

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Description: View from side of railroad tracks of a train at the depot. A few men stand on the platform, and a man is pulling a luggage cart.
Postcard

Eagle Depot

Date: 1910
Description: View from left side of double set of railroad tracks towards a locomotive approaching the railroad station from the opposite direction. People are in front...

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