Railroads transformed America. With sheer industrial power, they helped build a fledgling nation into  a global superpower. Steel arteries spread across this vast country, giving birth to communities and uniting distant places. Greatly enhanced personal mobility and expanded trade created wealth and opportunity in individual lives.

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This exhibit spotlights the still–evolving story of the American railroad. The photographs on display-which depict significant historical moments from contemporary American railroading-represent the culmination of a year–long call for entries. A five-person jury selected twenty-four winners from nearly 200 entries.

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Each photograph offers its own unique perspective–a window into a specific corner of American railroading. Together, they tell the story of the people, places and machines of American railroading, past and present.

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