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Wisconsin Central Freight Cars

Date: 05 05 1897
Description: Elevated view of Wisconsin Central freight cars in a rural storage yard near Manitowoc.
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Railway Barn

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Description: A wintery view of the Southern Wisconsin Railway Company car barn.
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Engine on Turntable

Date: 1910
Description: Railroad engine on turntable at railroad yard. Possibly in Adams, Wisconsin.
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Wisconsin & Michigan Caboose

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Description: Four men (possibly railroad workers) standing in front of Wisconsin & Michigan Caboose #16.
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Railroad Tracks

Date: 1965
Description: Elevated view over railroad yards from the 27th Street viaduct.
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Railroad Depot

Date: 08 06 1917
Description: Chicago and North Western Railrod depot at the east end of Wisconsin Avenue. Caption on glass plate reads: "South end of Juneau Park extention [sic]...
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Central and Northwestern Yards

Date: 1926
Description: View down railroad tracks towards the London train depot.
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Milwaukee Road Shops

Date: 10 1983
Description: The Milwaukee Road Shops, formerly the foundery, at 3301 West Canal Street.
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Milwaukee Road Repair Shop

Date: 10 1983
Description: The Milwaukee Road freight car repair shop at 3301 West Canal Street.
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Workers on Railroad Platform

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Description: Exterior view of work men posing sitting on a wagon on the platform at the railroad station.
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Elroy Roundhouse and Railroad Yard

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Description: View of the Chicago North Western Railroad Roundhouse in Elroy. There are several train cars sitting on multiple sets of railroad tracks on the left. There...
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At Depot, Stockyard across Tracks

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Description: A Native American man is in the foreground, and three Native American women and two Native American children are standing on the wooden boardwalk near the ...
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Kewaunee Car Ferry Slip

Date: 09 17 1948
Description: Aerial view of two Lake Michigan ferries tied up at harbor slips. The eastern terminus of the Green Bay Route was the Lake Michigan port city of Kewaunee. ...
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Milwaukee Railroad Yard

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Description: Elevated view of the Milwaukee railroad yard. The skyline of Milwaukee is in the background.
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Wisconsin Soldiers Pose on Locomotive

Date: 10 08 1944
Description: Five railroad soldiers pose on a locomotive near the roundhouse used by the 757th Railway Shop Battalion in Cherbourg, France. From Wisconsin are, (top) Se...
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C. B. & Q Yards

Date: 1925
Description: View down railroad tracks of the Lynxville train depot on the Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroad line. There are bluffs on the right, and a man is walk...
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Milwaukee Road Sheetmetal Shop

Date: 10 1983
Description: The Milwaukee Road Shops interior sheetmetal shop, formerly the car paint and repair shop, at 3301 West Canal Street.
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Railroad Yard Turntable

Date: 04 27 1975
Description: A railroad turntable at the Milwaukee Road railroad yard off West Washington Avenue.
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The Yards in Winter

Date: 1950
Description: View down railroad tracks towards a tall building. Smoke is billowing from the locomotive.
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Two Men Posed with Locomotive

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Description: Two men posed by the locomotive of a freight train on railroad tracks, probably by the coal shed at Millston. The two-wheeled express wagon on the platform...

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