Coffeyville, Kansas, was a regional traction hub in 1908 as can be seen in this card. The Union Traction Company, formed in 1904, made its first run into Independence, Kansas, in 1908, shortly before this card was published. The line was eventually extended from Parsons, Kansas, through Coffeyville, and south to Nowata, Oklahoma. All electric operations ended in 1947 when buses took over the routes. Note the good looking building with awnings in the back, and the stone block street. For more information on the Union Traction Company, click Here.
This is very likely the Boston & Maine's bridge over the Connecticut River.
This card is of the NYNH&H East Side Railroad Tunnel in Providence, RI. Originally constructed to serve Bristol RI and Fall River MA with electric passenger equipment, it opened in 1908 and this card was published a few years later. The tunnel is over 5000 feet long, saw active service until 1981, and was sealed off in 1993.
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The Central Railroad of New Jersey fed trains via The Baltimore & Ohio to Chicago and other points from its terminal in Jersey City, New Jersey.
http://jcrhs.org/B&O.html
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