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Women in a Wabash Boxcar
Photograph of Lucille W., Mid N. McClen, Bessie Reiley, Mae Reedy, Helen Reedy, and Mabel Grubbs in a Wabash RR boxcar.
Wandering Around the Train Yard
Photograph of Mabel Grubbs and unknown people in fine clothes wandering around the Wabash train yard.
Wabash Railroad Steam Engine
This is the glass negative of a Wabash Railroad steam engine. The photo was taken by Charles Wasson for the Decatur Herald & Review in Decatur, IL in 1930.
Wabash Railroad on the St. Louis Bridge
Photograph Wabash passenger train on the St. Louis Bridge heading to St. Louis, MO. Photo taken Aug 28, 1898. Print from the J. K. Stafford Collection of negatives taken in the late 1890's and early 1900's which were in possession of Mr. and Mrs.…
Wabash Railroad Bill of Lading - Original - May 20, 1915
This is a straight bill of lading from the Wabash Railroad for Mr. Henry Hibbs dated May 20, 1915. It has been prepaid. Destination is Athens, IL, It is a box of glass weighing 110 lbs. It has been signed by Mr. Henry Hibbs. Conditions are described…
W.T. Layton's Oral History
This is the oral history of W.T. Layton. He was interviewed by Betty Turnell in May 1982. The interview includes his time working for Wabash and Norfolk and Western.
Tags: "bear" crew, "gandy-dancers", 1982, accidents, Allis Chalmers, Army, Betty Turnell, braking, Conductor, Decatur IL, diesel engines, firing, freight trains, golf, grandchildren, interview, May 1982, Meyers' Brothers, Norfolk and Western Railroad, oral history, passenger trains, pension, politics, recording, retirement, social security, Steam Engines, track maintenance, Travel, W.T. Layton, Wabash Railroad
Thomas Hutchinson Wells
Photograph of Thomas Hutchinson Wells; (died 7/13/1925). He was an employee of the Wabash Railroad for over 40 years. He entered the employment of the Wabash in 1884, being sent to Peru, Ind. where for three years he was foreman of the planing mill.…
Standing on the Train Wheels at the Wabash Train Yard
Photograph of Mabel Grubbs and a group of female friends standing on train wheels in the Wabash Railroad train yard.
Sitting in a Small Train Cart
Photograph of Mabel with Lucille Wisher, Grace Albritz, Mid Nicolson Wilcox, and 2 unknown women in a small train cart in the Wabash train yard.
Playing with the Hose at Wabash Railroad Train Yard
Photograph of Mabel Grubbs and a group of female friends playing with a water hose at the Wabash Railroad train yard.