Jack Williams donated railroad lamps and lanterns to the Portage Station Museum, where they are on display through Dec. 31. Mirror photo by Alicia Chiang PORTAGE — Retired coal mine and railroad ...

Doug: My father picked this old Rock Island railroad lantern up somewhere in his travels. I am curious if you can tell me anything about it and what it’s worth. Dear John: Your dusty lantern compelled ...

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 railroad hand-signal kerosene ...

I greatly enjoyed the “flanger” snow-plowing tourist train story. Let’s have more local-train stories, shall we? But hold the train – did I read correctly in the story that crew members’ breath was ...

Morphy Auctions – the Denver-based auction house – will hold a two-day auction on Oct. 3 and 4 that will be of special interest to collectors of automobile and railroad memorabilia. Bidding on the ...

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 battery-powered signal lantern ...