Railroads

President Harry S. Truman stands on the rear of a train in Sidney, Ohio, talking to citizens. Others in photo are unidentified.

Former President Theodore Roosevelt's campaign train makes a stop at the Santa Fe Depot in Baldwin City, Kansas. From: Willard Garrett.

At the Santa Fe Depot in Baldwin City, Kansas, former President Theodore Roosevelt's train makes a campaign stop. From: Willard Garrett.

At the Santa Fe Depot in Baldwin City, Kansas, former President Theodore Roosevelt (on rear platform, right) was introduced by Senator Joseph L. Bristow while on a campaign stop. From: Willard Garrett.

At the Santa Fe Depot in Baldwin City, Kansas, former President Theodore Roosevelt (right) was introduced by Senator Joseph L. Bristow on a railway campaign stop. From: Willard Garrett

President Harry S. Truman boarding a train at Washington, D.C., for Chicago, Illinois, to deliver a speech at the first peacetime Army Day celebration in four years.

Two adopted granddaughters of Charles G. Ross, were at the train when President Harry S. Truman's train made a brief stop in St. Louis, Missouri. A smiling Mr. Truman is shown with Ross as he holds the babies. From: Charles Ross Papers, 12x18 Metal Album.

An unusual wreck on the St. Louis, Kansas City and Northern Railroad. From: Kansas City Chamber of Commerce and Missouri, Kansas, and Texas Railroad

Early day trains of about 1852. Rocket train, ancestor of the present day Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Rail Road. From: Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad

Early day train of about 1852. Train on the St. Louis, Kansas City & Northern Railroad. From: Kansas City Chamber of Commerce and the Missouri, Kansas, and Texas Railroad