for further information refer to the book "Virginia & Truckee: A Story of Virginia City and Comstock Times" by Lucius Beebe and Charles Clecc.
Published by Grahame H. Hardy, Oakland, California…
Railfan and collector Munson Paddock, 1885-1970, acquired a significant collection of images by the photographer John Reid, a Paterson, NJ, photographer, ca. 1850s-early 1900s. Several locomotive works (Rogers, Grant, etc.) were located at Paterson,…
Rector Street today is a stop on the west side IRT subway line, New York City. It opened in 1918, closed on September 11, 2001, and reopened September 15, 2002.
According to the Forney Museum website, the 0-4-4 boiler forward, also capable of running 4-4-0 cab forward, was an early popular elevated and commuter rail engine in the U.S. This type steam locomotive was patented by Matthias Nace Forney,…