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General Shermancirca 1865: No.1, the Union Pacific Railways first locomotive, otherwise known as the General Sherman, brought to Omaha by steamboat from St Louis on 8th June 1865
CowcatcherA Union Pacific Rail Road locomotive in Utah with a cowcatcher fixed to its front for removing cows that wander onto the railway line or to shunt fallen timber off the tracks
Metal AirshipCrowds gather to view the first all metal dirigible airship. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)
Great Western Arrives1838: The Great Western, Isambard Kingdom Brunels ship, arriving in New York to be greeted by a flotilla of small boats. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
New York City Hallcirca 1905: Portrait of New York City Hall at night, Lower Manhattan. Designed by Joseph Mangin and John McComb, construction on the building was completed in 1812
Seawise UniversityThe old name Queen Elizabeth is still visible above the new title Seawise University, during the refitting of the former Cunard vessel at Port Everglades, Florida
Overground Train17th June 1876: New York elevated street train in the 19th century (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
St Louiscirca 1890: Broadway, north from Chestnut Street, St Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Mexican Train1867: A steam train crossing a bridge in Mexico. The passengers are travelling in open trucks. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Liberty And PlaneView of the Statue of Liberty, with an American airplane flying just behind her, New York City, 1940s. (Photo by Edwin Levick/Getty Images)
Across The Trackscirca 1900: The elevated El train tracks running along Third Avenue past tenement buildings, New York City. A Jewish store with signs in Hebrew is in the foreground
Grand Centralcirca 1925: Light streams through arch-shaped windows as passengers pass through Grand Central Station, New York City, NY. (Photo by Edwin Levick/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Flying Formationcirca 1945: Aerial view of three Army Air Corps Boeing bomber Flying Fortress planes traveling south over the Manhattan skyline, New York City. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Cherry Creek NevA New York to Paris automobile contestant, in a Thomas Flyer car, arrives at the typical American mining town of Cherry Creek in Nevada. Original Artwork: By Spooner & Wells
Car CampJuly 1923: Cars at Sinclair Pass in the Canadian Rockies. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
SS America1926: The SS America on fire while being refitted at New York harbour. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
R100 Mooring21st May 1930: A mooring mast near St Hubert, Montreal to which the R 100 will be moored on completion of her transatlantic trip. (Photo by H. H. Humphries/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
British Topical Press Agency (1903 - 1957)Fine Art Storehouse Vintage Photo Gallery: Press Photography: British Topical Press Agency (1903 - 1957)
Avenue In Chicago16th October 1925: North Michigan Avenue in Chicago. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
US Guard27th March 1917: The armoured vehicle squadron of the US National Guard, in Washington DC with the US Capitol Dome viewable in the background. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Rotor Ship1926: Anton Fletchers rotor ship Baden-Baden, propelled by yellow towers attached to rotors, arrives at New York after a transatlantic trip. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
El Paso15th February 1913: Trams travelling down Oregon Street, El Paso, Texas. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
City Of LA Traincirca 1935: View of the Union Pacific Railroads City of Los Angeles train running ont he Overland Route. (Photo by Orville Logan Snider/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Motorway Automat; We Go To HollywoodAn American motorist stops at a drive-through burger joint in Hollywood, California. Original Publication: Picture Post - 5298 - We Go To Hollywood - pub. 1951 (Photo by Kurt Hutton/Getty Images)
Pioneer Loco1852: The large smoke stacked steam engine Pioneer, the first locomotive used in California. The wood burning vehicle was nicknamed The Elephant because of its size
Third Avenuecirca 1880: The elevated railway in New York, at Third Avenue. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Machine A Voler18th May 1910: American aviator John Moisants second bi-plane featuring a corrugated metal upper wing. Aeroplane Album - Vol 3 Page 49 (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Stony Creek1878: A passenger train crosses Stony Creek Bridge in the Rocky Mountains. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Rival Defenders, Independence, Columbia and Constitutioncirca 1880: Rival defenders of the America Cup (left to right): Independence, Columbia and Constitution during a race at Newport, Rhode Island, USA. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Fredericksburg Bridge1865: High bridge crossing the Appomattox river near Farmville, Virginia, damaged during the American Civil War. Original Publication
Railway Construction1860: The US trans-continental railway under construction in the snow. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Tractor Train14th February 1954: A freight train loaded with new tractors outside the Massey Harris Company, Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Brooklyn Suspension1884: The Brooklyn Bridge spanning the East River, New York, between the boroughs of Brooklyn and Manhattan, a year after completion. It was the worlds longest suspension bridge at the time
Slocum SalvageJune 1904: A salvage team attempt to recover the wreckage of the stricken steamship General Slocum, which caught fire during a pleasure cruise on New York Citys East River
Washington FlightAviation pioneer Claude Grahame-White takes off from Executive Avenue, outside the White House, Washington DC, in a Farman III biplane. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
San Francisco StreetTrams running up a street in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Cable Street CarA cable street car in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Pope ToledoMotorist drive a vintage Pope Toledo automobile, known as The Quiet Mile-a-Minute Car. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Touring CarDay trippers set off in an American vintage touring car. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Across The GorgeA wooden support holding up a wooden bridge across a gorge on the Canadian Pacific Railway. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Blockade Runner6th August 1864: The Confederate ship Lizzie, built in the Clyde and transported to America. She made regular trips between Galveston, Texas and Havana, Cuba
Mail Train1870: A mail train carrying cargo across the Sierra Nevada. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Rocky Journey1878: A train and its passengers stop at Mount Stephen in the Rocky Mountains for a photograph. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
New CPRcirca 1890: A soldier watching the construction of the extension to the Canadian Pacific Railway south of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)