Photograph showing a corral of tightly packed sheep in front of a train. Several people stand or sit on a wooden ramp that connects the corral with the train. Handwritten note on the back of the photograph reads, "Loading sheep at Coleman. Return to SE(?) Freeman Railway Exchange."

Photograph of locomotive #112, with forested hillside in the background. A small structure can be seen in the background. Written on the side of the train is “O.W.P & Ry. Co.” (Oregon Water Power and Railway Company).

Stereograph originally taken by Alfred A. Hart circa 1862-1869 and reprinted by Carleton Watkins, who acquired Hart's negatives in 1869. Hart was the official photographer for the Central Pacific Railroad, and this stereograph depicts one of the railroad's trestle bridges in California.

Photograph of a train carrying construction machinery on flat cars to fulfill a sewer contract in Eugene, Oregon. A sign on the side of the train reads, "These ten cars are loaded with machinery to be used by James Kennedy of Fargo, North Dakota on the $500,000.00 sewer contract at Eugene, Oregone (sic)." The name "Clark" is handwritten on the bottom of the print and this photograph was likely taken by F. Melvin Clark. Handwriting on the back of the print reads, "Eugene."

Photograph of a man leaning against the American Legion Special train. This train carried passengers from Portland, Oregon to Louisville, Kentucky for the Annual National Convention of the American Legion in 1929. The man looks at a sign on the back of the train that reads, "Pacific Northwest American Legion." Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "Am. Legion spl. train, Ptld-Louisville. Sept. 25, 1929."

Photograph of a horse in the doorway of a train car and an unidentified man on the train platform holding the horse’s lead rope. The photograph was likely taken as the horse was being unloaded after arriving for the annual Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland.

Three men stand in front of a train engine on tracks that run through a burned forest landscape. Burned tree trunks rise up from the ground behind them. Writing on the side of the engine reads, "Silver Falls Timber Co."

Photograph of a men's lavatory on a train. On the left is a door with the word "Men" written over it. The door has a mirror affixed to it. On the right are 2 sinks and a mirror. There are empty chairs on both sides of the room. Handwritten label at the bottom of the print reads, "70972 Angelus."

Photograph of Millen Van Hoogstraaten, conductor for the Portland Symphony Orchestra, on an exterior observation deck on the back of an Empire Builder train. Three women and the train conductor are on the deck with him. A group of people on the ground wave at them. Signs on the back of the train read, "North Coast Limited" and "Great Northern Empire Builder." Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "1929, Center, Millen Van Hoogstraaten , conductor, Ptld. sym."

Photograph of Millen Van Hoogstraaten, conductor for the Portland Symphony Orchestra, standing on the ground next to an Empire Builder train. He rests his elbow on the back of the train next to a sign that reads, "Great Northern Empire Builder." He wears a trench coat and looks at the camera. Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "Millen Van Hoogstraaten, 1929." Stamp on the back for L.C. Jones, Photographic Laboratory.

Photograph showing a group of people posing with four railroad trains. All the individuals are looking at the camera, and a train garage building can be seen in the background. On the left side of the image, a man holds a baby in front of the train with “4” painted on. The photograph is a reproduction of a pinned image (pins can be seen on the frame).

Photograph showing a railroad train towing several large pieces of pipe on attached railroad cars. The train is traveling through an open area surrounded by dense forest, and four men can be seen in the frame in between the camera and train.

Photograph showing workers laying wooden railroad ties during the construction of railroad tracks. A large piles of wood is visible on a train car, in front of which several pieces of the same wood are laid out on the ground. (Image note: negative sleeve indicates the location as “just below red rocks”).

Photograph showing a damaged railroad train and railroad car on a rocky hillside, taken from a side angle. Wooden railroad ties can be seen in a pile in front of the train. Written on the side of the railroad train is “D.I.RY. Co.”

Photograph of a stopped SP&S railroad train. On the right, 4 men in suits stand on the back of the observation car at the end of the train. On the left, railroad employees stand outside the train. Stamp on the back of the print for Arthur M. Prentiss, Commercial Photographer.

Photograph of car #341, taken in unidentified train yard. Signage on train indicated “N and S Portland” with clearly marked entrance and exit doors.

Photograph of Oregon city car #1096, taken in unidentified train yard. Electrical lines and wooden pole also seen in the image, with a wooden house in the background.

Photograph of Oregon city car #1126, taken in unidentified train yard. Electrical lines and wooden pole also seen in the image, with a wooden house in the background.

Photograph of an Oregon Electric Railway train passing through the community of Multnomah, Oregon. On the left, a girl sits on a bench outside a building with a sign that reads, "Postal Telegraph Office Cablegrams." A man stands on a crossing on the railroad tracks, looking away from the camera. Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "Multnomah, Ore, 1914, OE Ry."

A group of unidentified people wave from the back of the Oregon Journal train for the Pendleton Round-Up. A sign attached to the back of the train reads “Let'er Buck Special To The Round-Up”. They raise their hats into the air as they smile towards the camera (negative 16 of 18).

People wave from the back of an Oregon Journal train in Pendleton, during the Pendleton Round-Up. Attached to the back of the train car is a sign that reads “Oregon Journal Excursion, Let'er Buck Special to Round-Up, Union Pacific” (negative 19 of 24).

Photograph of 4 people standing on the back of a passenger train at a train station. At least 1 appears to be a railroad employee. The train is transporting members of the Portland Commercial Club on an excursion to Lewiston, Idaho. Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "Nov. 1911, Ptld - Lewiston, Commercial Club ex."

Photograph of a group of people on the back of the American Legion Special train. This train carried passengers from Portland, Oregon to Louisville, Kentucky for the Annual National Convention of the American Legion in 1929. Everyone poses and looks at the camera. The back of the train holds a sign that reads, "Pacific Northwest American Legion." Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "Spl. train, Am. Legion, Ptld-Louisville. Sept. 25, 1929."

Photograph of a group of people on the back of the American Legion Special train. This train carried passengers from Portland, Oregon to Louisville, Kentucky for the Annual National Convention of the American Legion in 1929. Everyone poses and looks at the camera. The back of the train holds a sign that reads, "Pacific Northwest American Legion." Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "Am. Legion spl. train, Ptld-Louisville. Sept. 25, 1929."

Photograph of a group of people on the back of the American Legion Special train. This train carried passengers from Portland, Oregon to Louisville, Kentucky for the Annual National Convention of the American Legion in 1929. Some of the passengers look at each other. The back of the train holds a sign that reads, "Pacific Northwest American Legion." Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "Am. Legion Special train, Ptld-Louisville. Sept. 25, 1929."

Photograph of a man and woman standing on the back of a train with a sign that reads, "North Coast Limited." The man and woman look at each other. He holds a cigarette. She is wearing a cloche or flapper style hat.

Photograph of a small crowd gathered on a wooden platform next to a train, possibly after arriving at the annual Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland.

Photograph showing the interior of a wrecked train, near Columbia Boulevard and Northeast 82nd Avenue in Portland. A man can be seen behind several pipes and knob (negative 3 of 15).