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Picking Up Steam

Date: 07 07 1984
Description: Steam locomotive No. 1385 moves along the tracks as part of the Butler Railroad Days.
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Modern Steam Locomotive

Date: 1944
Description: The Pennsylvania Railroad purchased this innovative steam engine that was built to pull up to 125 loaded cars at 50 miles per hour.
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Train on Bridge

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Description: View of one of the first locomotives of the Fox River Valley, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad on a wooden trestle over a wetland. The locomotive has brass ...
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Northwestern Engine No. 5001

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Description: Engine no. 5001 of a Northwestern train.
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Engine No. 4076A

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Description: Engine no. 4076A of a Chicago and North Western train.
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Locomotive Explosion

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Description: Four men pose next to a locomotive, which has a hole in its side due to an explosion.
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Engine No. 1073

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Description: Several crew members posing next to the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railway switching Engine No. 1073, which operated in Menasha, Wisconsin.

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