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	Search results for Depot    Refine your search Try advanced search results 1-20 of 29 item(s)  page 1 of 2 : ( <<  1  2  >> ) :: previous : next select all : clear all : add to favorites   Image: Title: Subject: Description: 1. Fearn switch (now Chase Depot) Railroad stations--Alabama--Chase Depot (Huntsville, Ala.); This railroad depot, located three miles east of Huntsville, was constructed as a temporary junction of the NC&StL and the Memphis & Charleston Railroad. This point was referred to as the "Fearn Switch,"... 2. Huntsville Freight Depot Railroad stations--Alabama--Huntsville Depot (Huntsville, Ala.); A woman waits for a passenger train at the Huntsville Depot. To the left is the Norfolk-Southern Freight Depot, the oldest freight depot in use before it burned down in 2004. 3. Inside the Huntsville Depot, 1965 Railroad stations--Alabama--Huntsville Depot (Huntsville, Ala.); Interior of the Huntsville Depot, formerly known as the Memphis & Charleston Railroad Depot. 4. Freight Station Railroad stations--Alabama--Huntsville Freight Depot (Huntsville, Ala.); The Norfolk-Southern Freight Depot was located next to the Huntsville Depot. It was the oldest freight depot in use when it burned down in 2004. 5. Huntsville Depot Railroad stations--Alabama--Huntsville Depot; The original Memphis and Charleston Railroad Depot on Church Street was purchased by the Southern Railroad in the 1890's. It is now a museum owned by the City of Huntsville. 6. Aerial view of the Huntsville Depot Railroad stations--Huntsville (Ala.); Aerial view of the Memphis & Charleston Train Depot, showing a steam excursion to Sheffield in the 1970's. Built in 1860, the Depot is one of the nation's oldest remaining railroad structures. It now functions... 7. Y-Plans at Huntsville Depot Railroads--Track--Drawings; Railroads--Alabama--Memphis & Charleston Railroad (Huntsville, Ala.); Railroads--Alabama--Monte Sano Railway (Huntsville, Ala.); Plans for a proposed connection at the Huntsville Depot between the Memphis & Charleston Railroad and the Monte Sano Railway. The "Y" configuration of the track was engineered for three-point turns, to... 8. NC&StL Passenger Depot Railroad stations--Alabama--Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway Passenger Depot (Huntsville, Ala.); The NC&StL. Passenger Depot served the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway (also known as "The Dixie Line") that extended from Paducah, Kentucky, to Atlanta, Georgia 9. Huntsville Depot Loading Platform Railroad stations--Alabama--Huntsville Depot; The loading platform of the Huntsville Depot as it appeared in 1955 while the railroad was still the focal point of travel in the North Alabama area. It is virtually unchanged today. 10. Memphis and Charleston Railroad Depot Railroads--Huntsville (Ala.); Built in 1861, the Memphis and Charleston Railroad Depot still stands on Church Street in Huntsville, Alabama and functions now as a railroad musuem 11. Norfolk-Southern Railway freight depot Railroads--Buildings and structures--Huntsville (Ala.); Architecture--19th century--Huntsville, Ala.; Built in the 1850's, the Norfolk Southern Railway Freight Depot in Huntsville, Alabama was billed as the oldest in the United States until it was destroyed by fire in March 2004. 12. Baggage wagon Railroads--baggage handling; Railroad stations--Alabama--Chase Depot--Huntsville (Ala.); Baggage wagons were used to pull alongside a train to load and unload passenger baggage. This wagon is parked in front of the Chase Depot, located three miles east of Huntsville, Alabama. 13. President William McKinley McKinley, William, 1843-1901; Railroad stations--Alabama--Memphis & Charleston Railroad Depot (Huntsville, Ala.); President William McKinley is shown pulling into the Memphis & Charleston Railroad Depot in Huntsville, Alabama. The picture was taken in April 1901, just five months before President McKinley was assasinated... 14. Huntsville Depot on Woodson St. Railroads--buildings and structures--Huntsville (Ala.); Locomotives--Louisville and Nashville--Huntsville (Ala.); The Huntsville Depot on Woodson Street. The Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway (NC&StL) served the South until it was absorbed by the Louisville and Nashville Railroad in March 1957. 15. Bulletin board schedule Railroads--Timetables--Alabama--Huntsville Depot; The train bulletin board was required by law because the trains were frequently behind schedule. This bulletin board at the Huntsville Depot listed the train number, route, scheduled time, and actual expected... 16. Cudahy Meat Packing Company Packing houses--Alabama--Cudahy Packing Co. of Alabama (Huntsville, Ala.); In the Cudahy Packing Co. building, meat was packaged and prepared for shipment by rail. Behind the building and to the left is the Huntsville Freight Station, which was once next to the current Huntsville... 17. Best Friend of Charleston Locomotives--Conservation and restoration--Alabama--Best Friend of Charleston; Railroad stations--Alabama--Huntsville Depot (Huntsville, Ala.); Outside the Huntsville Depot, Mayor Joe Davis sits in a replica of the "Best Friend of Charleston," the first passenger train in the U.S. to operate in scheduled service in Charleston, S.C. The original... 18. Memphis and Charleston Railroad Roundhouse and Shops Railroad companies--Memphis & Charleston Railroad; Military railroads--United States--History--19th Century; Roundhouses (Railroads)--United States--Alabama--Huntsville; This photograph was made during the Federal occupation of Huntsville in 1864, and appears to have been taken from the second floor of the Huntsville Depot, looking north across the tracks to the present... 19. The Tally-Ho Carriages and carts--Alabama--Huntsville; Monte Sano (Huntsville, Ala.)--History; Monte Sano (Huntsville, Ala.)--Hotels (Inns); The Tally-Ho was a stagecoach supplied by the owners of the Monte Sano Resort Hotel. The Tally-Ho would carry guests from the Huntsville Railroad Depot on Church Street to the hotel on Monte Sano. 20. Harvie P. Jones Jones, Harvie P., 1930-1998; Railroad stations--Alabama--Memphis & Charleston Railroad Depot (Huntsville, Ala.); Harvie P. Jones was an architect who formed the partnership of Jones & Herrin Architects/Interior Design. Jones was best known for his restoration work on historic houses and buildings throughout Alabama.... select all : clear all : add to favorites results 1-20 of 29 item(s)  page 1 of 2 : ( <<  1  2  >> ) :: previous : next
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