“Have You Gentlemen Any Idea When You’re To Get Off?”
The second session of the 62nd Congress began on December 4, 1911, and as the 1912 election neared, there was no end in sight. This cartoon has Uncle Sam dressed as a...
A fault on the line
In August 1944, Allied troops landed in the South of France during Operation Dragoon. In preparation for the landings, the Allies targeted transportation hubs to...
Eisenbahn bureau
After processing at the Ellis Island Immigration Station, immigrants were able to buy railroad (eisenbahn) tickets to destinations throughout the United States
First class service
Early in the 20th century, Pullman Palace Car employed more African Americans than any other company in the United States. Most held jobs as sleeping car porters,...
Follow those tracks!
This 1898 photograph shows flag-bearing troops marching next to railroad tracks. They are preparing to board transport at Tampa, Florida, during the Spanish-American...
The last link
The Transcontinental Railroad was completed on May 10, 1869, when four ceremonial gold and silver spikes were driven into a laurel wood railroad tie at Promontory...
Training the water
The Galveston Seawall was designed and constructed by engineers working for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. This photograph is part of the construction record.