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Railroad Station
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View from a railroad platform and railroad tracks. A locomotive with railroad cars is parked on the far track. One man is standing next to the locomotive; another man is standing on the platform in the right foreground.
Van Schaick, Charles
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WHi 116347
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Derailed Locomotive
View towards men standing on railroad tracks and near the wreckage of a train.
Locomotive Hauling Logs
Outdoor view of men standing with horses near a locomotive hauling logs through a forest. Two loggers are standing in the center.
Train Crossing a Bridge
View upriver towards a train passing over a bridge. Smoke is trailing behind the locomotive, and a man is standing on top of the first railroad car.
Derailed Locomotive
View down railroad tracks towards men standing and watching machinery clearing train wreckage.
Train Wreck
1900
Derailed locomotive and coal car. Wreck on the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis, and Omaha Railway, locomotive #287, in the vicinity of Black River Falls.
Train at a Depot
View down platform towards a train at a depot, with several people on the wooden platform.
