View of the Colorado and Southern railroad depot in Breckenridge, Colorado. A three way switch is in the foreground, splitting a single railroad track into three. A passenger coach sits on the left spur, followed by a freight car. A smoking engine...
Colorado and Southern Railway--1910-1920.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Breckenridge--1910-1920.; Railroad switching--Colorado--Breckenridge--1910-1920.
View of a Columbus and Greenville Railway train near Longs Switch (Washington County), Mississippi. Shows locomotive #402, post office car 31 and railroad coach # T-87, with an observation platform, near a gravel road and trees.
View of Denver and Rio Grande Western locomotive 268 (2-8-0), with a coal tender, at Sapinero (Gunnison County), Colorado. A man operates a stub switch with a harp switch stand.
Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Sapinero (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad employees--Colorado--Alamosa--1950-1960.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Sapinero--1950-1960.; Railroad switching--Colorado--Sapinero--1950-1960.
Looking south from the Colorado and Southern railroad depot in Breckenridge, Colorado, shows a three way switch joining three railroad tracks into one. A freight car to the left has "C & S" lettered on it, as do ore and freight cars to the right;...
Colorado and Southern Railway--1910-1920.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Breckenridge--1910-1920.; Railroad switching--Colorado--Breckenridge--1910-1920.
Colorado and Southern locomotive No. 13 pulls a train up the "Switch Back" above Blackhawk in Gilpin County, Colorado, leaving a trail of black smoke behind it. The Switch Back enabled trains to travel the steep, 1-mile distance between Central...
Mining--Colorado--Gilpin County--1900-1910.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Gilpin County--1900-1910.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
Work Projects Administration (WPA) railroad construction workers in overalls and fedoras stand on rails at a switch on railroad tracks near Lowry Air Force Base in the Lowry Field neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A construction crane hoists...
Union Pacific Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Lowry Air Force Base (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Railroad construction & maintenance--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Railroad...
A long snow shed covers the main line of the Denver, South Park & Pacific Railroad in front of the stone engine house at Alpine Pass, about a quarter of a mile west of the Alpine Tunnel, on the border of Chaffee and Gunnison counties in Colorado....
Chaffee County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.; Snowsheds--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.
View of a three-way switch at "Mears Junction" in the yard at the Narrow Gauge Museum in Alamosa (Alamosa County), Colorado. Shows a freight car and motorized section car on a spur. A caboose on blocks beside the tracks has a sign that reads:...
"At new east switch, Dotsero," Eagle or Garfield County, Colorado, shows the Denver and Rio Grande Western railroad tracks to Glenwood Springs.
Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Eagle County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Eagle County--1920-1930.
"Showing east Switch Luke. Material dumped by contractor in foreground," Eagle or Garfield County, Colorado, along the Denver and Rio Grande Western railroad tracks to Glenwood Springs.
Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Eagle County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Railroad signals--Colorado--Eagle County--1920-1930.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Eagle County--1920-1930.
View of a switch locomotive number "605" derailed beside washed out railroad tracks and debris moved by the Arkansas River flood in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado. Shows an overturned engine, buildings and a smokestack.
Ridgway, Arthur Osbourne, 1870-1953.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--Disasters--1920-1930.; Arkansas River--1920-1930.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Floods--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Railroad...
Denver and Rio Grande Western engine #601 pulls the California Zephyr westbound at the east switch in the Grand Valley, in Mesa County, Colorado.
Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1940-1950.; California Zephyr (Express train)--1940-1950.; Mesa County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Mesa County--1940-1950.; Railroad observation cars--Colorado--Mesa...
Narrow gauge East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad steam locomotive number 12 pulls freight cars loaded with logs at Cranberry (Avery County), North Carolina. The train approaches a stub switch. A dilapidated wooden railroad storage...
East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Cranberry (N.C.)--1940-1950.; Narrow gauge railroads--North Carolina--Cranberry--1940-1950.; Railroad freight cars--North Carolina--Cranberry--1940-1950.
Smoke rises from Tionesta Valley Railway locomotive #19, a geared steam locomotive owned by Susquehanna Chemical Corporation, with a flat car loaded with wood near a switch in Pebble Dell (Forest County), Pennsylvania.
Susquehanna Chemical Corporation--1940-1950.; Tionesta Valley Railway Company--1940-1950.; Pebble Dell (Pa.)--1940-1950.; Railroads--Pennsylvania--Pebble Dell--1940-1950.
Denver and Rio Grande Western locomotives 476 and 484 (2-8-2's with coal tenders) vent steam and smoke at La Jara (Conejos County) Colorado. A man operates a railroad switch. The La Jara Milling and Elevator Co. grain elevator and a smokestack are...
Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1940-1950.; La Jara (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--La Jara--1940-1950.
Denver and Rio Grande Western locomotive 497 (2-8-2), with a push snowplow, vents smoke by a derail sign at Mears Junction (Chaffee County), Colorado. Shows a man, a bridge, snow, and a semaphore switch.
Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Mears Junction (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Mears Junction--1950-1960.; Railroads--Colorado--Mears Junction--1950-1960.
Denver and Rio Grande Western locomotive 278 (2-8-0), with a coal tender and caboose 0588, vents smoke at the wye in Sapinero (Gunnison County), Colorado. A harp switch is by the tracks.
Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Sapinero (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Sapinero--1940-1950.; Railroads--Colorado--Sapinero--1940-1950.
Men work removing debris from the railroad right of way near the Arkansas River after the flood in Pueblo, Colorado. Denver and Rio Grande Western switch locomotive no. 605 sits on temporary tracks beside the workers. Shows a wheel assembly,...
Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--Disasters--1920-1930.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Debris--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Floods--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Laborers--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Railroad construction &...
View of the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad yard after a flood in Pueblo, Colorado. A railroad switch engine sits surrounded by rubble and debris near overturned passenger cars. Men work near a temporary railroad trestle or bridge with a...
Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--Disasters--1920-1930.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Construction--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Debris--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Floods--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Railroad...
F.F. Weller and his crew of railroad employees pose beside the tender of Colorado and Southern switch engine no. 602 (2-8-0) in the railroad yards near West 43rd (Forty-third) Avenue in Denver, Colorado. Lettering on the tender reads: "C & S, A T &...
Colorado and Southern Railway--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Railroad employees--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Railroads--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Weller, F. F.
View of a stub type harp switch in the Rio Grande Southern railroad yard in Ridgway (Ouray County), Colorado. Men work near a railroad building and a work train with a caboose, boxcar and flat car with a load of rail.
Rio Grande Southern Railroad--1950-1960.; Ridgway (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad shops & yards--Colorado--Ridgway--1950-1960.; Railroad signals--Colorado--Ridgway--1950-1960.
View of Alameda Avenue underpass construction in Denver, Colorado; shows a crane, excavations, and a building with letters: "The Call Automatic Switch Company."
View of Alameda underpass construction in Denver, Colorado; shows excavation, the railroad bridge, horses, men, houses, and a building with sign: "The Call Automatic Switch Company."
Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Excavation--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
A woman and a girl hold pendants that read: "Apple Pie Day, September 22-23 1914., Rifle, Colo." and pose on horseback in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado. A woman wears a fitted, long sleeved blouse, a skirt and a wide brimmed hat. A girl holds a...
View of Alameda underpass construction in Denver, Colorado; shows excavation, a dog, men working, horses, and a building with letters: "The Call Automatic Switch Co."
Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Excavation--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Horses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
Men in suits and hats examine a machine identified as the General Electric Moisture Indicator in a room connected with the Carlton Tunnel in Teller County, Colorado. Signs hang on the wall and read: "This Plant is Making Material Essential to the...
Teller County (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Measuring--Colorado--Teller County--1940-1960.; Scientific equipment--Colorado--Teller County--1940-1960.
Interior view of the West Portal of the Alva B. Adams Tunnel (Continental Divide Tunnel) of the Colorado Big Thompson project in Grand County, Colorado. Shows tracks, pipes, wires and possibly a switch.
Alva B. Adams Tunnel (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Grand County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Hydraulic facilities--Colorado--Grand County--1940-1950.; Tunnels--Colorado--Grand County--1940-1950.
A row of operators work at a switch board at the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company exchange building in Fort Collins (Larimer County), Colorado. Plugs and cords are stretched over the work surface. The women sit on tall chairs and...
Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--People--1910-1920.; Fort Collins (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Fort Collins--1910-1920.; Telephone companies--Colorado--Fort Collins--1910-1920.; Telephone operators--Colorado--Fort...
View of Alameda underpass construction in Denver, Colorado; shows excavation, horse, men, railroad tracks, and a business with sign: "The Call Automatic Switch Co."
Workmen on horseback drive teams of horses toward the Alameda Avenue subway construction site in Denver, Colorado. Railroad tracks and a sign that reads: "The Call Automatic Switch Company" are nearby.
Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Horses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
A workman drives a horse-drawn grader at the Alameda Avenue underpass construction site in Denver, Colorado. Another man stands nearby. A sign that reads: "The Call Automatic Switch Company" is on a nearby building.
Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Graders (Earthmoving machinery)--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
Workmen pose at the Alameda Avenue underpass construction site in Denver, Colorado. Other men use horse-drawn graders to level the ground nearby. A sign on a building in the distance reads: "The Call Automatic Switch Company".
Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Graders (Earthmoving machinery)--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
View of the Alameda Avenue underpass construction site in Denver, Colorado. A horse-drawn temporary railroad with side-dump cars is nearby. A sign on a nearby building reads: "The Call Automatic Switch [Co]".
Shows workmen at the Alameda Avenue underpass construction site in Denver, Colorado. A McCabe and Steen steam shovel is nearby. A sign on a building reads: "The Call Automatic Switch Company [M]anufrs Of Hand Tower & Automatic Ry. Switches".
A workman uses a horse-drawn grader at the Alameda Avenue underpass construction site in Denver, Colorado. Other men stand nearby. A sign on a building in the distance reads: "The Call Automatic Switch Company".
Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Graders (Earthmoving machinery)--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
Workmen load side-dump railcars on temporary railroad tracks at the Alameda Avenue underpass construction site in Denver, Colorado. A sign on a nearby building reads: "The Call Automatic Switch Co."
Dump cars--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
Workmen use horse drawn graders to level the ground at the Alameda Avenue underpass construction site in Denver, Colorado. Horse-drawn wagons and carts are nearby. A sign on a building in the distance reads: "The Call Automatic Switch Co."
Men stand by Denver & Rio Grande Railroad tracks, a harp switch, and the Eagle River; mines dot cliffs of Battle Mountain near the town of Gilman, Eagle County, Colorado.
Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Battle Mountain (Eagle County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Eagle County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Eagle River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cliffs--Colorado--Eagle County--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Eagle...
View of train tracks and train platform identified as Big Tree Station in Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz County), California. Shows railroad switch and large trees.
View of Alameda Avenue underpass construction in Denver, Colorado; shows concrete forms, crane tracks, excavation, and men working. Building reads: "The Call Automatic Switch Company."
View of Alameda Avenue underpass construction in Denver, Colorado; shows excavation, men working with a steam shovel, the railroad bridge, a handcar, and building with sign: "The Call Automatic Switch Company."
Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Steam...
View of the three-story Hotel Monte Christo in Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado. The hotel is half-timbered frame building with a mansard roof, pendants, a central faceted tower, a balcony and a porch. A freight car, "C.R.S. Trust Series B, D.&...
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1900.; Hotel Monte Christo (Salida, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Salida (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Salida--1880-1900.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Salida--1880-1900.; Railroad...
View of the Alameda Avenue trolley car underpass construction site in Denver, Colorado. Workmen work near a tractor and crane. A sign on a nearby building reads: "The Call Automatic Switch Co. Inc."
Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
View of an oxbow on the Cedar River and probably Chicago & North Western Railway Company tracks in probably Linn County, Iowa. Men stand on railroad tracks by a switch, signal, and a frame building. Tents are beside the river. A railroad trestle...
Chicago and North Western Railway Company--1890-1900.; Cedar River (Minn. and Iowa)--1890-1900.; Linn County (Iowa)--1890-1900.; Railroad signals--Iowa--Linn County--1890-1900.; Railroad switching--Iowa--Linn County--1890-1900.; Rivers--Iowa--Linn...
View of a Chicago & North Western Railway Company track and switch near Dunlap (Harrison County), Iowa. A man is in a wooden building that reads "G" near a tower and signal lights. Wooden rail fences and telegraph poles are beside cultivated...
Chicago and North Western Railway Company--1890-1900.; Harrison County (Iowa)--1890-1900.; Croplands--Iowa--Harrison County--1890-1900.; Railroad signal towers--Iowa--Harrison County--1890-1900.; Railroad switching--Iowa--Harrison...