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Historic black-and-white photo of the Dewitt Clinton steam locomotive pulling several stagecoach-style passenger cars on railroad tracks.
Historic black and white photo of the Countess of Dufferin steam locomotive, labeled on the tender, with large wheels and a building in the background.
Andrew Onderdonk's railroad labourers
Gotthard Base Tunnel
A Swiss Federal Railways high-speed train emerges from the concrete portal of the Gotthard Base Tunnel, surrounded by grassy slopes and forested mountains.
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bridge on the Orange and Alexandria Railroad
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Historic black-and-white photo of a group of Chinese American railroad workers, some wearing hats, who contributed to building the Transcontinental Railroad.
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