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["The Empire Builder" at St. Paul, Minnesota Depot]

Description: Great Northern Railway's "The Empire Builder" train No. 1, westbound, headed by Engine No. 2517, a Mountain type 4-8-2 locomotive, at St. Paul Union Depot, 1929. This world renowned train was operated by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad from Chicago to St. Paul and it was a Great Northern train from St. Paul to Portland, Seattle and Tacoma.
Date: 1929
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

["Sunshine Special" near Forney, Texas]

Description: Texas and Pacific's " Sunshine Special" train No. 2, eastbound, headed by Engine No. 909, a 900 class Mountain type 4-8-2 locomotive, rolls through Texas countryside near Forney on a summer day in 1929. The Texas and Pacific Railway had five locomotives of the 900 class which were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1928 and these went into service in 1929. They were Numbers 905, 906, 907, 908, and 909.
Date: 1929
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

[Photograph of a Group of People on a Railroad Track]

Description: Photograph of a group of people standing on a railroad track. There are two men standing on the left wearing white shirts and dark pants and holding hats. Two women are standing on the right. They are wearing long dresses and holding hats. They are standing on a railroad track that is between two walls of rocks. The Fox Company's stamp is on the back of the photograph and says "Guaranteed for Life, Sep 1929, This is a Genuine Border Fox Tone Picture Made By Fox Co., San Antonio, Texas, Copyrigh… more
Date: September 1929
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Gillespie County Historical Society

Soil map, Potter County, Texas.

Description: Map shows soil composition, schools, layout of the city of Amarillo, railroads, roads, towns, ranches, and structures. Includes legend, "Conventional signs"/key to symbols used, and key to "Land Divisions." Scale [ca. 1:63,360].
Date: 1929
Creator: United States Bureau of Chemistry and Soils
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

1½ Miles to "Neches"

Description: Photograph of a railroad (bottom) and vehicles (left). People and utility poles can also be seen in the background. Back of photo reads, "W.L. Straughn Gulf States Utilities Co. Neches Power Station Beaumont, Texas".
Date: June 1, 1929
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Edison Museum

Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Smithville District Seniority List: Train Porters, January 1929

Description: List of train porters employed in the 12th District of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad South Texas Division as of January 1929. It includes the name of each person and employment date, with the most senior person listed first.
Date: January 1, 1929
Creator: Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad. South Texas Division.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Smithville Heritage Society
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