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Steam Shovels Loading Railroad Cars with Iron Ore
Miners at work using steam shovels and railroad cars for transporting iron ore in Virginia, located on the Mesabi Iron Range.
Railroad Tracks
Elevated view of men working on the railroad tracks. There are locomotives and railroad cars on the tracks. Some children are standing on the tracks near the workers. In the background is a hill.
Susquehanna Open Pit Iron Ore Mining
Two trains transporting taconite from Susquehanna Open Pit Iron Ore Mine, part of the Mesabi Iron Range, discovered in 1866.
Train Arriving at the Depot
The station at Sylvan Beach was essential in providing transportation to central New York's recreational resort area. Caption reads: "Train Time. Sylvan Beach, N.Y."
Railroad Cars Filled with Iron Ore
Elevated view of railroad cars transporting iron ore from the Mesabi Iron Range, once important because of the discovery of hematite, and then for its large supply of taconite. A residential area o...
Railroad Station
A railroad station in New City, a wealthy suburb of New York City.
