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Photograph of the Wabash R.R. St. Louis Bridge

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Photograph of the Wabash R.R. St. Louis Bridge, taken December 1st, 1912. Caption: A crew of men with a steam engine has been working under the railroad track on this bridge most of the summer. It has been a curious sight to see an upright boiler…

Photograph of the Wabash R.R. Diesels

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Photograph of the Wabash R.R. Alco-GE Model PA-2 #1020 and the Wabash Alco-GE Model FA-1 #1203 at the Decatur IL engine shops taken on March 11th, 1953.

Photograph of the Wabash R.R. Faries Park Bridge

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Photograph of the Wabash R.R. Faries Park bridge after its completion in 1907. At the time it was said to be one of the biggest concrete jobs in the world.

Photograph of the Wabash R.R. Shops and Yards

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Aerial photograph of the Wabash R.R. shops and yards in Decatur IL taken May 5, 1954.

Photograph of the Wabash R.R. Wrecking Crane #3185

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Photograph of the Wabash R.R. wrecking crane #3185. This photo was taken in the Wabash yards when a Class L engine turned over in 1929.

Photograph of the Wabash R.R. Locomotive #1020A

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Photograph of the Wabash R.R. Alco-GE Model PA-2 diesel locomotive #1020A in Decatur IL taken May 20th, 1949.