$5.99

File Details: AAESm, 600 DPI, TIFF, Original Photograph, 17.6 Mb

Image ID: AAES

Credit:

by Russell (Andrew J.)

Date:

1863.02-03

Negative Size:

6.5 in. x 8.5 in.

Equipment:

rail; jackscrew

Locations & Lines:

Alexandria VA; Orange & Alexandria Railroad (O&A); Virginia

Military Units:

US Military Railroads (USMRR); US Army

Transports:

locomotive

Sources:

J. Paul Getty Museum; Library of Congress

Haupt, United States Military Railway Department. Construction And Transportation. Unnumbered plate.

Getty Museum says: Straightening Slightly Bent Rails by Use of a Jackscrew.