This thesis is a historical examination of the relationship between the railroad industry and state government in Kentucky during the nineteenth century. The thesis begins with an examination of the legal culture of the early nineteenth century and...
Railroads--Virginia--History--19th century; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Transportation; Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
This thesis is an examination of the Virginia railroad system during the Civil War. Using extensive and primary secondary sources, the thesis argues that the Virginia General Assembly, the Confederate Government under Jefferson Davis, and the...
Railroads--Kentucky--History; Kentucky--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
In studying and teaching history, I have been convinced that the transportation facilities of a country have helped or hindered its political, industrial and commercial development. In this thesis, I have endeavored to show the value of the...
The Illinois Central Railroad roundhouse, located on the northwest corner of Thirteenth and Oak Streets, Louisville, Kentucky, has numerous railroad tracks leading to and from a semi-circular building. Railroad cars and tanks sit on the tracks and...
Railroad cars; Electric railroads; Indiana Railroad; Transportation
A railroad car sits on a track in a grassy area. A line connects it to wires above. "Indiana Railroad" is written on the side of the car as is an insignia with an I and an R with an arrow through them. The number 50 is also lettered on...
Freight yard for Louisville & Nashville Railroad, Louisville, Kentucky. Rows of trains receding in the distance, with smoke stacks also in the distance, emitting smoke. Embellishments have been painted on the smoke. " . . ASH" is...
Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge across the Ohio River between 14th Street in Louisville, Kentucky, and Clarksville, Indiana. The view is from Louisville from the dam below the Falls of Ohio (at right). The bridge, also known as the Fourteenth Street...
Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge across the Ohio River from Louisville's 14th Street to Clarksville, Indiana, photographed in Louisville, Kentucky. Photograph shows three bridges connecting the City of Louisville with Indiana at the outer river bend....
Bridges; Railroad bridges; Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company
Louisville-Anchorage Bridge, once used by Louisville Interurban Railroad Company, Louisville, Kentucky. The bridge spans a road and railroad tracks, which were for the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company. A water reservoir is shown on the...
Panhandle Bridge or Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge across the Ohio River from Louisville's 14th Street to Clarksville, Indiana. On the Louisville side, on the bottom of the photograph, urban buildings form neat rows. The bridge, also known as the...
Railroad cars; Railroad tracks; Railroad shops & yards; Men
André Jeunet, wearing corduroy pants, military leggings, a jacket and beret, sits on the back of a railroad car. Another train and more railroad tracks are in the background. Picture was taken while he was on military leave in Jougne, Doubs,...
Multiple, long rows of train freight cars on railroad tracks extending far back toward the horizon. Title: P-27148 Freight Cars in a Railroad Freight Yard. Verso: P221 - (27148) Freight cars in a railroad freight yard. Text on left: Keystone View...
Train approaching from the left on a set of railroad tracks with steep, tall rock walls on either side. To the right, in front of the rock is the Arkansas River. There is an iron fence between the land with the railroad tracks and the water. Title:...
Railroad cars; Electric railroads; Indiana Railroad; People; Transportation
A group of well-dressed people sit in a railroad car. The seats are couches and armchairs and face each other as if one were in a sitting room. The car includes side tables with lamps and standing ashtrays. The men wear suits and the women wear...
Engine 505 from the Southern line sits on a revolving track in a railroad roundhouse. A number of railroad track lines lead into the revolving center which allows the engine to be reoriented for its next destination. Steam is coming out of the...
Long view facing west down Cardinal Boulevard. The water level comes up to the railroad tracks. DuPont Manual High School can be seen in the distance. Photograph was taken in the late morning.
Floods--Kentucky--Louisville; Floods; Railroad tracks; Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings
Water cascades over the railroad tracks running behind the University Club on the University of Louisville Belknap Campus. The Student Activities Center (SAC) and clock tower can be seen in the distance. Photograph was taken in the late morning.
A view of the Empire Coal Company alongside railroad tracks, with several railroad cars loaded with coal. A person is standing on the tracks and another is standing on top of a railroad car full of coal. Steam or smoke rises around the cars,...
Several parallel railroad tracks going up a mountain. There are cut boards (possibly railroad ties) along the track and a stack of barrels. Uphill from the tracks, a group of men, many holding shovels, stand on flatcars of a train.
