IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This large, kerosene-fueled switch ...

WEBVTT HIS TRAIN TOOK OFF WITHOUT HIM FROM THIS STOPPED LAST DECEMBER. INVESTIGATORS SAY IT WAS A SIMPLE RIG, A MICROPHONE CORD WRAPPED AROUND THE THROTTLE OF THE TRAIN. IT TOOK THE FLIP OF A SWITCH ...

The trackway where an Amtrak Cascades train derailed Sunday afternoon contains a special switch that’s designed to nudge a train off-course as a last resort so it won’t collide with the bridge just ...

Susan Busher remembers hearing the noise from the railroad switch on Cross Street, located just a few hundred feet from her home, during the 1980s. The loud noises persisted during the night as the ...