This gorgeous map of the United States railway system was originally produced in 1859, by James T. Lloyd. Includes information showing completed and proposed railroads, state boundaries, drainage, forts, and major cities.
Also includes portraits of these 28 railroad presidents in the border:
John Robin McDaniel - President, Virginia & Tennessee Railroad
Capt. Jacob Strader - President, Little Miami Railroad
J. D. De Frees - President, Peru and Indianopolis Railroad
John Caldwell - President, South Carolina Railroad
C. A. Brown - Superintendent, Augusta and Savannah Railroad
J. Edgar Thompson - President, Pennsylvania Central Railroad
Thomas D. Walker - President, Wilmington and Manchester Railroad
E. Hobbs - President, Louisville, Frankfort and Lexington Railroad
R. N. Nice - Superintendent, Michigan Central Railroad
S. S. L'Hommedieu - President, Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Railroad
William Case - President, Cleveland and Erie Railroad
George Palmer - President, Buffalo and Erie Railroad
P. A. Hall - General Superintendent, Chicago Union Railroad
Henry C. Lord - President, Indianapolis and Cincinnati Railroad
A. G. Jaudon - President, Dauphin and Susquehanna Railroad
Edwin Robinson - President, Richmond and Potomac Railroad
E. H. Gill - President, Richmond and Petersburg Railroad
W. T. Joynes - President, Petersburg and Weldon Railroad
J. B. Warring - President, Cleveland and Toledo Railroad
S. L. Fremont - General Superintendent and Engineer, Wilmington and Weldon Railroad
John L. Helm - President, Louisville and Nashville Railroad
John Ross - President, Grand Trunk Railroad
A. S. Crothers - Superintendent, Jeffersonville (Ind.) Railroad
E. Gest - President, Wilmington & Zanesville Railroad
Erastus Corning - President, New York Central Railroad
L. M. Hubby - President, Cleveland and Columbus Railroad
W. H. Clements - Superintendent , Ohio and Mississippi Railroad
John T. Levis - President, Kentucky Central Railroad