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James Harrison Wilson (September 2, 1837 – February 23, 1925) was a United States Army topographic engineer, a Union Army General in the American Civil War and later wars, a railroad executive, and author.

James Harrison Wilson

James Harrison Wilson (September 2, 1837 – February 23, 1925) was a United States Army topographic…

Peter Cooper manufactured the first steam powered railroad locomotive made in America, which was called <em>Tom Thumb</em>.

Peter Cooper's Train

Peter Cooper manufactured the first steam powered railroad locomotive made in America, which was called…

A railroad train of the twentieth century.

A Railroad Train

A railroad train of the twentieth century.

William Tecumseh Sherman served as a General in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Here his troops are burning a railroad station.

Sherman's Troops Burning a Railroad Station

William Tecumseh Sherman served as a General in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Here his…

"Railway Semaphore. a, lever, which operates both b, blade, and c, lantern." -Whitney, 1911

Railroad Semaphore

"Railway Semaphore. a, lever, which operates both b, blade, and c, lantern." -Whitney, 1911

"A track-layers' bar having two parallel blunt arms at the end the space between which is designed to fit the web of the rail. It is used in lifting the end of a rail." -Whitney, 1911

Rail Fork

"A track-layers' bar having two parallel blunt arms at the end the space between which is designed to…

"Industrial-railway Turn-table. a, circular base with channel for ball-bearing, showing ring of balls; b, under side of table; c, table in position, showing cross-tracks; d, latch for cover. A car is run by hand on the turn-table, the table turned one quarter of the way round, and the car run off on a track at right angles to the first track." -Whitney, 1911

Railway Turntable

"Industrial-railway Turn-table. a, circular base with channel for ball-bearing, showing ring of balls;…

"Track-layers' tongs for lifting rails. They have short jaws designed to clasp the rail head and two long handles bent at a right angle." -Whitney, 1911

Rail Tongs

"Track-layers' tongs for lifting rails. They have short jaws designed to clasp the rail head and two…

"Nautical, a vessel's standing gaff which has an iron jackstay bolted to its under side." -Whitney, 1911

Railroad Gaff

"Nautical, a vessel's standing gaff which has an iron jackstay bolted to its under side." -Whitney,…

"Industrial Railway. a, cast-iron plates bedded in concrete for boiler-room floor; b, section of boiler; c, cast-iron track; d, charging-car with outside-flange wheels." -Whitney, 1911

Industrial Railway

"Industrial Railway. a, cast-iron plates bedded in concrete for boiler-room floor; b, section of boiler;…

"In railroad construction and canal- or road-work, a large scooping bucket armed with teeth and used with a steam-shovel or operated by power by means of chains that drag the bucket over or through loose material, causing it to scoop up a load." -Whitney, 1911

Shovel Bucket

"In railroad construction and canal- or road-work, a large scooping bucket armed with teeth and used…

"A valve for opening and closing the induction and eduction passages of a steam-engine cylinder: so called from its plan resembling the letter D. The usual form of the D-valve is shown in fig. 1, where it is seen detached." -Whitney, 1911

D Valve

"A valve for opening and closing the induction and eduction passages of a steam-engine cylinder: so…

"A valve for opening and closing the induction and eduction passages of a steam-engine cylinder: so called from its plan resembling the letter D. fig. 2 ... represents a section of a steam-cylinder and nozles." -Whitney, 1911

D Valve

"A valve for opening and closing the induction and eduction passages of a steam-engine cylinder: so…

Cross-bedding of the Eolian type in the Orange sand or La Fayette Formation, Mississippi Central Railroad, Oxford, Mississippi.

Eolian Cross-bedding

Cross-bedding of the Eolian type in the Orange sand or La Fayette Formation, Mississippi Central Railroad,…

"An engine designed to throw a continuous stream of water through a hose upon a conflagration, for the purpose of extinguishing it." -Whitney, 1911

Steam Engine

"An engine designed to throw a continuous stream of water through a hose upon a conflagration, for the…

"A projecting edge, rim, or rib on any object, as the rims by which cast-iron pipes are connected together, or the marginal projections on the tires of railroad-car wheels to keep them on the rails." -Whitney, 1911

Flange

"A projecting edge, rim, or rib on any object, as the rims by which cast-iron pipes are connected together,…

"A projecting edge, rim, or rib on any object, as the rims by which cast-iron pipes are connected together, or the marginal projections on the tires of railroad-car wheels to keep them on the rails." -Whitney, 1911

Flange

"A projecting edge, rim, or rib on any object, as the rims by which cast-iron pipes are connected together,…

"A projecting edge, rim, or rib on any object, as the rims by which cast-iron pipes are connected together, or the marginal projections on the tires of railroad-car wheels to keep them on the rails." -Whitney, 1911

Flange

"A projecting edge, rim, or rib on any object, as the rims by which cast-iron pipes are connected together,…

An illustration of a train station.

Train Station

An illustration of a train station.

"In railway engineering, the running together of parallel tracks into the space occupied by one, by crossing the two inner rails so as to bring each side by side with the opposite outer rail." -Whitney, 1911

Gauntlet Track

"In railway engineering, the running together of parallel tracks into the space occupied by one, by…

An illustration of a group of men working on the railroad.

Railroad Workers

An illustration of a group of men working on the railroad.

An illustration of a train accident.

Train Accident

An illustration of a train accident.

The secessionists tore up the railroad but the men of the eighth Massachusetts knew how to build railroads. Together with the New York Seventh Regiment, they began to spike down the rails and relaid the rails and made their way to Washington.

New York Seventh Regiment Marching Down Broadway

The secessionists tore up the railroad but the men of the eighth Massachusetts knew how to build railroads.…

Ambrose Everett Burnside (1824 - 1881) was an American soldier, railroad executive, inventor, industrialist, and politician from Rhode Island, serving as governor and a U.S. Senator. Burnside was a Union Army general in the Civil War and conducted campaigns in North Carolina and East Tennessee but was defeated in the Battle of Fredericksburg and Battle of the Crater. The term "sideburns" is derived from his last name and his distinctive style of facial hair.

General Ambrose Everett Burnside

Ambrose Everett Burnside (1824 - 1881) was an American soldier, railroad executive, inventor, industrialist,…

<p>A Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Advance Warning sign shall be used on each highway in advance of every highway-rail grade crossing except in the following circumstances:<BR>A. On an approach to a highway-rail grade crossing from a T-intersection with a parallel highway, if the distance from the edge of the track to the edge of the parallel roadway is less than 30 m (100 ft), and signs are used on both approaches of the parallel highway; or<BR>B. On low-volume, low-speed highways crossing minor spurs or other tracks that are infrequently used and are flagged by train crews; or<BR>C. In business districts where active highway-rail grade crossing traffic control devices are in use; or<BR>D. Where physical conditions do not permit even a partially effective display of the sign.<BR></p>

Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Advance Warning, Black and White

A Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Advance Warning sign shall be used on each highway in advance of every…

<p>A Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Advance Warning sign shall be used on each highway in advance of every highway-rail grade crossing except in the following circumstances:<BR>A. On an approach to a highway-rail grade crossing from a T-intersection with a parallel highway, if the distance from the edge of the track to the edge of the parallel roadway is less than 30 m (100 ft), and signs are used on both approaches of the parallel highway; or<BR>B. On low-volume, low-speed highways crossing minor spurs or other tracks that are infrequently used and are flagged by train crews; or<BR>C. In business districts where active highway-rail grade crossing traffic control devices are in use; or<BR>D. Where physical conditions do not permit even a partially effective display of the sign.<BR></p>

Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Advance Warning, Color

A Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Advance Warning sign shall be used on each highway in advance of every…

<p>A Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Advance Warning sign shall be used on each highway in advance of every highway-rail grade crossing except in the following circumstances:<BR>A. On an approach to a highway-rail grade crossing from a T-intersection with a parallel highway, if the distance from the edge of the track to the edge of the parallel roadway is less than 30 m (100 ft), and signs are used on both approaches of the parallel highway; or<BR>B. On low-volume, low-speed highways crossing minor spurs or other tracks that are infrequently used and are flagged by train crews; or<BR>C. In business districts where active highway-rail grade crossing traffic control devices are in use; or<BR>D. Where physical conditions do not permit even a partially effective display of the sign.<BR></p>

Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Advance Warning, Outline

A Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Advance Warning sign shall be used on each highway in advance of every…

<p>A Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Advance Warning sign shall be used on each highway in advance of every highway-rail grade crossing except in the following circumstances:<BR>A. On an approach to a highway-rail grade crossing from a T-intersection with a parallel highway, if the distance from the edge of the track to the edge of the parallel roadway is less than 30 m (100 ft), and signs are used on both approaches of the parallel highway; or<BR>B. On low-volume, low-speed highways crossing minor spurs or other tracks that are infrequently used and are flagged by train crews; or<BR>C. In business districts where active highway-rail grade crossing traffic control devices are in use; or<BR>D. Where physical conditions do not permit even a partially effective display of the sign.<BR></p>

Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Advance Warning, Silhouette

A Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Advance Warning sign shall be used on each highway in advance of every…

If the distance between the railroad tracks and a parallel highway, from the edge of the tracks to the edge of the parallel roadway, is less than 30 m (100 ft), this sign shall be installed on each approach of the parallel highway to warn road users making a turn that they will encounter a highway-rail grade crossing soon after making a turn, and a <a href="../../68200/68226/68226_488_W10-1_b.htm">Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Advance Warning</a> sign for the approach to the tracks shall not be required to be between the tracks and the parallel highway.

Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Advance Warning Cross Intersection, Black and White

If the distance between the railroad tracks and a parallel highway, from the edge of the tracks to the…

If the distance between the railroad tracks and a parallel highway, from the edge of the tracks to the edge of the parallel roadway, is less than 30 m (100 ft), this sign shall be installed on each approach of the parallel highway to warn road users making a turn that they will encounter a highway-rail grade crossing soon after making a turn, and a <a href="../../68200/68226/68226_488_W10-1_b.htm">Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Advance Warning</a> sign for the approach to the tracks shall not be required to be between the tracks and the parallel highway.

Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Advance Warning Cross Intersection, Color

If the distance between the railroad tracks and a parallel highway, from the edge of the tracks to the…

If the distance between the railroad tracks and a parallel highway, from the edge of the tracks to the edge of the parallel roadway, is less than 30 m (100 ft), this sign shall be installed on each approach of the parallel highway to warn road users making a turn that they will encounter a highway-rail grade crossing soon after making a turn, and a <a href="../../68200/68226/68226_488_W10-1_b.htm">Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Advance Warning</a> sign for the approach to the tracks shall not be required to be between the tracks and the parallel highway.

Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Advance Warning Cross Intersection, Outline

If the distance between the railroad tracks and a parallel highway, from the edge of the tracks to the…

If the distance between the railroad tracks and a parallel highway, from the edge of the tracks to the edge of the parallel roadway, is less than 30 m (100 ft), this sign shall be installed on each approach of the parallel highway to warn road users making a turn that they will encounter a highway-rail grade crossing soon after making a turn, and a <a href="../../68200/68226/68226_488_W10-1_b.htm">Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Advance Warning</a> sign for the approach to the tracks shall not be required to be between the tracks and the parallel highway.

Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Advance Warning Cross Intersection, Silhouette

If the distance between the railroad tracks and a parallel highway, from the edge of the tracks to the…

If the distance between the railroad tracks and a parallel highway, from the edge of the tracks to the edge of the parallel roadway, is less than 30 m (100 ft), this sign shall be installed on each approach of the parallel highway to warn road users making a turn that they will encounter a highway-rail grade crossing soon after making a turn, and a <a href="../../68200/68226/68226_488_W10-1_b.htm">Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Advance Warning</a> sign for the approach to the tracks shall not be required to be between the tracks and the parallel highway.

Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Advance Warning T-Intersection, Black and White

If the distance between the railroad tracks and a parallel highway, from the edge of the tracks to the…

If the distance between the railroad tracks and a parallel highway, from the edge of the tracks to the edge of the parallel roadway, is less than 30 m (100 ft), this sign shall be installed on each approach of the parallel highway to warn road users making a turn that they will encounter a highway-rail grade crossing soon after making a turn, and a <a href="../../68200/68226/68226_488_W10-1_b.htm">Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Advance Warning</a> sign for the approach to the tracks shall not be required to be between the tracks and the parallel highway.

Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Advance Warning T-Intersection, Color

If the distance between the railroad tracks and a parallel highway, from the edge of the tracks to the…

If the distance between the railroad tracks and a parallel highway, from the edge of the tracks to the edge of the parallel roadway, is less than 30 m (100 ft), this sign shall be installed on each approach of the parallel highway to warn road users making a turn that they will encounter a highway-rail grade crossing soon after making a turn, and a <a href="../../68200/68226/68226_488_W10-1_b.htm">Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Advance Warning</a> sign for the approach to the tracks shall not be required to be between the tracks and the parallel highway.

Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Advance Warning T-Intersection, Outline

If the distance between the railroad tracks and a parallel highway, from the edge of the tracks to the…

If the distance between the railroad tracks and a parallel highway, from the edge of the tracks to the edge of the parallel roadway, is less than 30 m (100 ft), this sign shall be installed on each approach of the parallel highway to warn road users making a turn that they will encounter a highway-rail grade crossing soon after making a turn, and a <a href="../../68200/68226/68226_488_W10-1_b.htm">Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Advance Warning</a> sign for the approach to the tracks shall not be required to be between the tracks and the parallel highway.

Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Advance Warning T-Intersection, Silhouette

If the distance between the railroad tracks and a parallel highway, from the edge of the tracks to the…

If the distance between the railroad tracks and a parallel highway, from the edge of the tracks to the edge of the parallel roadway, is less than 30 m (100 ft), this sign shall be installed on each approach of the parallel highway to warn road users making a turn that they will encounter a highway-rail grade crossing soon after making a turn, and a <a href="../../68200/68226/68226_488_W10-1_b.htm">Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Advance Warning</a> sign for the approach to the tracks shall not be required to be between the tracks and the parallel highway.

Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Advance Warning T-Intersection, Black and White

If the distance between the railroad tracks and a parallel highway, from the edge of the tracks to the…

If the distance between the railroad tracks and a parallel highway, from the edge of the tracks to the edge of the parallel roadway, is less than 30 m (100 ft), this sign shall be installed on each approach of the parallel highway to warn road users making a turn that they will encounter a highway-rail grade crossing soon after making a turn, and a <a href="../../68200/68226/68226_488_W10-1_b.htm">Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Advance Warning</a> sign for the approach to the tracks shall not be required to be between the tracks and the parallel highway.

Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Advance Warning T-Intersection, Color

If the distance between the railroad tracks and a parallel highway, from the edge of the tracks to the…

If the distance between the railroad tracks and a parallel highway, from the edge of the tracks to the edge of the parallel roadway, is less than 30 m (100 ft), this sign shall be installed on each approach of the parallel highway to warn road users making a turn that they will encounter a highway-rail grade crossing soon after making a turn, and a <a href="../../68200/68226/68226_488_W10-1_b.htm">Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Advance Warning</a> sign for the approach to the tracks shall not be required to be between the tracks and the parallel highway.

Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Advance Warning T-Intersection, Outline

If the distance between the railroad tracks and a parallel highway, from the edge of the tracks to the…

If the distance between the railroad tracks and a parallel highway, from the edge of the tracks to the edge of the parallel roadway, is less than 30 m (100 ft), this sign shall be installed on each approach of the parallel highway to warn road users making a turn that they will encounter a highway-rail grade crossing soon after making a turn, and a <a href="../../68200/68226/68226_488_W10-1_b.htm">Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Advance Warning</a> sign for the approach to the tracks shall not be required to be between the tracks and the parallel highway.

Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Advance Warning T-Intersection, Silhouette

If the distance between the railroad tracks and a parallel highway, from the edge of the tracks to the…

A Storage Space sign supplemented by a word message storage distance sign should be used where there is a highway intersection in close proximity to the highway-rail grade crossing and an engineering study determines that adequate space is not available to store a design vehicle(s) between the highway intersection and the train dynamic envelope. The Storage Space signs should be mounted in advance of the highway-rail grade crossing at an appropriate location to advise drivers of the space available for vehicle storage between the highway intersection and the highway-rail grade crossing.

Storage Space, Black and White

A Storage Space sign supplemented by a word message storage distance sign should be used where there…

A Storage Space sign supplemented by a word message storage distance sign should be used where there is a highway intersection in close proximity to the highway-rail grade crossing and an engineering study determines that adequate space is not available to store a design vehicle(s) between the highway intersection and the train dynamic envelope. The Storage Space signs should be mounted in advance of the highway-rail grade crossing at an appropriate location to advise drivers of the space available for vehicle storage between the highway intersection and the highway-rail grade crossing.

Storage Space, Color

A Storage Space sign supplemented by a word message storage distance sign should be used where there…

A Storage Space sign supplemented by a word message storage distance sign should be used where there is a highway intersection in close proximity to the highway-rail grade crossing and an engineering study determines that adequate space is not available to store a design vehicle(s) between the highway intersection and the train dynamic envelope. The Storage Space signs should be mounted in advance of the highway-rail grade crossing at an appropriate location to advise drivers of the space available for vehicle storage between the highway intersection and the highway-rail grade crossing.

Storage Space, Outline

A Storage Space sign supplemented by a word message storage distance sign should be used where there…

A Storage Space sign supplemented by a word message storage distance sign should be used where there is a highway intersection in close proximity to the highway-rail grade crossing and an engineering study determines that adequate space is not available to store a design vehicle(s) between the highway intersection and the train dynamic envelope. The Storage Space signs should be mounted in advance of the highway-rail grade crossing at an appropriate location to advise drivers of the space available for vehicle storage between the highway intersection and the highway-rail grade crossing.

Storage Space, Silhouette

A Storage Space sign supplemented by a word message storage distance sign should be used where there…

The Skewed Crossing sign may be used at a skewed highway-rail grade crossing to warn drivers that the railroad tracks are not perpendicular to the highway. If the Skewed Crossing sign is used, the symbol should show the direction of the crossing (near left to far right as shown in Figure 8B-5, or the mirror image if the track goes from far left to near right). If the Skewed Crossing sign is used where the angle of the crossing is significantly different than 45 degrees, the symbol should show the approximate angle of the crossing.

Skewed Crossing, Black and White

The Skewed Crossing sign may be used at a skewed highway-rail grade crossing to warn drivers that the…

The Skewed Crossing sign may be used at a skewed highway-rail grade crossing to warn drivers that the railroad tracks are not perpendicular to the highway. If the Skewed Crossing sign is used, the symbol should show the direction of the crossing (near left to far right as shown in Figure 8B-5, or the mirror image if the track goes from far left to near right). If the Skewed Crossing sign is used where the angle of the crossing is significantly different than 45 degrees, the symbol should show the approximate angle of the crossing.

Skewed Crossing, Color

The Skewed Crossing sign may be used at a skewed highway-rail grade crossing to warn drivers that the…

The Skewed Crossing sign may be used at a skewed highway-rail grade crossing to warn drivers that the railroad tracks are not perpendicular to the highway. If the Skewed Crossing sign is used, the symbol should show the direction of the crossing (near left to far right as shown in Figure 8B-5, or the mirror image if the track goes from far left to near right). If the Skewed Crossing sign is used where the angle of the crossing is significantly different than 45 degrees, the symbol should show the approximate angle of the crossing.

Skewed Crossing, Outline

The Skewed Crossing sign may be used at a skewed highway-rail grade crossing to warn drivers that the…

The Skewed Crossing sign may be used at a skewed highway-rail grade crossing to warn drivers that the railroad tracks are not perpendicular to the highway. If the Skewed Crossing sign is used, the symbol should show the direction of the crossing (near left to far right as shown in Figure 8B-5, or the mirror image if the track goes from far left to near right). If the Skewed Crossing sign is used where the angle of the crossing is significantly different than 45 degrees, the symbol should show the approximate angle of the crossing.

Skewed Crossing, Silhouette

The Skewed Crossing sign may be used at a skewed highway-rail grade crossing to warn drivers that the…

The Lucerne Railway Station in Switzerland.

Lucerne Railway Station

The Lucerne Railway Station in Switzerland.

The railroad pen is used to draw parallel lines.

Railroad Pen

The railroad pen is used to draw parallel lines.

This railroad car is a vehicle that is used for the carrying of cargo or passengers. These cars can be coupled together into a train and hauled by a locomotive.

Union Park Railway Car on a Rail Transport System

This railroad car is a vehicle that is used for the carrying of cargo or passengers. These cars can…

This is a human powered vehicle with four wheels. The most common type of a velocipede today is the bicycle. Railroads in North America often made use of this four wheeled handcar designed to be operated by a single person.

Four Wheeled Railroad Velocipede

This is a human powered vehicle with four wheels. The most common type of a velocipede today is the…

A steam generator is the term used to describe a type of boiler used to produce steam for climate control and potable water heating in railroad passenger cars. The output of a railroad steam generator is low pressure, saturated steam that is passed through a system of pipes and conduits.

Steam Generator

A steam generator is the term used to describe a type of boiler used to produce steam for climate control…

An armoured train is a train protected with armour. Usually they are equipped with railroad cars armed with artillery and machine guns. They were mostly used during the late 19th and early 20th century, when they offered an innovative way to quickly move large amounts of firepower into position. Their use was discontinued because modern road vehicles became much more powerful and offered more flexibility, and because armoured trains were too vulnerable to track sabotage as well as attacks from the air.

Military Railroad Car

An armoured train is a train protected with armour. Usually they are equipped with railroad cars armed…

Single railroad track conventional topography symbol for use in drafting.

Single Track Railroads Topography Symbols

Single railroad track conventional topography symbol for use in drafting.

A double railroad track map or topography symbol for drafting and map drawing

Double Track Railroads Topography Symbols

A double railroad track map or topography symbol for drafting and map drawing

A cross sectional view of tapping a crucible in thermit welding. The crucible is placed over a mold to fasten two metals together. This method is commonly used to combine two railroad tracks.

Sectional View of Tapping Crucible Thermit Welding

A cross sectional view of tapping a crucible in thermit welding. The crucible is placed over a mold…

Rail joints are used to join rail tracks, or the surface structures that support guide trains.

Rail Joint

Rail joints are used to join rail tracks, or the surface structures that support guide trains.

A series of connected railroad cars pulled or pushed by one or more locomotives.

Locomotive Train

A series of connected railroad cars pulled or pushed by one or more locomotives.

A wheeled vehicle, especially a four-wheeled horse-drawn passenger vehicle, often of an elegant design.

Carriage Cart

A wheeled vehicle, especially a four-wheeled horse-drawn passenger vehicle, often of an elegant design.