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• August 31, 1865 | Payroll

  Payroll for Jno. Kershaw, Machinist, Knoxville, TN, August, 1865

  This machinist's payroll from August, 1865 lists the time—in days—that Jno. Kershaw spent working on various engines and details the compensation he received while working in Knoxville, Tennessee.

• August 31, 1865 | Payroll

  Payroll for M. O'Hara, Machinist, Knoxville, TN, August, 1865

  This machinist's payroll from August, 1865 lists the time—in days—that M. O'Hara spent working on various engines and details the compensation he received.

• August 31, 1865 | Payroll

  Payroll for Jon Chester, Machinist, Knoxville, TN, August, 1865

  This machinist's payroll from August, 1865 lists the time—in days—that Jon Chester spent working on various engines and details the compensation he received while working in Knoxville, Tennessee.

• August 31, 1865 | Payroll

  Payroll for R. A. Saye, Carpenter, Knoxville, TN, August, 1865

  This carpenter's payroll from August, 1865 lists the time—in days—that R. A. Saye spent working at various "general" tasks and details the compensation he received at Knoxville, Tennessee.

• August 31, 1865 | Payroll

  Payroll for Peter Weeks, Helper, Knoxville, TN, August, 1865

  This payroll from August, 1865 lists the time—in days—that Peter Weeks spent helping to repair rail cars and engines and details the compensation he received in Knoxvile, Tennessee.

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  N.D. | Photograph

  Union Pacific Railroad Brigham Young Construction Camp, Echo Canyon, Utah

  This is a digital photograph of an image of the Union Pacific Railroad's Brigham Young Construction camp in Echo Canyon, Utah.

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  N.D. | Photograph

  Grading camp for the Union Pacific Railroad in the Rocky Mountains

  This is a photograph of the grading camp for the Union Pacific Railroad in the Rocky Mountains.

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  1850 | Photograph

  Railroad Workers, 1850s

  Few original images remain of railroad workers in the 1850s, especially of construction crews, whether free labor or enslaved. Northern railroad companies employed thousands of men on their payrolls in a dizzying array of occupations.

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  1863 | Photograph

  Ephraim Dawes, 1863

  Dawes fought in the Battle of Shiloh, then protected the railroads in Tennessee with the 53rd Ohio. He was promoted to major of the regiment on January 26, 1863.

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  1868 | Photograph

  Union Pacific Railroad Engineering camp in Weber Canyon, Utah, 1868

  This is a photograph of a Union Pacific Railroad engineering camp in Weber Canyon, Utah in 1868.

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  1877 | Photograph

  The Great Railroad Strike, Opposite 32nd and 31st Sts.

  Part of a series of stereographs published in the wake of the 1877 Railroad Strike. The images show the destruction at Pittsburgh, which resulted from violent clashes July 21-22.

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  1877 | Photograph

  The Great Railroad Strike, Interiors of Upper Round House

  Part of a series of stereographs published in the wake of the 1877 Railroad Strike. The images show the destruction at Pittsburgh, which resulted from violent clashes July 21-22.

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  1877 | Photograph

  28th St and Upper Round House, citizens shot here

  Part of a series of stereographs published in the wake of the 1877 Railroad Strike. The images show the destruction at Pittsburgh, which resulted from violent clashes July 21-22.

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  1911 | Photograph

  A Railroad Fireman Shoveling Coal

  This image from The Modern Railroad (1911), captures a railroad fireman shoveling coal into the firebox.

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  1911 | Photograph

  The "Industrial Army of America"

  This image from The Modern Railroad (1911) depicts a large number of railroad mechanics posing with a locomotive.

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  1911 | Photograph

  The Wrecking Train

  This image from The Modern Railroad (1911) shows a number of railroad workers standing atop a wrecking train.

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  1911 | Photograph

  A Railroad Engineer "Fussing At His Machine"

  This image from The Modern Railroad (1911), shows a railroad engineer, "oil-can in hand," lubricating the wheel of a locomotive.

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  1911 | Photograph

  An Army of Clerks

  This image from The Modern Railroad (1911), depicts a room full of freight department clerks.

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  1911 | Photograph

  A Freight Crew and Its Hack

  This image from The Modern Railroad (1911) captures a railroad freight crew posing with an Erie Railroad car in the background.

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  1911 | Photograph

  The Railroad Track Walker

  This image from The Modern Railroad (1911), captures a track walker, lantern in hand, performing his nightly duties.