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1935 | Artwork
Railway Station, about 1935
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1935 | Artwork
Traffic, 7th Ave. Subway, about 1935
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1935 | Artwork
Railway Station, about 1935
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1932 | Map
The Southern Railroad System, 1913
This map from the 1932 Atlas of the Historical Geography of the United States displays the extent of the Southern railroad system in 1913.
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1932 | Map
The Harriman Railroad System, 1912
This map from the 1932 Atlas of the Historical Geography of the United States displays the Harriman Railroad System in 1914, including the Union Pacific, Southern Pacific, and Los Angeles, San Pedro, and Salt Lake railroads.
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1932 | Map
United States Railroads Lines, 1870
This map from the 1932 Atlas of the Historical Geography of the United States displays the United States' railroad lines in 1870 as well as some of the major cities they connected.
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1932 | Map
Railroads 1850 and 1860; Overland Mail, 1850-1869
These two maps from the 1932 Atlas of the Historical Geography of the United States display overland mail routes and railroad lines in the United States during the mid-nineteenth century. The maps show the extent of railroads in 1850 and 1860 and overland mail from 1850 to 1869.
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1932 | Map
Western Railroad Lines, 1880 and 1930
These two maps from the 1932 Atlas of the Historical Geography of the United States depict the extent of western railroads in 1880 and 1930. They illustrate the tremendous growth of the railroad in the western United States during this fifty-year period.
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1932 | Map
Centers of Population
This map from the 1932 Atlas of the Historical Geography of the United States offers a geographic rendering of the United States' center of population from 1790 to 1930. It references six organizational categories, including total population, urban population, rural population, foreign-born population, and Negro population.
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1932 | Map
The New York Central Railroad System, 1914
This map from the 1932 Atlas of the Historical Geography of the United States displays the extent of the New York Central railroad system in 1914.
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1932 | Map
The Pennsylvania Railroad System, 1914
This map from the 1932 Atlas of the Historical Geography of the United States displays the extent of the Pennsylvania railroad system in 1914.
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1932 | Map
Railroads in Operation, December, 1840
This map from the 1932 Atlas of the Historical Geography of the United States depicts the various railroad lines operating in the United States in 1840.
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1932 | Map
Federal Land Grants for the Construction of Railroads and Wagon Roads 1823-1871
This map from the 1932 Atlas of the Historical Geography of the United States reveals the United States land grants available for the construction of railroads and wagon roads between 1823-1871. As the key indicates, dark lines represent the limits of the land grants, while white and striped areas differentiate between unforfeited and forfeited Federal land grants for railroads.
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1932 | Map
Railroad Travel Rates, 1800-1930
This series of maps from the 1932 Atlas of the Historical Geography of the United States shows the progressive decrease in travel time by depicting the time required to travel from New York to various western locations in 1800, 1830, 1857, AND 1930.
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1932 | Map
The James J. Hill Railroads, 1914
This map from the 1932 Atlas of the Historical Geography of the United States depicts the vast railroad system James J. Hill owned in 1914.
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1932 | Map
The New England Railroad System, 1914
This map from the 1932 Atlas of the Historical Geography of the United States depicts the New England railroad system in 1914, including the New York, New Haven, and Hartford, the Boston and Maine, and the Maine Central railroads.
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March 4, 1928 | Time Table
Chicago and North Western Line
The Chicago and Northwestern Railway's 1928 time table emphasized planning "your summer vacation" to Yellowstone, Rocky Mountain, Zion, Grand Canyon, Bryce, Yosemite, and Ranier National Parks, as well as other western mountain sites.
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1928 | Photograph
Camden Station
This 1928 image of Camden Station shows the look of the Baltimore landmark years after the 1877 strike.
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1928 | Photograph
The Hotel and Station at Cumberland, Maryland
This photograph shows the hotel and railroad station at Cumberland, Maryland, built by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, as it looked in 1928.
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1928 | Book
Railroad Strike Violence at Martinsburg, WV
In this excerpt from The Story of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Historian Edward Hungerford offers an account of the violence at Martinsburg, WV during the 1877 railroad strike. This selection also includes Allan Pinkerton's vivid description of the event.
