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Denver Northwestern and Pacific Railroad locomotive near Phantom Bridge on the Moffat Road in the Colorado Rockies circa 1910. Ah, the age of steam locomotives. Please click on the picture to see the complete listing.
The Gov Stanford, Central Pacific Railroad, 1910c postcardGov. Stanford is a 4-4-0 steam locomotive originally built in 1862 by Norris Locomotive Works. It entered service on November 9, 1863 and was used in the construction of the First Transcontinental Railroad in North American by the Central Pacific Railroad bearing road number 1. It was Central Pacific's first locomotive and it is named in honor of the road's first president and ex-California governor, Leland Stanford.
After its railroad service was completed, the locomotive was disassembled & stored, eventually being restored and housed in the California Railroad Museum in Sacramento where it can be viewed today. It is the centerpiece of the museum's exhibits. Main Street Washington Indiana 1950s postcardA street scene in Washington Indiana circa 1950s or early 1960s. Located in southwest Indiana, Washington was established as a railroad town in 1857. By 1889 it had become a major depot and repair yard for the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad, eventually becoming part of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad in 1893. At its peak the railroad employed over a thousand workers. In 2010, Washington
's population stood at 11,500. |
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