Rail Road Collection

SWISS TRAVEL POSTER, 1898. Poster for the Visp-Zermatt Railroad, Switzerland, 1898

Toy Electric Train Ad
An advertisement for the new Lionel 100% elecrically controlled railroad

Albany & Buffalo Railroad schedule, 1843
Albany & Buffalo Railroad timetable, showing fares and routes, 1843. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century printed piece

Rome, Georgia, in the mid-1800s
Town of Rome, Georgia, viewed from the Coosa River, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Poster advertising New York by rail
Poster encouraging people to travel by train to New York on the Pennsylvania Railroad

Pennsylvania Railroad
A train of the Pennsylvania Railroad is hauled by their Class T-1 passenger locomotive

New Empire State Express train
Poster advertising the Empire State Express steam train of the New York Central System as it speeds across the American landscape

Drivers eye view of Circle line train entering tube station, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Firth of Forth Bridges, 1964 Road Suspension Bridge (foreground), 1890 Rail Bridge (background), Scotland, UK, Europe

Wharncliffe Viaduct
The Wharncliffe Viaduct of the Great Western Railroad, at Hanwell, Middlesex. Brunel (I.K) was responsible for the construction and design of much of the early GWR

New terminal depot at Philadelphia. Reading railroad system

Astoria Column, overlooking the mouth of the Columbia River, Oregon, USA. The tower was built in 1926 with financing by the Great Northern Railroad and Vincent Astor

Bullet Train, Tokyo, Japan

Zillertalbahn steam train
Zillertal, Tyrol, Austria, Steam hauled tourist train on the narrow gauge Zillertalbahn

ALASKA: RAILROAD, 1916. Railroad train as it crosses the Fox Gulch bridge, Alaska. Photograph, 1916

VLA (Very Large Array) of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory, New Mexico, United States of America, North America

VLA (Very Large Array) of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory, New Mexico, United States of America, North America

Train from Kleine Scheidegg on route to Wengen, Bernese Oberland, Swiss Alps, Switzerland, Europe

Troop train taking Union soldiers to the front
Union troops transported to the front by rail, US Civil War. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Chinese immigrants working on the transcontinental railroad
Chinese laborers constructing the Central Pacific Railroad, 1860s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Mohawk and Hudson Railroad, 1831
First steam train on the Mohawk and Hudson Railroad, New York, 1831. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Building the railroad to Bismarck, North Dakota, 1870s
Laying railroad track in winter across the Missouri River at Bismarck, North Dakota, 1879. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Streamlined Rock Island Rocket - American train
Streamlined Rock Island Rocket of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad - Innovative (and futuristic) American diesel-electric passenger locomotive design built by the Budd Company

ANTI-TRUST CARTOON, 1879. The Modern Colossus of (Rail) Roads. American cartoon by Joseph Keppler, 1879, attacking the railroad trust formed by William Henry Vanderbilt (top), Cyrus W

Forest fire engulfing a steam locomotive, 1890s
Railroad train racing through a forest fire in the American West, 1890s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Railroad land for sale in Iowa and Minnesota
Farmland in Minnesota and Iowa for sale by the St. Paul & Sioux City Railroad Company, 1870s. Handset type advertisement with a watercolor wash

Railroad in Montana, 1880s
Utah & Northern Railroad in Silver Bow Canyon near Butte, Montana, 1880s. Hand-colored mezzotint of a 19th-century illustration

Workers cheering the first train over the mountains from California
Snowsheds protecting a transcontinental railroad train in the Sierra Nevada mountains. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Transcontinental railroad in a Wyoming frontier town
Union Pacific Railroad at Sherman Station, Wyoming Territory, 1869. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Telegraph poles following the transcontinental railroad
Linemen stringing telegraph wire beside the transcontinental railroad on the Great Plains, 1860s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Alpine railway, Murren, Jungfrau region, Bernese Oberland, Swiss Alps, Switzerland, Europe

Curdimurka Railway Siding (Old Ghan Railway), Oodnadatta Track, Outback, South Australia, Australia

Oldsmobile 1910
Racing the railroad train

American Express Train (19th c. ). Litography
American Express Train (19th c.). Litography

Railroad station, Fargo, North Dakota. Date 1939 Summer

The Railway Suspension Bridge at Niagara Falls

LONDON: LUDGATE CIRCUS. View of Ludgate Circus, London, England, with St. Pauls Cathedral visible in the rear. Photographed c1900

CINCINNATI: HOUSES, 1935. A row of low-income houses with outhouses facing railroad tracks, Cincinnati, Ohio. Photograph by Carl Mydans in December 1935

Rainbow over railroad tracks near Fairfield Montana

Times Square Subway station, Midtown, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States of America, North America

Freight wagons on the Canadian Pacific Railway at Vancouver Harbour, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Power locomotive, 1945 (colour litho)
PNP246698 Power locomotive, 1945 (colour litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: painted by Alexander Leydenfrost for the company calendar;)

ENGLAND: RAILWAY BRIDGE. The Sankey Viaduct on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway. Wood engraving, 19th century

US Electric Train
The Olympian, an electric train of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St Paul and Pacific Railroad passes through the Montana Canyon

Starucca Vale and Viaduct Pennsylvania
Railway train from the N.Y. & Erie R.R. (New York and Erie Railroad) crossing Starucca Viaduct over Starucca Creek in Starucca Vale, Pennsylvania, America Date: ca. 1860

Virgin railway train travelling along bank in farmland, Wrinehill, Staffordshire, England, may

Ghan railway line, Northern Territory, Australia, Pacific

Pennsylvania Railroad Station, New York City, America

Pavilion Saltair on Great Salt Lake, Salt Lake City
The Pavilion Saltair on Great Salt Lake, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. The first Saltair, completed in 1893, was jointly owned by a corporation associated with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day

Delhi Metro, India, Asia

Train for Jungfraujoch, Kleine Scheidegg, Bernese Oberland, Swiss Alps, Switzerland, Europe

Train from Kleine Scheidegg on route to Jungfraujoch, Bernese Oberland, Swiss Alps, Switzerland, Europe

Narrow gauge steam railway in autumn, Silverton, Colorado, USA, North America

Victoria Railway Station (Victoria Terminus), Mumbai (Bombay), Maharashtra State, India, Asia

Railway station, Kuranda, Queensland, Australia

Buffalo killed from a train on the Great Plains
Passengers and crew shooting buffalo from a train on the transcontinental railroad, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Gare Du Nord, Paris, France

Steam locomotive 1850s
Locomotive on the Ohio and Mississippi Railway, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Grand Trunk Western Railroad, ticket office, Detroit, Mich. between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Unknown
Grand Trunk Western Railroad, ticket office, Detroit, Mich. between 1905 and 1915

Grand Trunk Western Railroad, ticket office, Detroit, Mich. between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Unknown
Grand Trunk Western Railroad, ticket office, Detroit, Mich. between 1905 and 1915

Railroad station, Walkerville, Ont. between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Unknown
Railroad station, Walkerville, Ont. between 1905 and 1915

Market Street, Louisville, Ky. between 1900 and 1910. Creator: Unknown
Market Street, Louisville, Ky. between 1900 and 1910

Union Traction Bldg. Indianapolis, Ind. between 1900 and 1910. Creator: Unknown
Union Traction Bldg. Indianapolis, Ind. between 1900 and 1910

Iron Mountains & water gap near Clifton Forge, Clifton Forge, Va. between 1900 and 1910. Creator: Unknown
Iron Mountains & water gap near Clifton Forge, Clifton Forge, Va. between 1900 and 1910

Detroit River tunnel, Detroit, Mich. ca 1910. Creator: Unknown
Detroit River tunnel, Detroit, Mich. ca 1910

C. and O. Ry. station, Richmond, Va. between 1900 and 1905. Creator: Unknown
C. and O. Ry. station, Richmond, Va. between 1900 and 1905. Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company, Main Street station

Toms Creek trestle [Frederick County, Md.], between 1900 and 1905. Creator: Unknown
Toms Creek trestle [Frederick County, Md.], between 1900 and 1905

Cut Christmas trees, market in front of Barclay Street Station, N.Y. between 1885 and 1895. Creator: Unknown
Cut Christmas trees, market in front of Barclay Street Station, New York, N.Y. between 1885 and 1895

Car ferry in the ice, between 1900 and 1905. Creator: Unknown
Car ferry in the ice, between 1900 and 1905

Bridge at Moniteau [County], Mo. 1901 Oct 9. Creator: Unknown
Bridge at Moniteau [County], Mo. 1901 Oct 9

New steel bridge at Glasgow, Mo. 1901 Oct 9. Creator: Unknown
New steel bridge at Glasgow, Mo. 1901 Oct 9

Curve to be straightened, near Oak Grove, Mo. between 1900 and 1905. Creator: Unknown
Curve to be straightened, near Oak Grove, Mo. between 1900 and 1905. Railroad to right of field at bridge

Construction work, grade separation from Buchanan Street, Detroit, Mich. between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Unknown
Construction work, grade separation from Buchanan Street, Detroit, Mich. between 1905 and 1915

Construction work, grade separation, Fourteenth Avenue, Detroit, Mich. between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Unknown
Construction work, grade separation, Fourteenth Avenue, Detroit, Mich. between 1905 and 1915

Central Union Station, Cincinnati, Ohio, between 1900 and 1910. Creator: Unknown
Central Union Station, Cincinnati, Ohio, between 1900 and 1910

Famous Cucaracha slide, Panama Canal, c.between 1910 and 1914. Creator: Unknown
Famous Cucaracha slide, Panama Canal, c.between 1910 and 1914

B.M. Ry. [Boston and Maine Railroad], Y.M.C.A. Concord, N.H. c1908. Creator: Unknown
B.M. Ry. [Boston and Maine Railroad], Y.M.C.A. Concord, N.H. c1908. "R.R. Dept." and "Y.M.C.A." carved on porch

Chatham Square, New York City, N.Y. ca 1900. Creator: Unknown
Chatham Square, New York City, N.Y. ca 1900

The Bowery near Grand St. New York, ca 1900. Creator: Unknown
The Bowery near Grand St. New York, ca 1900

Sewall's bridge, York, Maine, c1908. Creator: Unknown
Sewall's bridge, York, Maine, c1908

Hulett machine unloading ore, Pennsylvania [Railroad] dock, Buffalo, N.Y. c1908. Creator: Unknown
Hulett machine unloading ore, Pennsylvania [Railroad] dock, Buffalo, N.Y. c1908

Hulett machine unloading ore, Buffalo, N.Y. c1908. Creator: Unknown
Hulett machine unloading ore, Buffalo, N.Y. c1908

Pennsylvania R.R. [Railroad] ferries, Philadelphia, Pa. c1908. Creator: Unknown
Pennsylvania R.R. [Railroad] ferries, Philadelphia, Pa. c1908

Elevated railway terminal, Philadelphia, Pa. between 1900 and 1910. Creator: Unknown
Elevated railway terminal, Philadelphia, Pa. between 1900 and 1910

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"Journey through Time: Exploring the Fascinating World of Railroads" Step back in time with this captivating Swiss travel poster from 1898, showcasing the Visp-Zermatt Railroad. Embark on a picturesque adventure as you traverse the breathtaking landscapes of Switzerland. Transport yourself to Rome, Georgia in the mid-1800s, where railroads played a pivotal role in shaping the city's growth and development. Witness how these iron tracks connected communities and fueled progress. Discover the joy of childhood memories with a vintage toy electric train ad that brings excitement and imagination to life. Let your inner child run wild as you envision endless adventures on miniature railways. Experience the hustle and bustle of New York City by rail through an enchanting poster advertisement. Feel the energy pulsating through every station as trains whisk passengers away to their desired destinations. Feel like royalty aboard the majestic New Empire State Express train, known for its luxurious amenities and impeccable service. Marvel at its grandeur while traversing across states, creating unforgettable memories along the way. Uncover America's rich railroad history with a glimpse into Pennsylvania Railroad's legacy. From coast to coast, witness how this iconic transportation system shaped industries and united a nation. Immerse yourself in London's vibrant underground network with a driver's eye view of Circle line train entering a tube station. Experience firsthand what it feels like to be part of this bustling metropolis' daily rhythm. Stand in awe before Scotland's engineering marvels - Firth of Forth Bridges and Wharncliffe Viaduct - architectural wonders that stand tall against nature’s forces while connecting communities far and wide. Witness progress unfold before your eyes at Philadelphia's new terminal depot within Reading railroad system. Admire modernity merging seamlessly with historical charm as travelers embark on new adventures from this state-of-the-art facility. Marvel at Astoria Column rising high above Oregon’s landscape – an ode to exploration inspired by the railroad era.