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Penn'a Lines Great Freight Yards At Conway, PA. colored photo of many loaded hopper cars. Circular inset of steam locomotive. Turntable in center; mountains and river in background.

Penn'a Lines Great Freight Yards at Conway, Pennsylvania

S. and S. Postcard Company
1902 – 1920

Railroads needed large areas of land to store goods in transit, turn locomotives, and house water and coal refilling stations. This postcard captures the sheer size of the railroad's property.

Paper. H 8.6, W 13.7 cm
Steamtown National Historic Site, STEA 2340