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Library of Congress1891

The Northern Pacific Railroad and connections

Relief shown by hachures. "Spring-summer, 1891." Panel title: Northern Pacific R.R., the Yellowstone Park route to Montana and the Pacific Coast. Alternate panel title: Northern Pacific R.R., the dining line car to Montana and the Pacific Coast. From the Joseph E. Willard papers. Includes index to "Points contiguous to Northern Pacific Railroad and connections." Text, railroad schedules, ill., and advertisements on verso. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. LC copy imperfect: tear and holes along fold lines.

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Library of Congress1865

Union Pacific Rail Road, map of a portion of Nebraska Territory, showing surveys and location of lines by Peter A. Dey, C.E.

Sectional map of part of Nebraska showing relief by hachures, drainage, cities and towns, and the survey lines. "Drawn by J.J. O'Brien." Incorporated in 1862 by Act of Congress providing for the construction of a continuous line from the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean. The connection of the line with the Central Pacific at Promontory, Utah, completed the first transcontinental railroad in 1869.

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Library of Congress1887

Map showing the Norfolk & Western Railroad and its connections

Map of the eastern United States showing drainage, cities and towns, distance by 100-mile concentric circles centered on Roanoke, and the railroad network with emphasis on the main line. This line became one of the world's greatest coal carriers. It began as the City Point Rail Road from Petersburg to City Point, a distance of 9 miles. It was consolidated in 1870 as the Atlantic, Mississippi, and Ohio Railroad. See entry 491. It was sold in 1881 under the above name. In 1896 it was reorganized as the Norfolk and Western Railway Company.

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Library of Congress1856

[Route of a proposed railroad in Washington and Knox townships, Holmes County, Ohio]

Title provided by cataloger. Pen-and-ink on paper. Mounted on cloth. Shows the route of a proposed railroad, roads, streams, property lines, and the names of property owners. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Oriented with north toward the left. At right side, possible attribution note that is only partially legible: Wyndham [illegible] Jones. [Illegible]. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Gift; Mrs. William D. Wrighton; April 1962. vcFY24

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