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The twin trestle bridges of the Mass Central Railroad, Beaman Massachusetts

The twin trestle bridges of the Mass Central Railroad, Beaman Massachu...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bridge, water, historic structure, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Fishing Holes on Marsh Fork, drawn by Woody Boggs
Cannon Mine trestle across Green River and mount of mine, Franklin, ca 1915 (MOHAI 4233)

Cannon Mine trestle across Green River and mount of mine, Franklin, ca...

The mouth of the Cannon Mine, in Franklin, Washington, was located deep in the Green River Gorge. After workers brought coal out of the mine on coal cars, they hauled it across the river on a bridge and then ho... More

Great Northern Railway bridge at Station 433, ca 1892 (MOHAI 6963)

Great Northern Railway bridge at Station 433, ca 1892 (MOHAI 6963)

During the winter of 1892-1893, workers extended the Great Northern Railway through Stevens Pass in the Cascade Mountains. They built trestles to carry the tracks across deep ravines on the steep slopes. Constr... More

Great Northern Railway, heavy snow on bridges, ca 1892 (MOHAI 6964)

Great Northern Railway, heavy snow on bridges, ca 1892 (MOHAI 6964)

The Great Northern Railway Company hired Anders B. Wilse during the completion of its railroad line to Seattle. He worked as a civil engineer, and he documented the various stages of construction with his camer... More

Group of men on Seattle, Lakeshore & Eastern Railway line, 1887 (MOHAI 8501)

Group of men on Seattle, Lakeshore & Eastern Railway line, 1887 (MOHAI...

The Seattle, Lakeshore & Eastern Railway extended from the waterfront along the northern shore of Lake Union and then to the north side of Lake Washington, eventually reaching Snoqualmie Falls. In this photo, a... More

Hull Creek railroad trestle, ca 1907 (MOHAI 6497)

Hull Creek railroad trestle, ca 1907 (MOHAI 6497)

The railroads faced significant geographical obstacles in building routes across Washington's Cascade Mountains. Construction workers had to deal with steep and rocky terrain with deep ravines and fast-moving r... More

Icy tracks on the White Pass & Yukon Route, ca 1899 (MOHAI 7244)

Icy tracks on the White Pass & Yukon Route, ca 1899 (MOHAI 7244)

Winter snow in the coastal mountains was a constant problem for the White Pass and Yukon Route railway. Subzero temperatures, icy conditions, and snowfalls of several feet were common. The railroad's snowplows ... More

James Street cable car, ca 1912 (MOHAI 7333)

James Street cable car, ca 1912 (MOHAI 7333)

Seattle's James Street cable car line opened in 1890. The fare was five cents, or $1.00 per month for students. After consolidation into the Union Trunk Line, it carried passengers and freight up the very steep... More

Oriental Limited train of Great Northern Railroad, Cascade Mountains, ca 1910 (MOHAI 5337)

Oriental Limited train of Great Northern Railroad, Cascade Mountains, ...

A 1912 Great Northern Railway timetable describes the Oriental Limited's daily eastbound and westbound service between Chicago and Seattle. The trip across the northern plains and through the mountains took alm... More

Waterfront and tidal flats from Beacon Hill, ca 1898 (MOHAI 5851)

Waterfront and tidal flats from Beacon Hill, ca 1898 (MOHAI 5851)

Tidal mudflats once extended all the way to the foot of Seattle's Beacon Hill. Roads and railroad tracks were built over the flats on wooden trestles. Developers bought these tidelands and filled it in for sawm... More

West Seattle grain elevator, ca 1898 (MOHAI 6440)

West Seattle grain elevator, ca 1898 (MOHAI 6440)

Colonel Thomas Ewing, the major developer of West Seattle, foresaw a great industrial center on the peninsula. In 1890, Ewing built a grain elevator and hailed it as the key to Seattle's future as a worldwide g... More

"Hedlund Logging Co. railroad trestle on Sherman Creek" Taken c. 1925. (c4c1aa44-37c9-4e82-9388-070b0af39c26)

"Hedlund Logging Co. railroad trestle on Sherman Creek" Taken c. 1925....

Faded black and white photograph of railroad trestle surrounding by tall pine trees "Hedlund Logging Co. railroad trestle on Sherman Creek" Taken c. 1925. Keywords: Hedlund Logging Co.; Railroad; Trestle; Sher... More

Trestle - Pearson Scott Foresman Archives

Trestle - Pearson Scott Foresman Archives

Train crossing the trestle bridges

Trestle 1 - Pearson Scott Foresman Archives

Trestle 1 - Pearson Scott Foresman Archives

a braced framework of timbers, piles, or steelwork for carrying a road or railroad over a depression

Trestle 3 - Pearson Scott Foresman Archives

Trestle 3 - Pearson Scott Foresman Archives

a braced framework of timbers, piles, or steelwork for carrying a road or railroad over a depression

153 ny. Træbro - NB bldsa OTO0139 A

153 ny. Træbro - NB bldsa OTO0139 A

Norsk bokmål: Sted: Kommune: Fylke: Tagger:

156 ny. Bro - NB bldsa OTO0141 A

156 ny. Bro - NB bldsa OTO0141 A

Norsk bokmål: Sted: Kommune: Fylke: Tagger:

Dampflokomotive auf einer Feldbahnbrücke der Pioniere

Dampflokomotive auf einer Feldbahnbrücke der Pioniere

Deutsch: Dampflokomotive auf einer Feldbahnbrücke der Pioniere

Saint-Valery, 80, Fr, (chemin de fer sur pilotis)

Saint-Valery, 80, Fr, (chemin de fer sur pilotis)

Français : Saint-Valery, 80, Fr, (chemin de fer sur pilotis).

File-A0366--Wilkes-Barre Connecting Railroad--Trestle and Bridge--Under Construction -1906.04.25- (3b0753c3-8102-4adc-bf69-970ef0a72373)

File-A0366--Wilkes-Barre Connecting Railroad--Trestle and Bridge--Unde...

A0366--Wilkes-Barre Connecting Railroad--Trestle and Bridge--Under Construction [1906.04.25] Keywords: trestle; bridge; wilkes-barre connecting railroad; construction; Railroads; (NPS Focus Subject Thesaurus)

Pixella 15590 (24031274590)
Canadian Pacific Railway - Across the Spuzzum (16349168956)

Canadian Pacific Railway - Across the Spuzzum (16349168956)

Canadian Pacific Railway bridge and road bridge across the Spuzzum (Spuzzum Creek), Spuzzum, British Columbia, Canada. From the February, 1884 edition of West Shore (pdf page 20)

Two men standing on a very large Northern Pacific Railway trestle during winter, Washington, ca 1887 (WASTATE 2389)

Two men standing on a very large Northern Pacific Railway trestle duri...

PH Coll 332.25 Subjects (LCSH): Trestle--Washington (State); Northern Pacific Railway Company; Cascade Range

Railroad-Trestle-Construction-east-of-Hume-Lake

Railroad-Trestle-Construction-east-of-Hume-Lake

Railroad trestle construction east of Hume Lake.

Railroad-Trestle-Construction

Railroad-Trestle-Construction

Construction of a railroad trestle in present day Sequoia National Forest.

Sequoia Railroad Trestle

Sequoia Railroad Trestle

The Sequoia Railroad midway between Millwood and Converse Basin.

Shay-Locomotive-with-a-load-of-Railroad-Ties

Shay-Locomotive-with-a-load-of-Railroad-Ties

Shay locomotive on the Sequoia Railroad with a load of railroad ties.

Feldbahn im Osten - Grosse Talbrücke

Feldbahn im Osten - Grosse Talbrücke

Deutsch: Feldbahn im Osten - Grosse Talbrücke Public domain image of Swedish railroads works, train yard, workshop, tracks, historical photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Saw mill at bridge building site for narrow gauge railway, 25 Jan1916

Saw mill at bridge building site for narrow gauge railway, 25 Jan1916

Deutsch: Saw mill at bridge building site for narrow gauge railway, 25 Jan1916

Logging-Train-at-Hume-Lake

Logging-Train-at-Hume-Lake

Logging train pushes flatcars to the dumping trestle at Hume Lake.

Hunting and hunted in the Belgian Congo (1914) (14793088063)

Hunting and hunted in the Belgian Congo (1914) (14793088063)

Bridge, Uganda Railway Identifier: huntinghuntedinb00cooprich (find matches) Title: Hunting and hunted in the Belgian Congo Year: 1914 (1910s) Authors: Cooper, Reginald Davey Subjects: Hunting -- Congo (Demo... More

Manual of military engineering (1905) (14759562306)

Manual of military engineering (1905) (14759562306)

Identifier: manualofmilitary00grea (find matches) Title: Manual of military engineering Year: 1905 (1900s) Authors: Great Britain. War Office Subjects: Military engineering Publisher: London : Printed for ... More

The Street railway journal (1904) (14575259359)

The Street railway journal (1904) (14575259359)

Identifier: streetrailwayjo241904newy (find matches) Title: The Street railway journal Year: 1884 (1880s) Authors: Subjects: Street-railroads Electric railroads Transportation Publisher: New York : McGraw ... More