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File Details: AAEBm, 600 DPI, TIFF, Original Photograph, 17.8 Mb
| Credit: | by Russell (Andrew J.) |
|---|---|
| Date: | 1863.02-03 |
| Negative Size: | 6.5 in. x 8.5 in. |
| Equipment: | cant hook; rope |
| Locations & Lines: | Alexandria VA; Orange & Alexandria Railroad (O&A); Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR); Virginia |
| Military Units: | US Military Railroads (USMRR); US Army |
| Transports: | passenger car; PRR passenger car 18 |
| Sources: | Huntington Library; J. Paul Getty Museum; Library of Congress |
Haupt, United States Military Railway Department. Construction And Transportation. Unnumbered plate.
Huntington Library says: Destroying track by corkscrew twist. A team of Africa American men (one white male observing) hoist wooden railroad ties up with ropes. Pennsylvania Rail Road stamped train cars stand behind men. Title on mount: Rail Twisters.
At left is Pennsylvania Railroad passenger car #18, with another unidentified PRR passenger car.
