New Haven Rail Yard, Interlocking Control Building, Vicinity of Union ...
Significance: The Interlocking Control Building is significant because its console, relays and other internal components represent an early use of centralized train control on a major railroad. The console mon... More
Switchman throwing a switch at C & NW RR's Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill.
Picryl description: Public domain image of railroad tracks, railway, train car, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Silver King Mining Company, Covered Tramway, Park City West, Park City...
Significance: At the beginning of the twentieth century the Silver King Coalition Mine in Park City, Utah, was both the largest producer of ore and ore-concentrates in the region and the largest dividend-payer ... More
Silver King Mining Company, Covered Tramway, Park City West, Park City...
Significance: At the beginning of the twentieth century the Silver King Coalition Mine in Park City, Utah, was both the largest producer of ore and ore-concentrates in the region and the largest dividend-payer ... More
New Haven Rail Yard, Interlocking Control Building, Vicinity of Union ...
Significance: The Interlocking Control Building is significant because its console, relays and other internal components represent an early use of centralized train control on a major railroad. The console mon... More
C&NWRR, towerman R.W. Mayberry of Elmhurst, Ill., at the Proviso yard....
Picryl description: Public domain image of railroad tracks, train car, railway, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Olive Switching Station, 13355 San Fernando Road, Los Angeles, Los Ang...
Significance: The Olive Switching Station is the oldest such facility of the Department of Water and Power (Department) of the City of Los Angeles. It was a key element of the initial power development along t... More
Olive Switching Station, 13355 San Fernando Road, Los Angeles, Los Ang...
Significance: The Olive Switching Station is the oldest such facility of the Department of Water and Power (Department) of the City of Los Angeles. It was a key element of the initial power development along t... More
Olive Switching Station, 13355 San Fernando Road, Los Angeles, Los Ang...
Significance: The Olive Switching Station is the oldest such facility of the Department of Water and Power (Department) of the City of Los Angeles. It was a key element of the initial power development along t... More
Silver King Mining Company, Covered Tramway, Park City West, Park City...
Significance: At the beginning of the twentieth century the Silver King Coalition Mine in Park City, Utah, was both the largest producer of ore and ore-concentrates in the region and the largest dividend-payer ... More
Indiana Harbor Belt RR, switchman demonstrating signalwith a "fusee"- ...
Public domain photograph - historical image of Illinois, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Olive Switching Station, 13355 San Fernando Road, Los Angeles, Los Ang...
Significance: The Olive Switching Station is the oldest such facility of the Department of Water and Power (Department) of the City of Los Angeles. It was a key element of the initial power development along t... More
Silver King Mining Company, Covered Tramway, Park City West, Park City...
Significance: At the beginning of the twentieth century the Silver King Coalition Mine in Park City, Utah, was both the largest producer of ore and ore-concentrates in the region and the largest dividend-payer ... More
New Haven Rail Yard, Interlocking Control Building, Vicinity of Union ...
Significance: The Interlocking Control Building is significant because its console, relays and other internal components represent an early use of centralized train control on a major railroad. The console mon... More
Reversing station or switchback on the Bhor Ghat incline of the Great ...
Similar to photograph in Lot 11948 from negative LC-D4271-365. Gift; William P. Meeker; 1971. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Commission photograph collection (Library o... More
First safety switch, Canadian Pacific Ry., Wapta Canyon, British Colum...
Public domain photograph of a mountain pass, mountains, nature, mountain range, view, landscape, rocks, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
General view of the hump yard at Proviso yard, C & NW RR., Chicago, Il...
Public domain photograph - railway tracks, railroad, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
A.S. Gerdee, of 3251 Maypole(?) Street, working as a switchman at Prov...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a railway worker, railroad, locomotive repair shop, industrial facility, early 20th-century industry, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Switchman throwing a switch a C and NW RR's Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill...
Picryl description: Public domain image of railroad tracks, railway, train car, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Silver King Mining Company, Covered Tramway, Park City West, Park City...
Significance: At the beginning of the twentieth century the Silver King Coalition Mine in Park City, Utah, was both the largest producer of ore and ore-concentrates in the region and the largest dividend-payer ... More
![[Signal Maintainer and Signal Switch, Texas & Pacific Railway Company]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn2/L3Bob3RvLzE5NDYvMTIvMzEvc2lnbmFsLW1haW50YWluZXItYW5kLXNpZ25hbC1zd2l0Y2gtdGV4YXMtYW5kLXBhY2lmaWMtcmFpbHdheS1jb21wYW55LTE4NTE0YS02NDAuanBn/40/58/webp "[Signal Maintainer and Signal Switch, Texas & Pacific Railway Company]")
[Signal Maintainer and Signal Switch, Texas & Pacific Railway Company]
Title: [Signal Maintainer and Signal Switch, Texas & Pacific Railway Company] ..Creator: Richie, Robert Yarnall, 1908-1984..Date: ca. 1946..Series: Series 6: Negatives and Color Transparencies ( ryr/searchterm/... More
![[Signal Switch, Texas & Pacific Railway Company]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn2/L3Bob3RvLzE5NDYvMTIvMzEvc2lnbmFsLXN3aXRjaC10ZXhhcy1hbmQtcGFjaWZpYy1yYWlsd2F5LWNvbXBhbnktMDU0MzU2LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/51/webp "[Signal Switch, Texas & Pacific Railway Company]")
[Signal Switch, Texas & Pacific Railway Company]
Title: [Signal Switch, Texas & Pacific Railway Company] ..Creator: Richie, Robert Yarnall, 1908-1984..Date: ca. 1946..Series: Series 6: Negatives and Color Transparencies ( ryr/searchterm/Series 6: Negatives an... More
Olive Switching Station, 13355 San Fernando Road, Los Angeles, Los Ang...
Significance: The Olive Switching Station is the oldest such facility of the Department of Water and Power (Department) of the City of Los Angeles. It was a key element of the initial power development along t... More
Silver King Mining Company, Covered Tramway, Park City West, Park City...
Significance: At the beginning of the twentieth century the Silver King Coalition Mine in Park City, Utah, was both the largest producer of ore and ore-concentrates in the region and the largest dividend-payer ... More
Reversing station or switchback on the Bhor Ghat incline of the Great ...
Published as halftone in Harper's Weekly, 1895, p. 782. Similar to lantern slide W7-365. Photographic print made by LC from Jackson's vintage film negative. Gift; Colorado Historical Society; 1949. Forms part o... More
Railroads. Railroad signal and switch operators I
Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Olive Switching Station, 13355 San Fernando Road, Los Angeles, Los Ang...
Significance: The Olive Switching Station is the oldest such facility of the Department of Water and Power (Department) of the City of Los Angeles. It was a key element of the initial power development along t... More
Silver King Mining Company, Covered Tramway, Park City West, Park City...
Significance: At the beginning of the twentieth century the Silver King Coalition Mine in Park City, Utah, was both the largest producer of ore and ore-concentrates in the region and the largest dividend-payer ... More
A switchback station loop on the East Bengal Railway
Photographic print made by LC from Jackson's vintage glass negative. Gift; Colorado Historical Society; 1949. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Commission photograph colle... More
![[Washington, D.C., switch yards, Union Station]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDcvMDEvMDEvd2FzaGluZ3Rvbi1kYy1zd2l0Y2gteWFyZHMtdW5pb24tc3RhdGlvbi0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/31/webp "[Washington, D.C., switch yards, Union Station]")
[Washington, D.C., switch yards, Union Station]
Picryl description: Public domain image of a train station, railroad tracks, railway, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Railroads. Railroad signal and switch operators II
Public domain photograph of building interior, office, room, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Switch lists coming in by teletype to the hump office at a Chicago and...
Public domain photograph - United States during 1930s Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
C&NWRR i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad, towerman R.W. Mayberry...
12002-1. Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944. General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac Title from FSA or OWI agency caption. Addi... More
Olive Switching Station, 13355 San Fernando Road, Los Angeles, Los Ang...
Significance: The Olive Switching Station is the oldest such facility of the Department of Water and Power (Department) of the City of Los Angeles. It was a key element of the initial power development along t... More
Olive Switching Station, 13355 San Fernando Road, Los Angeles, Los Ang...
Significance: The Olive Switching Station is the oldest such facility of the Department of Water and Power (Department) of the City of Los Angeles. It was a key element of the initial power development along t... More
New Haven Rail Yard, Interlocking Control Building, Vicinity of Union ...
Significance: The Interlocking Control Building is significant because its console, relays and other internal components represent an early use of centralized train control on a major railroad. The console mon... More
Railroads. Railroad signal and switch operators II
Public domain photograph of building interior, office, room, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Indiana Harbor Belt RR, switchman demonstrating signal with a "fusee" ...
Public domain photograph - historical image of Illinois, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Olive Switching Station, 13355 San Fernando Road, Los Angeles, Los Ang...
Significance: The Olive Switching Station is the oldest such facility of the Department of Water and Power (Department) of the City of Los Angeles. It was a key element of the initial power development along t... More
Olive Switching Station, 13355 San Fernando Road, Los Angeles, Los Ang...
Significance: The Olive Switching Station is the oldest such facility of the Department of Water and Power (Department) of the City of Los Angeles. It was a key element of the initial power development along t... More
Olive Switching Station, 13355 San Fernando Road, Los Angeles, Los Ang...
Significance: The Olive Switching Station is the oldest such facility of the Department of Water and Power (Department) of the City of Los Angeles. It was a key element of the initial power development along t... More
New Haven Rail Yard, Interlocking Control Building, Vicinity of Union ...
Significance: The Interlocking Control Building is significant because its console, relays and other internal components represent an early use of centralized train control on a major railroad. The console mon... More
A switchback station loop on the East Bengal Railway
Photographic print made by LC from Jackson's vintage glass negative. Gift; Colorado Historical Society; 1949. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Commission photograph colle... More
![[Signal Switch Lantern, Texas & Pacific Railway Company]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn2/L3Bob3RvLzE5NDYvMTIvMzEvc2lnbmFsLXN3aXRjaC1sYW50ZXJuLXRleGFzLWFuZC1wYWNpZmljLXJhaWx3YXktY29tcGFueS03MzlmMzMtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/58/webp "[Signal Switch Lantern, Texas & Pacific Railway Company]")
[Signal Switch Lantern, Texas & Pacific Railway Company]
Title: [Signal Switch Lantern, Texas & Pacific Railway Company] ..Creator: Richie, Robert Yarnall, 1908-1984..Date: ca. 1946..Series: Series 6: Negatives and Color Transparencies ( ryr/searchterm/Series 6: Nega... More
![[Track Maintenance, Signal Light 3501, Texas & Pacific Railway Company]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn2/L3Bob3RvLzE5NDYvMTIvMzEvdHJhY2stbWFpbnRlbmFuY2Utc2lnbmFsLWxpZ2h0LTM1MDEtdGV4YXMtYW5kLXBhY2lmaWMtcmFpbHdheS1jb21wYW55LWY1YTA4MS02NDAuanBn/40/30/webp "[Track Maintenance, Signal Light 3501, Texas & Pacific Railway Company]")
[Track Maintenance, Signal Light 3501, Texas & Pacific Railway Company...
Title: [Track Maintenance, Signal Light 3501, Texas & Pacific Railway Company]..Creator: Richie, Robert Yarnall, 1908-1984..Date: ca. 1946..Series: Series 6: Negatives and Color Transparencies ( ryr/searchterm/... More
Olive Switching Station, 13355 San Fernando Road, Los Angeles, Los Ang...
Significance: The Olive Switching Station is the oldest such facility of the Department of Water and Power (Department) of the City of Los Angeles. It was a key element of the initial power development along t... More
Olive Switching Station, 13355 San Fernando Road, Los Angeles, Los Ang...
Significance: The Olive Switching Station is the oldest such facility of the Department of Water and Power (Department) of the City of Los Angeles. It was a key element of the initial power development along t... More
Olive Switching Station, 13355 San Fernando Road, Los Angeles, Los Ang...
Significance: The Olive Switching Station is the oldest such facility of the Department of Water and Power (Department) of the City of Los Angeles. It was a key element of the initial power development along t... More
New Haven Rail Yard, Interlocking Control Building, Vicinity of Union ...
Significance: The Interlocking Control Building is significant because its console, relays and other internal components represent an early use of centralized train control on a major railroad. The console mon... More
New Haven Rail Yard, Interlocking Control Building, Vicinity of Union ...
Significance: The Interlocking Control Building is significant because its console, relays and other internal components represent an early use of centralized train control on a major railroad. The console mon... More
Railroads. Railroad signal and switch operators I
Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
A black and white photo of a train on the tracks, Railroad switches, E...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a locomotive, train tracks, rail transportation, railroad, railway, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
![[Brakeman Operating Signal Switch, Locomotive 473, Texas & Pacific Railway Company]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn2/L3Bob3RvLzE5NDYvMTIvMzEvYnJha2VtYW4tb3BlcmF0aW5nLXNpZ25hbC1zd2l0Y2gtbG9jb21vdGl2ZS00NzMtdGV4YXMtYW5kLXBhY2lmaWMtcmFpbHdheS1jb21wYW55LTFjY2I4MC02NDAuanBn/40/58/webp "[Brakeman Operating Signal Switch, Locomotive 473, Texas & Pacific Railway Company]")
[Brakeman Operating Signal Switch, Locomotive 473, Texas & Pacific Rai...
Title: [Brakeman Operating Signal Switch, Locomotive 473, Texas & Pacific Railway Company] ..Creator: Richie, Robert Yarnall, 1908-1984..Date: ca. 1946..Series: Series 6: Negatives and Color Transparencies ( ry... More
![[Signal Light 3501, Track Maintenance, Texas & Pacific Railway Company]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn2/L3Bob3RvLzE5NDYvMTIvMzEvc2lnbmFsLWxpZ2h0LTM1MDEtdHJhY2stbWFpbnRlbmFuY2UtdGV4YXMtYW5kLXBhY2lmaWMtcmFpbHdheS1jb21wYW55LThmODQxOS02NDAuanBn/40/51/webp "[Signal Light 3501, Track Maintenance, Texas & Pacific Railway Company]")
[Signal Light 3501, Track Maintenance, Texas & Pacific Railway Company...
Title: [Signal Light 3501, Track Maintenance, Texas & Pacific Railway Company] ..Creator: Richie, Robert Yarnall, 1908-1984..Date: ca. 1946..Series: Series 6: Negatives and Color Transparencies ( ryr/searchterm... More
Olive Switching Station, 13355 San Fernando Road, Los Angeles, Los Ang...
Significance: The Olive Switching Station is the oldest such facility of the Department of Water and Power (Department) of the City of Los Angeles. It was a key element of the initial power development along t... More
Silver King Mining Company, Covered Tramway, Park City West, Park City...
Significance: At the beginning of the twentieth century the Silver King Coalition Mine in Park City, Utah, was both the largest producer of ore and ore-concentrates in the region and the largest dividend-payer ... More
New Haven Rail Yard, Interlocking Control Building, Vicinity of Union ...
Significance: The Interlocking Control Building is significant because its console, relays and other internal components represent an early use of centralized train control on a major railroad. The console mon... More
First safety switch, Canadian Pacific Ry., Wapta Canyon, British Colum...
Detroit Publishing Co. no. 014635. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
Hump master in a Chicago and Northwestern railroad yard operating a si...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a locomotive, train, railroad, railway, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Diesel switch engine moving freight cars at the South Water street fre...
Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial equipment, workshop, assembly line, factory, power engine, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Diesel switch engine moving freight cars at the South Water street fre...
12002-11. Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944. General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac Title from FSA or OWI agency caption. Add... More
Switchman throwing a switch a C and NW RR's Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill
12002-1. Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944. General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac Title from FSA or OWI agency caption. Addi... More
Olive Switching Station, 13355 San Fernando Road, Los Angeles, Los Ang...
Significance: The Olive Switching Station is the oldest such facility of the Department of Water and Power (Department) of the City of Los Angeles. It was a key element of the initial power development along t... More
Olive Switching Station, 13355 San Fernando Road, Los Angeles, Los Ang...
Significance: The Olive Switching Station is the oldest such facility of the Department of Water and Power (Department) of the City of Los Angeles. It was a key element of the initial power development along t... More
Daniel Senise throwing a switch while at work in an Indiana Harbor Bel...
12002-2. Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944. General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac Title from FSA or OWI agency caption. Addi... More
Silver King Mining Company, Covered Tramway, Park City West, Park City...
Significance: At the beginning of the twentieth century the Silver King Coalition Mine in Park City, Utah, was both the largest producer of ore and ore-concentrates in the region and the largest dividend-payer ... More
A black and white photo of a train on the tracks, West Virginia. Farm ...
Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More
Washington, D.C., switch yards, Union Station
Title from jacket. "G 5304 C" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 036811. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
Indiana Harbor Belt RR, switchman demonstrating signalwith a "fusee"- ...
12002-2. Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944. General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac Title from FSA or OWI agency caption. Addi... More
Hump master in a Chicago and Northwestern i.e. North Western railroad ...
Proviso Yards. Title from FSA or OWI agency caption. 12002-1. Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944. General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.p... More
Switchman throwing a switch at C & NW RR's i.e. Chicago and North West...
12002-1. Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944. General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac Title from FSA or OWI agency caption. Addi... More
Hunt Tower, Fifth & Allegheny Streets, Huntingdon, Huntingdon County, ...
Significance: After a flood in 1889 destroyed the partially abandoned Juniata Division of the canal, the railroads relocated the tracks to the canal right-of-way in congested areas. This relocation of the trac... More
A.S. Gerdee, of 3251 Maypole(?) Street, working as a switchman at Prov...
12002-1. Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944. General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac Title from FSA or OWI agency caption. Addi... More
Daniel Senise throwing a switch while at work in an Indiana Harbor Bel...
Picryl description: Public domain image of railroad tracks, railway, train car, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Indiana Harbor Belt RR, switchman demonstrating signal with a "fusee" ...
Public domain photograph - historical image of Illinois, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Indiana Harbor Belt RR, switchman demonstrating signal with a "fusee" ...
12002-2. Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944. General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac Title from FSA or OWI agency caption. Addi... More
Switch lists coming in by teletype to the hump office at a Chicago and...
Proviso Yards. Title from FSA or OWI agency caption. 12002-1. Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944. General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.p... More
General view of the hump yard at Proviso yard, C & NW RR i.e. Chicago ...
12002-1. Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944. General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac Title from FSA or OWI agency caption. Addi... More
Silver King Mining Company, Covered Tramway, Park City West, Park City...
Significance: At the beginning of the twentieth century the Silver King Coalition Mine in Park City, Utah, was both the largest producer of ore and ore-concentrates in the region and the largest dividend-payer ... More