Train in the Mist

A West Virginia trainyard, September 1942.

Photo by John Collier. [American Memory link]

Enquiries

The information desk in Chicago's Union (train) Station. 1943.

Photo by Jack Delano. [American Memory link]

Steam Engine

A train departs from Chicago's Union Station, January 1943.

Photo by Jack Delano. [American Memory link]

Meeting the President

A farmer receiving drought assistance from the government speaks with President Roosevelt in North Dakota, 1936. Click image for a larger view.

Photo by Arthur Rothstein. [American Memory link]

Milk Train

Be sure to click this image for a larger view. The caption accompanying this shot tells us this milk arrived in Caldwell, Idaho via train. 1941.

Photo by Russell Lee. [American Memory link]

Iowa Train

Awaiting a freight train's departure in Iowa, 1940.

Photo by John Vachon. [American Memory link]