Before natural gas - before electricity - there was manufactured gas, also known as coal gas. Here's a look at a Milwaukee facility that gasified coal; it's now home to City Lights Brewing and other businesses.
This is just in front of the bank building that would become the County Historical Society.
on its way to Milwaukee and Chicago. Industrial designer Brooks Stevens designed the train, including the signature Skytop Lounge.
No, I didn't accidentally put the J on the list twice. And as much of a Reading die-hard as I may be, none of the bathtub streamliners really did it for me.
After a day in Washington state, then a night in Idaho, then a day in Montana, then a night in North Dakota it is time for the final day of travel on the eastbound Empire Builder as we travel from Fargo, ND to Chicago, although this set of photos will basically cover the BNSF Staples Sub (page 69…
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Not too sure why but there is something freaky about the look of these trains. Totally gorgeous but also very intimidating and overpowering. These
Images of passenger service on the "Peoria Gateway"
31627 This is not a subject I am knowledgeable on. And its somewhat off-subject for this site. But I find I'm usually stopped in my tracks whenever I see a photo of a streamliner steam loco. Streamliner trains began appearing in the 1930s, and were essentially the fore-runner to todays high-speed bullet trains. Some were electric, some powered by combustion engines, some were even propeller powered. But my fascination is with steam power. The concept was to make trains faster and
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The 4-12-2 "Union Pacific" was named for the only railroad which operated the design. It first entered service in 1926 and remained so until the 1950s.
High quality photograph of Union Pacific Steam 4-8-8-4 # UP 4014 at Nipton, California, USA.
This modern metropolis is home to a winning combination of museums, architecture, theater, sports, dining and outdoor recreation.
Historic Gimbels Department Store Buliding now houses the Residence Inn by Marriott Milwaukee Downtown
