In the early days of railroads, engines were named, just like ships. This is a picture of the J H Devereux, named for General J H Devereux, who became president of the Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati and Indianapolis Rail Road. In the background we can see the Alexandria Virginia roundhouse.

This is another photo by Andrew J Russell, whom we profiled under his image of the Capitol Building in Washington DC. Another photo by Russell of a train near Alexandria Virginia was dated January 1865, and this image probably dates from about the same time.