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Roundhouse Train Depot
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View of west yards train depot roundhouse. Railroad workers pose with locomotive engines in the roundhouse. The train in the foreground, no. "804," is on a turntable and a worker is posed on the front. Caption at bottom reads: "Round House At West Yards, North McGregor, Iowa."
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Train Engines Lined Up
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Lehigh Valley Train Yard and Shops
Elevated view of Lehigh Valley train yard with trains, cars full of goods, railroad workers and shops. One of the buildings features two large smokestacks.
Frisco Round House And Freight Yards
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Saint Paul & Des Moines Depot
A train sits in the Saint Paul & Des Moines train depot while people gather nearby. Text on train reads: "St. P. & D.M. R.R.," "53", "Des Moines Iowa Falls And Northern." Caption reads: "St. P. & D...
Chicago & North Western Depot
A train is parked in Chicago & North Western depot while people and horse-drawn vehicles gather nearby. Caption reads: "C. & N.W. Depot, Nevada, Iowa."
Railroad Yard Turntable
April 27, 1975
A railroad turntable at the Milwaukee Road railroad yard off West Washington Avenue.
