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A railroad section gang — including common workers sometimes called gandy dancers — responsible for maintenance of a particular section of railway. One man is holding a bar, while others are using rail tongs to position a rail. Photo published in 1917
Pages in category "Railway occupations" The following 35 pages are in this category, out of 35 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Aberdeen, Carolina and Western Railway (ACWR) Acadiana Railway (AKDN) Adams-Warnock Railway (AWRY) Adrian and Blissfield Rail Road (ADBF) Affton Terminal Services Railroad (AT) Ag Valley Railroad (AVRR) Aiken Railway (AIKR) Akron Barberton Cluster Railway (AB) Alabama and Gulf Coast Railway (AGR) (GWI) Alabama and Tennessee River Railway (ATN ...
List of railway industry occupations; List of sewing occupations; Law enforcement and armed forces. Science and technology. List of computer occupations ...
The first American locomotive at Castle Point in Hoboken, New Jersey, c. 1826 The Canton Viaduct, built in 1834, is still in use today on the Northeast Corridor.. Between 1762 and 1764 a gravity railroad (mechanized tramway) (Montresor's Tramway) was built by British Army engineers up the steep riverside terrain near the Niagara River waterfall's escarpment at the Niagara Portage in Lewiston ...
Beginning in the late 1820s, the technology of steam locomotion began to emerge as a commercially viable means of transportation in Europe and North America. The laying of train track and the production of locomotive engines, coaches, railroad cars, and other rolling stock became a major growth industry, attracting financial investors and entrepreneurs intent upon establishing lucrative ...
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Mining railways in the United States (26 P) Pages in category "Industrial railroads in the United States" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.