![Shipbuilding. "Liberty" ships. Most large shipyards have their own rail systems, with several locomotives and flat cars used…]()
Shipbuilding. "Liberty" ships. Most large shipyards have their own rail systems, with several locomotives and flat cars used…![A stroll through Edinburgh. Original public domain image from Wikimedia Commons]()
A stroll through Edinburgh. Original public domain image from Wikimedia Commons![No. 218. Government Lumber Yard, Washington, D.C. by A J Russell]()
No. 218. Government Lumber Yard, Washington, D.C. by A J Russell![Long Bell Lumber Company, Cowlitz County, Washington. Loading boom for swinging logs from yards to flatcars by Russell Lee]()
Long Bell Lumber Company, Cowlitz County, Washington. Loading boom for swinging logs from yards to flatcars by Russell Lee![Snowplow in streetcar yard, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Sourced from the Library of Congress.]()
Snowplow in streetcar yard, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Sourced from the Library of Congress.![Japanese relocation, California. Members of the Shibuya family are pictured at home before evacuation. The father and the…]()
Japanese relocation, California. Members of the Shibuya family are pictured at home before evacuation. The father and the…![Messrs. James Ash and Co.'s Yard, Cubitt Town, Millwall: Exterior View by P Barry]()
Messrs. James Ash and Co.'s Yard, Cubitt Town, Millwall: Exterior View by P Barry![[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Freight trains in yards. Laramie, Wyoming]. Sourced from the Library of Congress.]()
[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Freight trains in yards. Laramie, Wyoming]. Sourced from the Library of Congress.![Ship launching in Portland, Maine. Evidence of the increasing speed of ship production in New England is displayed in this…]()
Ship launching in Portland, Maine. Evidence of the increasing speed of ship production in New England is displayed in this…![St. Thomas's Hospital, Lambeth: from the north bank of the river Thames, in front of New Scotland Yard, traffic on…]()
St. Thomas's Hospital, Lambeth: from the north bank of the river Thames, in front of New Scotland Yard, traffic on…![Shipbuilding. "Liberty" ships. These flat cars loaded with prefabricated and assembled sections for ships under construction…]()
Shipbuilding. "Liberty" ships. These flat cars loaded with prefabricated and assembled sections for ships under construction…![Ship launching in Portland, Maine. Some of the five British cargo-carrying ships built under lend-lease at a large New…]()
Ship launching in Portland, Maine. Some of the five British cargo-carrying ships built under lend-lease at a large New…![Ruins of Norfolk Navy Yard, Virginia by James Gardner and Alexander Gardner]()
Ruins of Norfolk Navy Yard, Virginia by James Gardner and Alexander Gardner![Industrial salvage. Marine iron and steel scrap. Steel for war production is saved by reconditioning the wooden tug…]()
Industrial salvage. Marine iron and steel scrap. Steel for war production is saved by reconditioning the wooden tug…![Industrial salvage. Marine iron and steel scrap. Iron and steel scrap, left over from the repair and replacement of marine…]()
Industrial salvage. Marine iron and steel scrap. Iron and steel scrap, left over from the repair and replacement of marine…![Railroad yards along river, Saint Louis, Missouri. Sourced from the Library of Congress.]()
Railroad yards along river, Saint Louis, Missouri. Sourced from the Library of Congress.![Industrial salvage. Marine iron and steel scrap. Steel for war production is saved by reconditioning the wooden tug…]()
Industrial salvage. Marine iron and steel scrap. Steel for war production is saved by reconditioning the wooden tug…![Production. Submarine chasers. They keep Uncle Sam's naval bombers in practice. Target boats nearing completion at an…]()
Production. Submarine chasers. They keep Uncle Sam's naval bombers in practice. Target boats nearing completion at an…![Messrs. James Ash and Co.'s Yard, Cubitt Town, Millwall: Interior View by P Barry]()
Messrs. James Ash and Co.'s Yard, Cubitt Town, Millwall: Interior View by P Barry![Building the SS Frederick Douglass. More than 6,000 shipyard workers are employed at the Bethlehem-Fairfield shipyards…]()
Building the SS Frederick Douglass. More than 6,000 shipyard workers are employed at the Bethlehem-Fairfield shipyards…![Scene in railroad yard. Sacramento, California. Sourced from the Library of Congress.]()
Scene in railroad yard. Sacramento, California. Sourced from the Library of Congress.![Ship Yard Bay, from the East - Highgate Springs [Vermont] by Thomas G Richardson]()
Ship Yard Bay, from the East - Highgate Springs [Vermont] by Thomas G Richardson![Shipbuilding. "Liberty" ships. Nearly ready to be hoisted into place on the deck of a new ship under construction at a large…]()
Shipbuilding. "Liberty" ships. Nearly ready to be hoisted into place on the deck of a new ship under construction at a large…![Malaya: steam yacht of the governor of the Straits Settlement on a Malaysian river. Photograph by J. Taylor, 1880.]()
Malaya: steam yacht of the governor of the Straits Settlement on a Malaysian river. Photograph by J. Taylor, 1880.![[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Pitcairn, Pennsylvania. Mrs. Lois Micheltree, thirty-six, employed as a laborer at the…]()
[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Pitcairn, Pennsylvania. Mrs. Lois Micheltree, thirty-six, employed as a laborer at the…![Ship launching in Portland, Maine. Some of the five British cargo-carrying ships built under lend-lease at a large New…]()
Ship launching in Portland, Maine. Some of the five British cargo-carrying ships built under lend-lease at a large New…![Making ready for the intricate wiring of a ship's gun is shown by Andrew S. Horn, a first class machinist from Ohio.…]()
Making ready for the intricate wiring of a ship's gun is shown by Andrew S. Horn, a first class machinist from Ohio.…![Barstow, California. Head brakeman J.C. Shannon (left) and swing brakeman, B.E. Wilson, waiting for their train to pull out…]()
Barstow, California. Head brakeman J.C. Shannon (left) and swing brakeman, B.E. Wilson, waiting for their train to pull out…![Ship launching in Portland, Maine. Some of the five British cargo-carrying ships built under lend-lease at a large New…]()
Ship launching in Portland, Maine. Some of the five British cargo-carrying ships built under lend-lease at a large New…![Freight trains in yards. Laramie, Wyoming. Sourced from the Library of Congress.]()
Freight trains in yards. Laramie, Wyoming. Sourced from the Library of Congress.![Ship launching in Portland, Maine. New ships rise from the ways as construction is speeded at a New England shipbuilding…]()
Ship launching in Portland, Maine. New ships rise from the ways as construction is speeded at a New England shipbuilding…![Sliding framed rib along keel, preparatory to raising it, ship yard, Rockland, Maine. by Underwood and Underwood]()
Sliding framed rib along keel, preparatory to raising it, ship yard, Rockland, Maine. by Underwood and Underwood![Manayunk, Pennsylvania. Workmen in an automobile junk yard on Ridge Avenue. Sourced from the Library of Congress.]()
Manayunk, Pennsylvania. Workmen in an automobile junk yard on Ridge Avenue. Sourced from the Library of Congress.![Shipbuilding. "Liberty" ships. These flatcars loaded with prefabricated and assembled sections for ships under construction…]()
Shipbuilding. "Liberty" ships. These flatcars loaded with prefabricated and assembled sections for ships under construction…![Denver, Colorado. Loading fabricated steel ship parts, processed in Denver, for shipment to Mare Island Navy Yard, where the…]()
Denver, Colorado. Loading fabricated steel ship parts, processed in Denver, for shipment to Mare Island Navy Yard, where the…![Ship launching in Portland, Maine. Bearing a huge "V" for victory, Ocean Trailer, one of eight ships launched at a New…]()
Ship launching in Portland, Maine. Bearing a huge "V" for victory, Ocean Trailer, one of eight ships launched at a New…![Industrial salvage. Marine iron and steel scrap. Iron and steel scrap, left over from the repair and replacement of marine…]()
Industrial salvage. Marine iron and steel scrap. Iron and steel scrap, left over from the repair and replacement of marine…![[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Long Bell Lumber Company, Cowlitz County, Washington. Yarding logs] by Russell Lee]()
[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Long Bell Lumber Company, Cowlitz County, Washington. Yarding logs] by Russell Lee![Railroad yards. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Sourced from the Library of Congress.]()
Railroad yards. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Sourced from the Library of Congress.![Railroad yard at Williamson, West Virginia. Sourced from the Library of Congress.]()
Railroad yard at Williamson, West Virginia. Sourced from the Library of Congress.![Argentine, Kansas. A switchman riding a car in the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad yard. Sourced from the Library of…]()
Argentine, Kansas. A switchman riding a car in the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad yard. Sourced from the Library of…![[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Vaughn, New Mexico. A caboose on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad yard…]()
[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Vaughn, New Mexico. A caboose on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad yard…![Chicago, Illinois. Uncoupling cars as they go over the hump at an Illinois Central Railroad yard. Sourced from the Library…]()
Chicago, Illinois. Uncoupling cars as they go over the hump at an Illinois Central Railroad yard. Sourced from the Library…![Ash Fork, Arizona. A brakeman closing the retainer on a car in the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad yard. Sourced from…]()
Ash Fork, Arizona. A brakeman closing the retainer on a car in the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad yard. Sourced from…![Chicago, Illinois. Cattle train coming into a Chicago and Northwestern Railroad yard. Sourced from the Library of Congress.]()
Chicago, Illinois. Cattle train coming into a Chicago and Northwestern Railroad yard. Sourced from the Library of Congress.![Chicago, Illinois. Train clerk marking cars as they go over the hump at an Illinois Central Railroad yard. Sourced from the…]()
Chicago, Illinois. Train clerk marking cars as they go over the hump at an Illinois Central Railroad yard. Sourced from the…![[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Wellington, Kansas. Train about to leave for the West coast from the Atchison, Topeka…]()
[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Wellington, Kansas. Train about to leave for the West coast from the Atchison, Topeka…![Chicago, Illinois. Workmen inspecting journal boxes of a train in a Chicago and Northwestern Railroad departure yard.…]()
Chicago, Illinois. Workmen inspecting journal boxes of a train in a Chicago and Northwestern Railroad departure yard.…![Car of iron ore from the Minnesota range in Great Northern Railroad yards. Superior, Wisconsin. Sourced from the Library of…]()
Car of iron ore from the Minnesota range in Great Northern Railroad yards. Superior, Wisconsin. Sourced from the Library of…![[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Chicago, Illinois. Cars are uncoupled at the top of the hump and roll down by gravity…]()
[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Chicago, Illinois. Cars are uncoupled at the top of the hump and roll down by gravity…![[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Chicago, Illinois. Switchman at a Chicago and Northwestern Railroad yard]. Sourced…]()
[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Chicago, Illinois. Switchman at a Chicago and Northwestern Railroad yard]. Sourced…![California shipbuilding yards, Terminal Island, California. Building Liberty ships. Sourced from the Library of Congress.]()
California shipbuilding yards, Terminal Island, California. Building Liberty ships. Sourced from the Library of Congress.![Chicago, Illinois. Inspector watching the cars as they go over the hump at a Chicago and Northwestern Railroad yard. Sourced…]()
Chicago, Illinois. Inspector watching the cars as they go over the hump at a Chicago and Northwestern Railroad yard. Sourced…![Coal cars in railroad yard at Williamson, West Virginia. Sourced from the Library of Congress.]()
Coal cars in railroad yard at Williamson, West Virginia. Sourced from the Library of Congress.![Chicago, Illinois. Jacking up a car on the repair tracks at an Illinois Central Railroad yard. Sourced from the Library of…]()
Chicago, Illinois. Jacking up a car on the repair tracks at an Illinois Central Railroad yard. Sourced from the Library of…![Delivery Courier Freight Package Shipment Carton]()
Delivery Courier Freight Package Shipment Carton![Bethlehem-Fairfield shipyards, Baltimore, Maryland. The yard at the head of the ways. Sourced from the Library of Congress.]()
Bethlehem-Fairfield shipyards, Baltimore, Maryland. The yard at the head of the ways. Sourced from the Library of Congress.![Needles, California. A brakeman giving the highball as the train is about to leave the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe…]()
Needles, California. A brakeman giving the highball as the train is about to leave the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe…![Chicago, Illinois. Stock cars in a Chicago and Northwestern Railroad classification yard. Sourced from the Library of…]()
Chicago, Illinois. Stock cars in a Chicago and Northwestern Railroad classification yard. Sourced from the Library of…![[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Chicago, Illinois. Car checker writing instructions in chalk for special handling of…]()
[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Chicago, Illinois. Car checker writing instructions in chalk for special handling of…![Chicago, Illinois. Leo J. Spiller, left, and Charles E. Armstrong, welders from Marion, Illinois, leaving to work at the…]()
Chicago, Illinois. Leo J. Spiller, left, and Charles E. Armstrong, welders from Marion, Illinois, leaving to work at the…![Barstow, California. A general view of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad yard. Sourced from the Library of Congress.]()
Barstow, California. A general view of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad yard. Sourced from the Library of Congress.![Vaughn, New Mexico. A caboose on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad yard converted from an old box car. Sourced from…]()
Vaughn, New Mexico. A caboose on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad yard converted from an old box car. Sourced from…![Railroad yards. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Sourced from the Library of Congress.]()
Railroad yards. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Sourced from the Library of Congress.![[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Chicago, Illinois. Car checker writing instructions in chalk for special handling of…]()
[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Chicago, Illinois. Car checker writing instructions in chalk for special handling of…![Bethlehem-Fairfield shipyards, Baltimore, Maryland. General view of a storage yard. Sourced from the Library of Congress.]()
Bethlehem-Fairfield shipyards, Baltimore, Maryland. General view of a storage yard. Sourced from the Library of Congress.![Chicago, Illinois. Conductor hopping aboard the caboose of a southbound freight at an Illinois Central Railroad yard.…]()
Chicago, Illinois. Conductor hopping aboard the caboose of a southbound freight at an Illinois Central Railroad yard.…![Cicero, Illinois. Switching cars with a diesel switch engine at the Clyde yard of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy…]()
Cicero, Illinois. Switching cars with a diesel switch engine at the Clyde yard of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy…![Ludlow, California. Conductor W.C. Scott in the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad yards. His home is in Needles…]()
Ludlow, California. Conductor W.C. Scott in the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad yards. His home is in Needles…![Freightcars in yards of farmers' cooperative. White River Junction, Vermont. Sourced from the Library of Congress.]()
Freightcars in yards of farmers' cooperative. White River Junction, Vermont. Sourced from the Library of Congress.![California shipbuilding yards. Terminal Island, California. Building Liberty ships. Sourced from the Library of Congress.]()
California shipbuilding yards. Terminal Island, California. Building Liberty ships. Sourced from the Library of Congress.![At Great Northern Railroad yards, cars of iron ore passing over the scales are weighed at the rate of three and a half a…]()
At Great Northern Railroad yards, cars of iron ore passing over the scales are weighed at the rate of three and a half a…![Railroad yards at Williamson, West Virginia. Sourced from the Library of Congress.]()
Railroad yards at Williamson, West Virginia. Sourced from the Library of Congress.![Cicero, Illinois. Data on the side of a freight car in the Clyde yard of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad.…]()
Cicero, Illinois. Data on the side of a freight car in the Clyde yard of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad.…![Chicago, Illinois. Cars are uncoupled at the top of the hump and roll down by gravity at an Illinois Central Railroad yard…]()
Chicago, Illinois. Cars are uncoupled at the top of the hump and roll down by gravity at an Illinois Central Railroad yard…![California shipbuilding yards, Terminal Island, California. Building Liberty ships. Sourced from the Library of Congress.]()
California shipbuilding yards, Terminal Island, California. Building Liberty ships. Sourced from the Library of Congress.![[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Chicago, Illinois. Car checker writing instructions in chalk for special handling of…]()
[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Chicago, Illinois. Car checker writing instructions in chalk for special handling of…![Argentine, Kansas. A brakeman checking the car numbers of his Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe train before pulling out of the…]()
Argentine, Kansas. A brakeman checking the car numbers of his Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe train before pulling out of the…![Chicago, Illinois. Brakeman going on the late afternoon shift, waiting to hop an engine to take him to his place of work in…]()
Chicago, Illinois. Brakeman going on the late afternoon shift, waiting to hop an engine to take him to his place of work in…![Streator, Illinois. Going through the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad yard. In the background is a large bottling…]()
Streator, Illinois. Going through the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad yard. In the background is a large bottling…![Chicago, Illinois. Workmen going out to inspect journal boxes, brakes, etc. at a Chicago and Northwestern Railroad yard.…]()
Chicago, Illinois. Workmen going out to inspect journal boxes, brakes, etc. at a Chicago and Northwestern Railroad yard.…![Delivery Courier Freight Package Shipment Carton]()
Delivery Courier Freight Package Shipment Carton![[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Chicago, Illinois. Jacking up a car on the repair tracks at an Illinois Central…]()
[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Chicago, Illinois. Jacking up a car on the repair tracks at an Illinois Central…![[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Emporia, Kansas. Brakeman H.L. Duffield, giving the "highball" as the Atchison…]()
[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Emporia, Kansas. Brakeman H.L. Duffield, giving the "highball" as the Atchison…![[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Freight cars in yards, Chicago, Illinois]. Sourced from the Library of Congress.]()
[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Freight cars in yards, Chicago, Illinois]. Sourced from the Library of Congress.![[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Streator, Illinois. Going through the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad yard. In…]()
[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Streator, Illinois. Going through the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad yard. In…![Chicago, Illinois. Uncoupling cars as they go over the hump at an Illinois Central Railroad yard. Sourced from the Library…]()
Chicago, Illinois. Uncoupling cars as they go over the hump at an Illinois Central Railroad yard. Sourced from the Library…