[C19fan]

The SS Tashmoo is a handsome ship. Always love to see photos of the ladies in Victorian/Edwardian fashions.

[foreverfree]

Ironic that this link about US railroads should come from the UK, birthplace of the railroad. I'll look at it later. Got work. Thanks, C19 and Daily Mail.

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[SMARTY]

I thought someon ‘else’ did that FOR us?!! Hmmm...

[iowamark]

Great pictures at the link.

[oh8eleven]

Notice how people back in the day had the smarts not to get run over by a train.
Today, people climb fences, get whacked while walking the tracks, and the family sues the railroad for negligence.

[rusureitflies?]

thank you... we live in a house built in 1865.. those were the days...

[drpix]

"Always love to see photos of the ladies in Victorian/Edwardian fashions."

Students study home economics at McKinley HS, Wash. DC in 1910

From the opening of America's 20th Century to its 21st Century...

Students from McKinley HS storm the doors of a building in protest (link)

[Clioman]

Smokestacks belching pollutants! Airplanes without seat belts! Rail lines without fences or warning lights! Imperialist military hardware! Bathing beauty contests! Oh, the horror! The horror!!

[bgill]

That first pic - I don’t think an excursion to the Chicago drainage canal would be on the top of my must see vacation sights.

[Opinionated Blowhard]

I always enjoy looking at these pictures but I find it amusing that we are nostalgic about the railroads today. Until they went into decline, the American public absolutely hated the railroads. When they first appeared in the 1830s and 1840s, there was story after story about the filthy black smoke belching out of them, and horror stories about railroad accidents. Then in the late 1800s, the public looked at railroads as oppressive concentrations of wealth and their owners as no better than thugs. Don't get me wrong, I like the history, but railroads seem to only be viewed with fondness in retrospect.

[ops33]

I wonder if that’s how the “General Slocum” looked before she caught fire.

I also thought the photo of the woman in the airplane was interesting. She had to hang on but at least her skirt was tied down.

[US Navy Vet]

I grew up about 1.5 Mile from that Rail Road High Bridge(it’s still there, commonly known by the Locals(Boone County, IA) as the “Kate Shelley High Bridge”)). I walked across it when I was around 10 or so.