Still photographs of railroad cabooses, manned North American railroad cars coupled at the end of a freight train.
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, DavidStill 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.
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.
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.
Great Northern wooden caboose X580 at Burlington, Washington. A David Emerson photo taken in 1938.
Great Northern caboose X736, with X1588 snow plow at Burlington, Washington. A David Emerson photo, undated.
The Great Northern wooden depot at Bieber, California, track side view from the waiting room end. A David Emerson photo taken circa 1952 or later.
Blanchard, Washington depot, track side view, freight room end, wooden, privy in background, a David Emerson photo.
Great Northern depot at DuQuette, Minnesota, track side view, waiting room end, a David Emerson photo, undated.