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Train Yard from Hillside
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Elevated view of the Milwaukee Electric Rapid Transit at 20-23rd Streets and St. Paul, looking southeast from a hillside. Snow is on the ground, the buildings, and the large piles of coal or coke in the distance.
Taylor, J. Robert
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Railroad Yard with Snow and Smoke
January 18, 1940
Elevated view of railroad yard, with engines and cars on some of the tracks. Smoke is billowing out from many of the engines, covering much of the yard. Buildings and rail equipment are on the left.
West Milwaukee Railroad Yard
Elevated view of the West Milwaukee shops of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad.
West Milwaukee Railroad
1940
Elevated view of West Milwaukee shops of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad. Railroad train cars are stopped on the tracks and smoke is rising from the buildings in the background near sm...
Chicago, Milwaukee, & St. Paul Railroad
1940
Located in West Milwaukee. Trains, cars, tracks, and railroad buildings. The view is taken from the top of a building.
Railroad Yards
1940
Elevated view of railroad yards with trains sitting on many of the tracks, though other tracks are sitting empty. Steam is rising from trains in the background, as well as from smokestacks in the d...
Coal and Coke Yards on Milwaukee River
Elevated view of a large pile of coal sitting under a tarp, with an empty truck waiting nearby. Industrial buildings and water towers are across the river. One building has a sign that reads: "Unit...
