Lehigh Valley No. 40

1951

The RDC:

In 1949, the Budd Company began development of a new lightweight, self-propelled diesel rail car for use in local and branchline passenger service at the request of the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad. The resulting prototype, named Rail ...

Union Pacific #4012

Locomotive #4012 is a 4-8-8-4 Big Boy. The Big Boys were the longest and among the largest and most powerful steam locomotives in the world.

Even with their great size, the Big Boys were capable of reaching speeds in excess of ...

Construction in the 1840's

Construction in the 1840's, the two-story Greek Revival structure overlooking the Paducah riverfront was originally the location of the Branch Bank of Louisville, one of the community's first banks. After the Civil War, the building was used for many years ...

40 Cubic Yard Dipper

This dipper bucket will hold 40 cubic yards of dirt and rock. It was donated by the Peabody Coal Company from their Roger County Mine #2 near Vinita Oklahoma. The dipper came off a Model 5561 (Marion) Coal Shovel. The ...

40th Ohio Infantry

Whitaker's Brigade - Steedman's Division

Occupied this position Sept. 20th 1863, at 3:30 P.M.; Retired with Division at 6:00 P.M.

William Jones, Lt. Col. Commanding. Thomas Acton, Maj. John N. Beach, Surgeon. Harrison E. McClure, Lt. & Adgt. Salem T. Griswold, ...

40th Indiana Infantry

Wagner's Brigade - Wood's Division

(front)

40th

Regiment

Infantry,

Commanded by

Col. John W. Blake,

21st Brigade -- Col. George D. Wagner--

6th Division--Gen. Wood--

Army of the Ohio.

Indiana.

(back)

40th

Infantry.

Commanded by

Col. John W. Blake.

This regiment arrived on the battlefield from Savannah, about 12 m., April 7, 1862; was ordered, ...

40th Illinois Infantry

McDowell's Brigade - Sherman's Division

(front)

Illinois

40th Infantry

1st Brigade -- McDowell

5th Division -- Sherman

Army of the Tennessee

(back)

40th Illinois,

Commanded by

1. Col. S. G. Hicks, Wounded.

2. Lieut. Col. J. M. Boothe.

Occupied this, their third position, about 12.00 M., April 6, 1862, and held it ...

740th Tank Battalion

Daredevil Tankers

The 740th tank battalion was activated at Fort Knox, Ky. on March 1, 1943. It trained at Fort Knox and at Camp Bouse, Az. as a canal defense light (CDL) unit and as a standard medium tank battalion from ...

Hernando De Alarcon Expedition - 1540

Alarcon's mission was to provide supplies for Francisco Coronado's expedition in search of the fabled Seven Cities of Cibola. The Spaniards led by Hernando De Alarcon ascended the Colorado River by boat from the Gulf of California past this point, ...

Stanley P Butchart 1928 - 2008 / C-140 Jetstar

Stanley P Butchart

1928 - 2008

After receiving primary and secondary civilian pilot training. Butchart enlisted in the U.S. Navy in July 1942. Upon his completion of flight training at Corpus Christi, Tex., he joined torpedo-bomber Air Group VT-51 and ...