Hetch Hetchy Railroad

Masterminding the Hetch Hetchy Water and Power Project was the brilliant chief engineer Michael Maurice O’Shaughnessy. One of his first priorities was to build a reliable and high-capacity standard gauge railway that could traverse the rugged terrain even during winter ...

Darien's Railroad and Depot

In 1889 the Darien Shortline Railroad was organized to transport yellow pine timber to the Darien sawmills from Georgia`s interior. Originating in Tattnall County and continuing through Liberty County, the Darien & Western line was completed in 1895 to its ...

Michigan Central Railroad Niles Depot

Michigan Central Railroad Niles Depot Built in 1892. This Property is listed in the National Register of Historic Places

Marker can be reached from Dey Street near North 5th Street (Michigan Route 51).

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New Castle and Frenchtown Railroad

1832–1853

One of the earliest in the United States, the line ran from New Castle on the Delaware River, crossed the highway here, and extended to Frenchtown on the Elk River 1 1/2 miles west of this point.

Marker is at the ...

First Railroad

Near Here

Mohawk and Hudson

First Railroad

Chartered in this County,

1826, Began its Run Albany

to Schenectady.

Marker is at the intersection of Western Ave and Madison Ave., on the right when traveling east on Western Ave.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Wilmington and Weldon Railroad

Longest railroad in the world when completed in 1840. Length 161 1/2 mi. Terminus was nearby.

Marker is at the intersection of East 2nd Street (U.S. 158) and Washington Avenue (County Road 1651), on the right when traveling west on East ...

Piedmont Railroad

Railroad line between Greensboro and Danville. Constructed, 1862-1864, for the Confederacy. Its terminus was nearby.

Marker is at the intersection of East Washington Street and South Church Street, on the right when traveling east on East Washington Street.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Former Narrow Gauge Railroad

Railroad Construction

Tracklayers building narrow gauge railroad connecting Great Lakes at Toledo, Ohio, with Mississippi River reached this point October 1, 1880. In 1887, 2,000 men converted 206 miles of this to standard gauge railroad in 11 hours.

A significant part of ...

B&O Railroad Tunnel

You are standing over a 423 foot man-made sandstone tunnel built by the railroad between 1864 and 1870. Located on the Pittsburgh-Columbus main line, up to 37 trains a day passed under East Main Street during the railroad’s heyday.

The ...

Pennsylvania Railroad Shops

The PRR built its first repair facilities here in 1850 and opened its first track to Altoona during the same year. By 1925, Altoona was home to the nation's largest concentration of railroad shops, with 16,500 people employed in several ...