Vanishing Railroads RR001_P001

Fading memories and beautiful names. Lackawanna. Mikado. Nickel Plate. Southern Crescent. The rail lines that linked far-flung rural communities and the jewels of engineering that were created under adverse conditions are fading away - the noises and odors of railroads that once were the nation's vital lifeline and skeleton - indeed, the arm and sinew of the U.S. expansion, which stretched across mountains, plains and deserts.

Vanishing Railroads RR002_P002

Fading memories and beautiful names. Lackawanna. Mikado. Nickel Plate. Southern Crescent. The rail lines that linked far-flung rural communities and the jewels of engineering that were created under adverse conditions are fading away - the noises and odors of railroads that once were the nation's vital lifeline and skeleton - indeed, the arm and sinew of the U.S. expansion, which stretched across mountains, plains and deserts.

Vanishing Railroads RR004_P003

Fading memories and beautiful names. Lackawanna. Mikado. Nickel Plate. Southern Crescent. The rail lines that linked far-flung rural communities and the jewels of engineering that were created under adverse conditions are fading away - the noises and odors of railroads that once were the nation's vital lifeline and skeleton - indeed, the arm and sinew of the U.S. expansion, which stretched across mountains, plains and deserts.

Vanishing Railroads RR011_P005

Fading memories and beautiful names. Lackawanna. Mikado. Nickel Plate. Southern Crescent. The rail lines that linked far-flung rural communities and the jewels of engineering that were created under adverse conditions are fading away - the noises and odors of railroads that once were the nation's vital lifeline and skeleton - indeed, the arm and sinew of the U.S. expansion, which stretched across mountains, plains and deserts.

Vanishing Railroads RR005_P004

Fading memories and beautiful names. Lackawanna. Mikado. Nickel Plate. Southern Crescent. The rail lines that linked far-flung rural communities and the jewels of engineering that were created under adverse conditions are fading away - the noises and odors of railroads that once were the nation's vital lifeline and skeleton - indeed, the arm and sinew of the U.S. expansion, which stretched across mountains, plains and deserts.

Vanishing Railroads RR012_P006

Fading memories and beautiful names. Lackawanna. Mikado. Nickel Plate. Southern Crescent. The rail lines that linked far-flung rural communities and the jewels of engineering that were created under adverse conditions are fading away - the noises and odors of railroads that once were the nation's vital lifeline and skeleton - indeed, the arm and sinew of the U.S. expansion, which stretched across mountains, plains and deserts.

Vanishing Railroads RR015_P011

Fading memories and beautiful names. Lackawanna. Mikado. Nickel Plate. Southern Crescent. The rail lines that linked far-flung rural communities and the jewels of engineering that were created under adverse conditions are fading away - the noises and odors of railroads that once were the nation's vital lifeline and skeleton - indeed, the arm and sinew of the U.S. expansion, which stretched across mountains, plains and deserts.

Vanishing Railroads RR014_P010

Fading memories and beautiful names. Lackawanna. Mikado. Nickel Plate. Southern Crescent. The rail lines that linked far-flung rural communities and the jewels of engineering that were created under adverse conditions are fading away - the noises and odors of railroads that once were the nation's vital lifeline and skeleton - indeed, the arm and sinew of the U.S. expansion, which stretched across mountains, plains and deserts.

Vanishing Railroads RR016_P012

Fading memories and beautiful names. Lackawanna. Mikado. Nickel Plate. Southern Crescent. The rail lines that linked far-flung rural communities and the jewels of engineering that were created under adverse conditions are fading away - the noises and odors of railroads that once were the nation's vital lifeline and skeleton - indeed, the arm and sinew of the U.S. expansion, which stretched across mountains, plains and deserts.

Vanishing Railroads RR021_P014

Fading memories and beautiful names. Lackawanna. Mikado. Nickel Plate. Southern Crescent. The rail lines that linked far-flung rural communities and the jewels of engineering that were created under adverse conditions are fading away - the noises and odors of railroads that once were the nation's vital lifeline and skeleton - indeed, the arm and sinew of the U.S. expansion, which stretched across mountains, plains and deserts.

Vanishing Railroads RR018_P013

Fading memories and beautiful names. Lackawanna. Mikado. Nickel Plate. Southern Crescent. The rail lines that linked far-flung rural communities and the jewels of engineering that were created under adverse conditions are fading away - the noises and odors of railroads that once were the nation's vital lifeline and skeleton - indeed, the arm and sinew of the U.S. expansion, which stretched across mountains, plains and deserts.

Vanishing Railroads RR022_P016

Fading memories and beautiful names. Lackawanna. Mikado. Nickel Plate. Southern Crescent. The rail lines that linked far-flung rural communities and the jewels of engineering that were created under adverse conditions are fading away - the noises and odors of railroads that once were the nation's vital lifeline and skeleton - indeed, the arm and sinew of the U.S. expansion, which stretched across mountains, plains and deserts.

Vanishing Railroads RR025_P017

Fading memories and beautiful names. Lackawanna. Mikado. Nickel Plate. Southern Crescent. The rail lines that linked far-flung rural communities and the jewels of engineering that were created under adverse conditions are fading away - the noises and odors of railroads that once were the nation's vital lifeline and skeleton - indeed, the arm and sinew of the U.S. expansion, which stretched across mountains, plains and deserts.

Vanishing Railroads RR024_P018

Fading memories and beautiful names. Lackawanna. Mikado. Nickel Plate. Southern Crescent. The rail lines that linked far-flung rural communities and the jewels of engineering that were created under adverse conditions are fading away - the noises and odors of railroads that once were the nation's vital lifeline and skeleton - indeed, the arm and sinew of the U.S. expansion, which stretched across mountains, plains and deserts.

Vanishing Railroads RR026_P015

Fading memories and beautiful names. Lackawanna. Mikado. Nickel Plate. Southern Crescent. The rail lines that linked far-flung rural communities and the jewels of engineering that were created under adverse conditions are fading away - the noises and odors of railroads that once were the nation's vital lifeline and skeleton - indeed, the arm and sinew of the U.S. expansion, which stretched across mountains, plains and deserts.

Vanishing Railroads RR029_P025

Fading memories and beautiful names. Lackawanna. Mikado. Nickel Plate. Southern Crescent. The rail lines that linked far-flung rural communities and the jewels of engineering that were created under adverse conditions are fading away - the noises and odors of railroads that once were the nation's vital lifeline and skeleton - indeed, the arm and sinew of the U.S. expansion, which stretched across mountains, plains and deserts.

Vanishing Railroads RR028_P019

Fading memories and beautiful names. Lackawanna. Mikado. Nickel Plate. Southern Crescent. The rail lines that linked far-flung rural communities and the jewels of engineering that were created under adverse conditions are fading away - the noises and odors of railroads that once were the nation's vital lifeline and skeleton - indeed, the arm and sinew of the U.S. expansion, which stretched across mountains, plains and deserts.

Vanishing Railroads RR030_P026

Fading memories and beautiful names. Lackawanna. Mikado. Nickel Plate. Southern Crescent. The rail lines that linked far-flung rural communities and the jewels of engineering that were created under adverse conditions are fading away - the noises and odors of railroads that once were the nation's vital lifeline and skeleton - indeed, the arm and sinew of the U.S. expansion, which stretched across mountains, plains and deserts.

Vanishing Railroads RR033_P028

Fading memories and beautiful names. Lackawanna. Mikado. Nickel Plate. Southern Crescent. The rail lines that linked far-flung rural communities and the jewels of engineering that were created under adverse conditions are fading away - the noises and odors of railroads that once were the nation's vital lifeline and skeleton - indeed, the arm and sinew of the U.S. expansion, which stretched across mountains, plains and deserts.

Vanishing Railroads RR031_P027

Fading memories and beautiful names. Lackawanna. Mikado. Nickel Plate. Southern Crescent. The rail lines that linked far-flung rural communities and the jewels of engineering that were created under adverse conditions are fading away - the noises and odors of railroads that once were the nation's vital lifeline and skeleton - indeed, the arm and sinew of the U.S. expansion, which stretched across mountains, plains and deserts.

Vanishing Railroads RR034_P029

Fading memories and beautiful names. Lackawanna. Mikado. Nickel Plate. Southern Crescent. The rail lines that linked far-flung rural communities and the jewels of engineering that were created under adverse conditions are fading away - the noises and odors of railroads that once were the nation's vital lifeline and skeleton - indeed, the arm and sinew of the U.S. expansion, which stretched across mountains, plains and deserts.

Vanishing Railroads RR038_P007

Fading memories and beautiful names. Lackawanna. Mikado. Nickel Plate. Southern Crescent. The rail lines that linked far-flung rural communities and the jewels of engineering that were created under adverse conditions are fading away - the noises and odors of railroads that once were the nation's vital lifeline and skeleton - indeed, the arm and sinew of the U.S. expansion, which stretched across mountains, plains and deserts.

Vanishing Railroads RR039_P008

Fading memories and beautiful names. Lackawanna. Mikado. Nickel Plate. Southern Crescent. The rail lines that linked far-flung rural communities and the jewels of engineering that were created under adverse conditions are fading away - the noises and odors of railroads that once were the nation's vital lifeline and skeleton - indeed, the arm and sinew of the U.S. expansion, which stretched across mountains, plains and deserts.

Vanishing Railroads RR040_P040

Fading memories and beautiful names. Lackawanna. Mikado. Nickel Plate. Southern Crescent. The rail lines that linked far-flung rural communities and the jewels of engineering that were created under adverse conditions are fading away - the noises and odors of railroads that once were the nation's vital lifeline and skeleton - indeed, the arm and sinew of the U.S. expansion, which stretched across mountains, plains and deserts.

Vanishing Railroads RR054_P030

Fading memories and beautiful names. Lackawanna. Mikado. Nickel Plate. Southern Crescent. The rail lines that linked far-flung rural communities and the jewels of engineering that were created under adverse conditions are fading away - the noises and odors of railroads that once were the nation's vital lifeline and skeleton - indeed, the arm and sinew of the U.S. expansion, which stretched across mountains, plains and deserts.

Vanishing Railroads RR055_P031

Fading memories and beautiful names. Lackawanna. Mikado. Nickel Plate. Southern Crescent. The rail lines that linked far-flung rural communities and the jewels of engineering that were created under adverse conditions are fading away - the noises and odors of railroads that once were the nation's vital lifeline and skeleton - indeed, the arm and sinew of the U.S. expansion, which stretched across mountains, plains and deserts.

Vanishing Railroads RR057_P032

Fading memories and beautiful names. Lackawanna. Mikado. Nickel Plate. Southern Crescent. The rail lines that linked far-flung rural communities and the jewels of engineering that were created under adverse conditions are fading away - the noises and odors of railroads that once were the nation's vital lifeline and skeleton - indeed, the arm and sinew of the U.S. expansion, which stretched across mountains, plains and deserts.

Vanishing Railroads RR058_P033

Fading memories and beautiful names. Lackawanna. Mikado. Nickel Plate. Southern Crescent. The rail lines that linked far-flung rural communities and the jewels of engineering that were created under adverse conditions are fading away - the noises and odors of railroads that once were the nation's vital lifeline and skeleton - indeed, the arm and sinew of the U.S. expansion, which stretched across mountains, plains and deserts.

Vanishing Railroads RR059_P034

Fading memories and beautiful names. Lackawanna. Mikado. Nickel Plate. Southern Crescent. The rail lines that linked far-flung rural communities and the jewels of engineering that were created under adverse conditions are fading away - the noises and odors of railroads that once were the nation's vital lifeline and skeleton - indeed, the arm and sinew of the U.S. expansion, which stretched across mountains, plains and deserts.

Vanishing Railroads RR060_P035

Fading memories and beautiful names. Lackawanna. Mikado. Nickel Plate. Southern Crescent. The rail lines that linked far-flung rural communities and the jewels of engineering that were created under adverse conditions are fading away - the noises and odors of railroads that once were the nation's vital lifeline and skeleton - indeed, the arm and sinew of the U.S. expansion, which stretched across mountains, plains and deserts.

Vanishing Railroads RR061_P054

Fading memories and beautiful names. Lackawanna. Mikado. Nickel Plate. Southern Crescent. The rail lines that linked far-flung rural communities and the jewels of engineering that were created under adverse conditions are fading away - the noises and odors of railroads that once were the nation's vital lifeline and skeleton - indeed, the arm and sinew of the U.S. expansion, which stretched across mountains, plains and deserts.

Vanishing Railroads RR063_P038

Fading memories and beautiful names. Lackawanna. Mikado. Nickel Plate. Southern Crescent. The rail lines that linked far-flung rural communities and the jewels of engineering that were created under adverse conditions are fading away - the noises and odors of railroads that once were the nation's vital lifeline and skeleton - indeed, the arm and sinew of the U.S. expansion, which stretched across mountains, plains and deserts.