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Cabooses (Railroads)
US WaBuPNRA D0059-003-014-001-006 · Subseries Level 3 · 1938
Part of David Emerson Collection

Still photographs of railroad cabooses, manned North American railroad cars coupled at the end of a freight train.

David Emerson Collection
US WaBuPNRA D0059 · Collection · 1930-1981

The David Emerson Collection encompasses materials primarily related to the Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.) and the Burlington Northern Railroad Company. It includes in excess of 27,000 photographs in addition to extensive Great Northern operational paperwork from the Spokane area and posters, ephemera, annual reports, newsletters, blueprints, equipment manuals, and timetables.

Emerson, David
Depots and Freighthouses
US WaBuPNRA D0059-003-014-003-002 · Subseries Level 3 · undated
Part of David Emerson Collection

Still photographs of structures constructed by a railroad company for the accommodation of passengers and/or freight. This term also includes structures for the exclusive use of freight, sometimes known as freighthouses.

Depots and Freighthouses
US WaBuPNRA D0059-003-014-003-002 · Subseries Level 3 · undated
Part of David Emerson Collection

Still photographs of structures constructed by a railroad company for the accommodation of passengers and/or freight. This term also includes structures for the exclusive use of freight, sometimes known as freighthouses.

Diesel Locomotives
US WaBuPNRA D0059-003-014-001-002 · Subseries Level 3 · 1966
Part of David Emerson Collection

Still photographs of locomotives that employ an onboard diesel engine to generate electricity to turn the wheels, as well as locomotives whose diesel engines power the wheels through a gear box or through a hydraulic system.