For about 100 years, from the mid 1800s until the middle of the 20th century, railroads ruled the nation. The major rail companies — Southern Pacific, New York Central, Baltimore & Ohio, Pennsylvania ...
A crowd of travelers on the station platform at Stratton, Colorado in 1919. Photographer unknown. Courtesy of Regional History and Genealogy, Pikes Peak Library District, 102-11924. In 1900, an ...