Saturday, March 17, 2012

HISTORICAL PHOTOGRAPHS OF WILMINGTON RAILROADING


The ACL in Wilmington

A Grand View of the Passenger Terminal, Roundhouse, and the River Terminal.  Note the roundhouse in the foreground, warehouses and wharves along the river, and many railroad buildings.  View is toward the southwest, showing the north end of Front Street.


ACL Passenger Terminal & Freight Yards.  The old headquarters building (with steeple) in center of photo, with "new" building (1913) just above.  View is toward the northeast.


Roundhouse Adjacent to the Passenger Terminal


An Early Diesel is About to Leave Wilmington with Mail & Passengers


An ACL Roundhouse

 
The Wilmington ACL Passenger Terminal and Offices


The Demolition of the Passenger Terminal in 1970


ACL Engine #59 - Built by Baldwin in 1891


 

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