John Gast's "American Progress" painting

Please tell me if there are prints for sale of the John Gast American Progress ...

—Josie Powell

Boarding kitchen & dining car and construction sleeping cars, 1852

From: KyleKWyatt@gmail.com

Thought I'd pass this along from Jack White. The reference is to construction of a boarding kitchen & dining car and construction sleeping cars constructed for the Lawrenceburg & Upper Mississippi RR in 1852.

—Kyle

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From: "John White" jwengine@hotmail.com

In the most recent issue of Railroad History No. 202 look at Page 51 and you will find an early use of camp & kitchen cars used in building a railroad in the 1850s. ...

—Jack