New York Central Railroad Compound Rail Section, 1855

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Object Details

Location

Currently not on view

Date made

1855

ID Number

TR.180232

catalog number

180232

nonaccession number

2001.3106

Object Name

Compound Rail Specimen

compound rail sample

Other Terms

Track Sample; Compound Rail Specimen; Rail

Physical Description

metal (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 4 in x 4 in x 1 3/8 in; 10.16 cm x 10.16 cm x 3.4925 cm

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Work and Industry: Transportation, Railroad

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a6-80b8-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_843440