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Horseshoe Curve near Ableman

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Description: View of a passenger train coming down the tracks at the Horseshoe Curve. Rock Springs was called Ableman until 1947.
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Railroad Depot

Date: 1967
Description: Railroad Depot. North Freedom is the home of the Mid-Continent Railway Museum which operates excursion tours on a steam railroad.
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Locomotive Parked near Courthouse Square

Date: 1940
Description: Two men and a police officer stand beside the "Pioneer," an early Chicago and Northwestern Railroad locomotive which is parked beside the Sauk County Court...
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Dellwood Depot

Date: 1929
Description: View down railroads tracks of train arriving at the Dellwood Depot. The movement of the train has caused multiple ghost images of the locomotive. A small g...
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Depot and Train

Date: 1913
Description: View down side of railroad tracks towards the Spring Green depot, with a locomotive just pulling in. A group of passengers are standing on the platform. In...
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Peter H. Burno Locomotive

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Description: A woman stands next to a locomotive on display behind a fence at House on the Rock. This image was included in the attraction's brochure. The sign on the t...
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Peter H. Burno Steam Engine

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Description: Peter Burno posing with the steam locomotive he built which is on display behind a fence at House on the Rock. The sign above the train reads: "Peter H. Bu...
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Peter H. Burno Train

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Description: A man posing with a locomotive on display behind a fence at House on the Rock. The sign on the train reads: "Peter H. Burno. Mighty in Strength & Endurance...
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Construction on River Bridge

Date: 1909
Description: Elevated view of a work train on railroad tracks on a railroad bridge, over a river, that is under construction. Several workmen are standing and posing on...
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North Freedom Railroad

Date: 1968
Description: Elevated view of steam trains and railroad cars on the North Freedom Railroad at the Mid-Continent Railway Museum. Cars are in the parking lot on the right...
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Quarry at Devil's Lake

Date: 07 1936
Description: A worker is pulling a wheelbarrow behind him while walking alongside a narrow gauge railroad track at the south end of the East Bluff near Devil's Lake. Em...

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