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Railroad Crossing Safety Precautions at Monroe and Regent Streets

Date: 07 1955
Description: At the crossing at Monroe and Regent Streets, the flagman activates warning lights before the stopped Illinois-Central train proceeds across the crossing. ...
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Railroad Crossing Safety Precautions at Monroe and Regent Streets

Date: 07 1955
Description: Illinois Central flagman R.D. DeRoche walking along the railroad tracks at the Monroe and Regent Streets crossing ahead of the engine after he activated wa...
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Railroad Crossing Safety Precautions at Monroe and Regent Streets

Date: 07 1955
Description: Brakeman R.D. DeRoche pressing the button to deactivate the warning lights as the Illinois Central train passes the intersection with Monroe and Regent Str...
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Railroad Crossing Safety Precautions at Monroe and Regent Streets

Date: 07 1955
Description: After passing the intersection of Monroe and Regent Streets, the brakeman gets back on the train for the trip to Freeport on the Illinois Central Railroad.
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"Red Baby" Towing Truck

Date: 02 18 1929
Description: "Red Baby" towing truck into a repair shop. Snow is on the ground. There is a railroad crossing sign in the background.
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Freedom Train "Spirit of 1776"

Date: 06 24 1948
Description: View of the front of the Freedom Train. The sign on the locomotive reads: "Spirit of 1776." People are standing near the train in the foreground, and in th...
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Journey's End

Date: 02 15 1955
Description: A passenger waiting for a train in front of the Chicago and Northwestern railroad station on a clear and cold evening. The person is holding a lamp, and a ...
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Railroad Yard at McCormick Works

Date: 07 13 1911
Description: View along railroad tracks towards factory buildings. A billboard reads "Wholesale and Retail."
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Train Depot

Date: 1990
Description: Text on reverse reads: "C.M.ST.P. & P. Depot, Stoughton, Wisconsin. A Craftsman style structure built in 1913, it was abandoned by the railway in the 1970'...

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