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Chicago And North Western Railway Collection

Background imageChicago And North Western Railway Collection: Elmhurst, Ill. C. & N.W. Ry. [Chicago and North Western Railway] Station, between 1880 and 1899

Elmhurst, Ill. C. & N.W. Ry. [Chicago and North Western Railway] Station, between 1880 and 1899. Creator: Unknown
Elmhurst, Ill. C. & N.W. Ry. [Chicago and North Western Railway] Station, between 1880 and 1899

Background imageChicago And North Western Railway Collection: Winona C. & N. W. Ry. [Chicago and North Western Railway] Station, between 1880 and 1899

Winona C. & N. W. Ry. [Chicago and North Western Railway] Station, between 1880 and 1899. Creator: Unknown. Winona C
Winona C. & N. W. Ry. [Chicago and North Western Railway] Station, between 1880 and 1899

Background imageChicago And North Western Railway Collection: Chicago & North Western Railway station, Elmhurst, Ill. between 1880 and 1899. Creator: Unknown

Chicago & North Western Railway station, Elmhurst, Ill. between 1880 and 1899. Creator: Unknown
Chicago & North Western Railway station, Elmhurst, Ill. between 1880 and 1899

Background imageChicago And North Western Railway Collection: Chicago & North Western Railway station, Elmhurst, Ill. between 1880 and 1899. Creator: Unknown

Chicago & North Western Railway station, Elmhurst, Ill. between 1880 and 1899. Creator: Unknown
Chicago & North Western Railway station, Elmhurst, Ill. between 1880 and 1899

Background imageChicago And North Western Railway Collection: Elmhurst, Ill. Chicago & North-Western Ry. station, between 1880 and 1899. Creator: Unknown

Elmhurst, Ill. Chicago & North-Western Ry. station, between 1880 and 1899. Creator: Unknown. Elmhurst, Ill
Elmhurst, Ill. Chicago & North-Western Ry. station, between 1880 and 1899

Background imageChicago And North Western Railway Collection: Rock River near Nelson, Ill. c1898. Creator: Unknown

Rock River near Nelson, Ill. c1898. Creator: Unknown
Rock River near Nelson, Ill. c1898

Background imageChicago And North Western Railway Collection: From railway bridge, Geneva, Ill. between 1880 and 1899. Creator: Unknown

From railway bridge, Geneva, Ill. between 1880 and 1899. Creator: Unknown
From railway bridge, Geneva, Ill. between 1880 and 1899

Background imageChicago And North Western Railway Collection: Fox River near Batavia, Ill. between 1880 and 1899. Creator: Unknown

Fox River near Batavia, Ill. between 1880 and 1899. Creator: Unknown
Fox River near Batavia, Ill. between 1880 and 1899

Background imageChicago And North Western Railway Collection: Bridge near Nelson, Rock River, Ill. ca 1898. Creator: Unknown

Bridge near Nelson, Rock River, Ill. ca 1898. Creator: Unknown
Bridge near Nelson, Rock River, Ill. ca 1898

Background imageChicago And North Western Railway Collection: Rock River Bridge near Nelson, Ill. c1898. Creator: Unknown

Rock River Bridge near Nelson, Ill. c1898. Creator: Unknown
Rock River Bridge near Nelson, Ill. c1898. A scene on the Chicago & North Western Ry

Background imageChicago And North Western Railway Collection: Kasota Station, between 1880 and 1899. Creator: Unknown

Kasota Station, between 1880 and 1899. Creator: Unknown
Kasota Station, between 1880 and 1899

Background imageChicago And North Western Railway Collection: C & NW RR [Chicago and North Western railroad], tank cars... Proviso yard, Chicago, Illinois, 1943

C & NW RR [Chicago and North Western railroad], tank cars... Proviso yard, Chicago, Illinois, 1943
C & NW RR [i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad], tank cars going over the hump at Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill

Background imageChicago And North Western Railway Collection: C. & N. W. R. R. Mrs. Elibia Siematter, employed as a sweeper at the roundhouse, Clinton, Iowa, 1943

C. & N. W. R. R. Mrs. Elibia Siematter, employed as a sweeper at the roundhouse, Clinton, Iowa, 1943
C. & N.W. R.R. Mrs. Elibia Siematter, employed as a sweeper at the roundhouse, Clinton, Iowa

Background imageChicago And North Western Railway Collection: Chicago and North Western R.R. Mrs. Thelma Cuvage, working in the sand house... Clinton, Iowa, 1943

Chicago and North Western R.R. Mrs. Thelma Cuvage, working in the sand house... Clinton, Iowa, 1943
Chicago and North Western R.R. Mrs. Thelma Cuvage, working in the sand house at the roundhouse, Clinton, Iowa. Her job is to see that sand is sifted and cleaned for use in the locomotives. Mrs

Background imageChicago And North Western Railway Collection: Mrs. Viola Sievers, one of the wipers at the roundhouse giving a giant 'H'... Clinton, Iowa, 1943

Mrs. Viola Sievers, one of the wipers at the roundhouse giving a giant "H"... Clinton, Iowa, 1943
Mrs. Viola Sievers, one of the wipers at the roundhouse giving a giant " H" class locomotive a bath of live steam, Clinton, Iowa. Mrs

Background imageChicago And North Western Railway Collection: Women workers employed as wipers in the roundhouse having lunch... C&NWRR. Clinton, Iowa, 1943

Women workers employed as wipers in the roundhouse having lunch... C&NWRR. Clinton, Iowa, 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
Women workers employed as wipers in the roundhouse having lunch in their rest room, C. & N.W. R.R. Clinton, Iowa. Photograph shows Marcella Hart at left, Mrs. Elibia Siematter at right

Background imageChicago And North Western Railway Collection: C. & N.W. R.R. women wipers at the roundhouse cleaning one of the giant... Clinton, Iowa, 1943

C. & N.W. R.R. women wipers at the roundhouse cleaning one of the giant... Clinton, Iowa, 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
C. & N.W. R.R. women wipers at the roundhouse cleaning one of the giant " H class locomotives, Clinton, Iowa. Photograph shows Marcella Hart at left, Mrs. Elibia Siematter at right

Background imageChicago And North Western Railway Collection: C. & N.W. R.R. women wipers employed at the roundhouse cleaning one of the... Clinton, Iowa, 1943

C. & N.W. R.R. women wipers employed at the roundhouse cleaning one of the... Clinton, Iowa, 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
C. & N.W. R.R. women wipers employed at the roundhouse cleaning one of the giant " H" class locomotives, Clinton, Iowa. Photograph probably shows Mrs. Marcella Hart and Mrs. Viola Sievers

Background imageChicago And North Western Railway Collection: Women wipers of the Chicago and North Western Railroad cleaning one of the... Clinton, Iowa, 1943

Women wipers of the Chicago and North Western Railroad cleaning one of the... Clinton, Iowa, 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
Women wipers of the Chicago and North Western Railroad cleaning one of the giant " H" class locomotives, Clinton, Iowa. Mrs. Marcella Hart and Mrs. Viola Sievers

Background imageChicago And North Western Railway Collection: C. & N.W. R.R. Mrs. Marcella Hart, mother of three children, employed as a... Clinton, Iowa, 1943

C. & N.W. R.R. Mrs. Marcella Hart, mother of three children, employed as a... Clinton, Iowa, 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
C. & N.W. R.R. Mrs. Marcella Hart, mother of three children, employed as a wiper at the roundhouse, Clinton, Iowa

Background imageChicago And North Western Railway Collection: C. & N.W. R.R. Mrs. Irene Bracker, mother of two children, employed at the... Clinton, Iowa, 1943

C. & N.W. R.R. Mrs. Irene Bracker, mother of two children, employed at the... Clinton, Iowa, 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
C. & N.W. R.R. Mrs. Irene Bracker, mother of two children, employed at the roundhouse as a wiper, Clinton, Iowa

Background imageChicago And North Western Railway Collection: C. & N.W. R.R. Cloe Weaver, mother of four children, employed... the roundhouse, Clinton, Iowa, 1943

C. & N.W. R.R. Cloe Weaver, mother of four children, employed... the roundhouse, Clinton, Iowa, 1943
C. & N.W. R.R. Cloe Weaver, mother of four children, employed as a helper at the roundhouse, Clinton, Iowa. She is learning to operate the turntable. Her husband works for a structural steel company

Background imageChicago And North Western Railway Collection: C. & N. W. R. R. Mrs. Dorothy Lucke, employed as a wiper at the roundhouse, Clinton, Iowa, 1943

C. & N. W. R. R. Mrs. Dorothy Lucke, employed as a wiper at the roundhouse, Clinton, Iowa, 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
C. & N.W. R.R. Mrs. Dorothy Lucke, employed as a wiper at the roundhouse, Clinton, Iowa

Background imageChicago And North Western Railway Collection: Car jacked up for repairs on the repair tracks, North Proviso, C & NW RR, Chicago, Ill. 1942

Car jacked up for repairs on the repair tracks, North Proviso, C & NW RR, Chicago, Ill. 1942. Creator: Jack Delano
Car jacked up for repairs on the repair tracks, North Proviso, C & NW RR [i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad] Chicago, Ill

Background imageChicago And North Western Railway Collection: Workers at the roundhouse of the C & NW RR Proviso Yard, Chicago, Ill. 1942. Creator: Jack Delano

Workers at the roundhouse of the C & NW RR Proviso Yard, Chicago, Ill. 1942. Creator: Jack Delano
Workers at the roundhouse of the C & NW RR [i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad] Proviso Yard, Chicago, Ill

Background imageChicago And North Western Railway Collection: Caboose on the caboose track at C & NW RRs Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill. 1943. Creator: Jack Delano

Caboose on the caboose track at C & NW RRs Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill. 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
Caboose on the caboose track at C & NW RRs [i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad s] Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill

Background imageChicago And North Western Railway Collection: Worker inspecting a locomotive on a pit in the round... C & NW RRs Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill

Worker inspecting a locomotive on a pit in the round... C & NW RRs Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill
Worker inspecting a locomotive on a pit in the roundhouse at the C & NW RRs [i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad s] Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill

Background imageChicago And North Western Railway Collection: Frederick Batt, brakeman, on the C & NW RR, at Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill. 1942

Frederick Batt, brakeman, on the C & NW RR, at Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill. 1942. Creator: Jack Delano
Frederick Batt, brakeman, on the C & NW RR [i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad], at Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill

Background imageChicago And North Western Railway Collection: View of a classification yard at C & NW RRs Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill. 1942. Creator: Jack Delano

View of a classification yard at C & NW RRs Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill. 1942. Creator: Jack Delano
View of a classification yard at C & NW RRs [i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad s] Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill

Background imageChicago And North Western Railway Collection: C & NW RR locomotives in the roundhouse at Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill. 1942. Creator: Jack Delano

C & NW RR locomotives in the roundhouse at Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill. 1942. Creator: Jack Delano
C & NW RR [i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad]; locomotives in the roundhouse at Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill

Background imageChicago And North Western Railway Collection: Work goes on 24 hours a day at C & NW RRs Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill. 1942. Creator: Jack Delano

Work goes on 24 hours a day at C & NW RRs Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill. 1942. Creator: Jack Delano
Work goes on 24 hours a day at C & NW RRs [i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad s] Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill

Background imageChicago And North Western Railway Collection: C&NWRR towerman R. W. Mayberry of Elmhurst, Ill. at the Proviso yard, Melrose Park, Ill. 1943

C&NWRR towerman R. W. Mayberry of Elmhurst, Ill. at the Proviso yard, Melrose Park, Ill. 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
C&NWRR [i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad], towerman R.W. Mayberry of Elmhurst, Ill. at the Proviso yard. He operates a set of retarders and switches at the hump, Melrose Park (near Chicago)

Background imageChicago And North Western Railway Collection: C & NW RR railroad worker cultivating the small Victory garden, Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill. 1943

C & NW RR railroad worker cultivating the small Victory garden, Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill. 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
C & NW RR [i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad], railroad worker cultivating the small Victory garden in the Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill

Background imageChicago And North Western Railway Collection: C & NW RR, a general view of a classification yard at Proviso Yard, Chicago, Ill. 1942

C & NW RR, a general view of a classification yard at Proviso Yard, Chicago, Ill. 1942. Creator: Jack Delano
C & NW RR [i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad], a general view of a classification yard at Proviso Yard, Chicago, Ill

Background imageChicago And North Western Railway Collection: View in a departure yard at C & NW RRs Proviso (?) yard at twilight, Chicago, Ill. 1942

View in a departure yard at C & NW RRs Proviso (?) yard at twilight, Chicago, Ill. 1942. Creator: Jack Delano
View in a departure yard at C & NW RRs [i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad s] Proviso (?) yard at twilight, Chicago, Ill

Background imageChicago And North Western Railway Collection: C & NW RR putting the finishing touches on a rebuilt caboose... Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill. 1943

C & NW RR putting the finishing touches on a rebuilt caboose... Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill. 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
C & NW RR [i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad], putting the finishing touches on a rebuilt caboose at the rip tracks at Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill

Background imageChicago And North Western Railway Collection: Truck trailers line up at a freight house to load and unload goods... C & NW RR, Chicago, Ill. 1942

Truck trailers line up at a freight house to load and unload goods... C & NW RR, Chicago, Ill. 1942
Truck trailers line up at a freight house to load and unload goods from the Chicago and Northwestern [i.e. North Western] railroad, Chicago, Ill

Background imageChicago And North Western Railway Collection: C & NW RR railroad workers cultivating a little Victory garden at Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill. 1943

C & NW RR railroad workers cultivating a little Victory garden at Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill. 1943
C & NW RR [i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad], railroad workers cultivating a little Victory garden at Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill

Background imageChicago And North Western Railway Collection: Truck trailers loading and unloading at C & NW RRs Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill. 1942

Truck trailers loading and unloading at C & NW RRs Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill. 1942. Creator: Jack Delano
Truck trailers loading and unloading at C & NW RRs [i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad s] Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill

Background imageChicago And North Western Railway Collection: A worker in the roundhouse at the C & NW RR. Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill. 1942. Creator: Jack Delano

A worker in the roundhouse at the C & NW RR. Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill. 1942. Creator: Jack Delano
A worker in the roundhouse at the C & NW RR. Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill

Background imageChicago And North Western Railway Collection: A.S. Gerdee, of 3251 Maypole(?) Street, working as a switchman... Chicago, Ill. 1943

A.S. Gerdee, of 3251 Maypole(?) Street, working as a switchman... Chicago, Ill. 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
A.S. Gerdee, of 3251 Maypole(?) Street, working as a switchman at Proviso yard of C & NW RR [i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad], Chicago, Ill

Background imageChicago And North Western Railway Collection: A train pulling out of the freight house at C & NW RRs Proviso(?) yard, Chicago, Ill. 1942

A train pulling out of the freight house at C & NW RRs Proviso(?) yard, Chicago, Ill. 1942. Creator: Jack Delano
A train pulling out of the freight house at C & NW RRs Proviso(?) yard, Chicago, Ill

Background imageChicago And North Western Railway Collection: A welder who works in the round-house at the Chicago and Northwestern Railroads Proviso yard, 1942

A welder who works in the round-house at the Chicago and Northwestern Railroads Proviso yard, 1942
A welder who works in the round-house at the Chicago and Northwestern Railroads Proviso yard

Background imageChicago And North Western Railway Collection: Train going over the hump at C & NW RRs Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill. 1942. Creator: Jack Delano

Train going over the hump at C & NW RRs Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill. 1942. Creator: Jack Delano
Train going over the hump at C & NW RRs [i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad s] Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill

Background imageChicago And North Western Railway Collection: A train (or 'cut') being pushed out of a receiving... Proviso yard, C & NW RR. Chicago, Ill

A train (or "cut") being pushed out of a receiving... Proviso yard, C & NW RR. Chicago, Ill
A train (or " cut" ) being pushed out of a receiving yard toward the hump. A brakeman rides each train to signal the engineer in the locomotive at the rear; Proviso yard, C & NW RR

Background imageChicago And North Western Railway Collection: Tracks at Proviso yard of C & NW RR, Chicago, Ill. 1943. Creator: Jack Delano

Tracks at Proviso yard of C & NW RR, Chicago, Ill. 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
Tracks at Proviso yard of C & NW RR [i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad], Chicago, Ill

Background imageChicago And North Western Railway Collection: A train being pushed over the hump at the Proviso yard, C & NW RR. Chicago, Ill. 1942

A train being pushed over the hump at the Proviso yard, C & NW RR. Chicago, Ill. 1942. Creator: Jack Delano
A train being pushed over the hump at the Proviso yard, C & NW RR. Chicago, Ill

Background imageChicago And North Western Railway Collection: Tracks leading into the freight house at Proviso yard, C&NWRR, Chicago, Ill. 1943

Tracks leading into the freight house at Proviso yard, C&NWRR, Chicago, Ill. 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
Tracks leading into the freight house at Proviso yard. This is said to be the largest covered freight house in the world. C&NWRR [i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad], Chicago, Ill

Background imageChicago And North Western Railway Collection: Tracks at C & NW RRs Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill. 1943. Creator: Jack Delano

Tracks at C & NW RRs Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill. 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
Tracks at C & NW RRs [i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad s] Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill

Background imageChicago And North Western Railway Collection: The yardmasters office at the receiving yard, North Proviso(?), C & NW RR, Chicago, Ill. 1942

The yardmasters office at the receiving yard, North Proviso(?), C & NW RR, Chicago, Ill. 1942. Creator: Jack Delano
The yardmasters office at the receiving yard, North Proviso(?), C & NW RR, Chicago, Ill

Background imageChicago And North Western Railway Collection: Switchman throwing a switch a C and NW RRs Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill. 1943. Creator: Jack Delano

Switchman throwing a switch a C and NW RRs Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill. 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
Switchman throwing a switch a C and NW RRs Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill

Background imageChicago And North Western Railway Collection: Sam Cell, working on the truck of a car... C & NW RRs Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill. 1943

Sam Cell, working on the truck of a car... C & NW RRs Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill. 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
Sam Cell, working on the truck of a car at the rip tracks of C & NW RRs [i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad s] Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill

Background imageChicago And North Western Railway Collection: Switch lists coming in by teletype to the hump office at a C& NW RR yard, Chicago, Ill. 1942

Switch lists coming in by teletype to the hump office at a C& NW RR yard, Chicago, Ill. 1942. Creator: Jack Delano
Switch lists coming in by teletype to the hump office at a Chicago and Northwestern [i.e. North Western] railroad yard, Chicago, Ill

Background imageChicago And North Western Railway Collection: Hump master in a Chicago and North Western railroad yard operating a signal... Chicago, Ill. 1942

Hump master in a Chicago and North Western railroad yard operating a signal... Chicago, Ill. 1942. Creator: Jack Delano
Hump master in a Chicago and Northwestern [i.e. North Western] railroad yard operating a signal switch system which extends the length of the hump track

Background imageChicago And North Western Railway Collection: General view of part of the rip tracks at C & NW RRs Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill. 1943

General view of part of the rip tracks at C & NW RRs Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill. 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
General view of part of the rip tracks at C & NW RRs [i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad s] Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill

Background imageChicago And North Western Railway Collection: Repair tracks of the Chicago and North Western R. R. 1942. Creator: Jack Delano

Repair tracks of the Chicago and North Western R. R. 1942. Creator: Jack Delano
Repair tracks of the Chicago and Northwestern [i.e. North Western] R.R

Background imageChicago And North Western Railway Collection: Painting a car at the repair or 'rip'tracks at North Proviso(?), C & NW RR, Chicago, Ill. 1942

Painting a car at the repair or "rip"tracks at North Proviso(?), C & NW RR, Chicago, Ill. 1942
Painting a car at the repair or " rip" tracks at North Proviso(?), C & NW RR [i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad], Chicago, Ill

Background imageChicago And North Western Railway Collection: Freight cars being maneuvered in a Chicago and North Western railroad yard, Chicago, Ill. 1942

Freight cars being maneuvered in a Chicago and North Western railroad yard, Chicago, Ill. 1942. Creator: Jack Delano
Freight cars being maneuvered in a Chicago and Northwestern [i.e. North Western] railroad yard, Chicago, Ill

Background imageChicago And North Western Railway Collection: Mike Evans, a welder, at the rip tracks at Proviso yard of the C & NW RR, Chicago, Ill. 1943

Mike Evans, a welder, at the rip tracks at Proviso yard of the C & NW RR, Chicago, Ill. 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
Mike Evans, a welder, at the rip tracks at Proviso yard of the C & NW RR [i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad], Chicago, Ill

Background imageChicago And North Western Railway Collection: Melrose Park (near Chicago), Ill, C & NW RR, 1942. Creator: Jack Delano

Melrose Park (near Chicago), Ill, C & NW RR, 1942. Creator: Jack Delano
Melrose Park (near Chicago), Ill.; C & NW RR [i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad]; Roy Nelin, a box packer in the roundhouse at the Proviso yard

Background imageChicago And North Western Railway Collection: Melrose Park (near Chicago), Ill, C&NWRR, 1942. Creator: Jack Delano

Melrose Park (near Chicago), Ill, C&NWRR, 1942. Creator: Jack Delano
Melrose Park (near Chicago), Ill, C&NWRR [i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad]. William London has been a railroad worker 25 years - now working at the roundhouse at the Proviso yards

Background imageChicago And North Western Railway Collection: Looking toward the Chicago and North Western railroad classification yard. 1942

Looking toward the Chicago and North Western railroad classification yard. 1942. Creator: Jack Delano
Looking toward the Chicago and Northwestern [i.e. North Western] railroad classification yard. The trestle runs from the ice house to the yard

Background imageChicago And North Western Railway Collection: Joseph Klesken washing up after a days work... Proviso yards of the C & NW RR, Chicago, Ill. 1943

Joseph Klesken washing up after a days work... Proviso yards of the C & NW RR, Chicago, Ill. 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
Joseph Klesken washing up after a days work at the rip tracks at Proviso yards of the C & NW RR [i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad], Chicago, Ill

Background imageChicago And North Western Railway Collection: John Sabados washing up after a days work... Proviso yard of C & NW RR, Chicago, Ill. 1943

John Sabados washing up after a days work... Proviso yard of C & NW RR, Chicago, Ill. 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
John Sabados washing up after a days work at the rip tracks at Proviso yard of C & NW RR [i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad], Chicago, Ill

Background imageChicago And North Western Railway Collection: John L. Walter, conductor at Proviso yard of the C&NWRR, Chicago, Ill. 1942. Creator: Jack Delano

John L. Walter, conductor at Proviso yard of the C&NWRR, Chicago, Ill. 1942. Creator: Jack Delano
John L. Walter, conductor at Proviso yard of the C&NWRR [i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad]. Mr. Walter has been employed on the railroad for 45 years, 32 of them as conductor

Background imageChicago And North Western Railway Collection: General view of the hump, Chicago and North Western railroad classification yard, Chicago, 1942

General view of the hump, Chicago and North Western railroad classification yard, Chicago, 1942. Creator: Jack Delano
General view of the hump, Chicago and Northwestern [i.e. North Western] railroad classification yard, Chicago, Ill

Background imageChicago And North Western Railway Collection: General view of part of the Proviso yard of the Chicago and North Western railroad, Chicago, 1943

General view of part of the Proviso yard of the Chicago and North Western railroad, Chicago, 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
General view of part of the Proviso yard of the Chicago and Northwestern [i.e. North Western] railroad, Chicago, Ill. In the background is the coal chute and roundhouse

Background imageChicago And North Western Railway Collection: General view of one of the departure yards at C & NW RRs Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill. 1943

General view of one of the departure yards at C & NW RRs Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill. 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
General view of one of the departure yards at C & NW RRs [i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad s] Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill

Background imageChicago And North Western Railway Collection: General view of one of the classification yards of the C & NW RR, Chicago, Ill. 1942

General view of one of the classification yards of the C & NW RR, Chicago, Ill. 1942. Creator: Jack Delano
General view of one of the classification yards of the C & NW RR [i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad], Chicago, Ill

Background imageChicago And North Western Railway Collection: General view of one of the Chicago and North Western railroad classification yards, Chicago, 1942

General view of one of the Chicago and North Western railroad classification yards, Chicago, 1942. Creator: Jack Delano
General view of one of the Chicago and Northwestern [i.e. North Western] railroad classification yards, Chicago, Ill

Background imageChicago And North Western Railway Collection: Two employees at the roundhouse at Proviso yard, C & NW RR, Chicago, Ill. 1942. Creator: Jack Delano

Two employees at the roundhouse at Proviso yard, C & NW RR, Chicago, Ill. 1942. Creator: Jack Delano
Two employees at the roundhouse at Proviso yard, C & NW RR [i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad], Chicago, Ill

Background imageChicago And North Western Railway Collection: The regular tracks of the South Yards, at C & NW RRs Proviso (?) yard, Chicago, Ill. 1942

The regular tracks of the South Yards, at C & NW RRs Proviso (?) yard, Chicago, Ill. 1942. Creator: Jack Delano
The regular tracks of the South Yards, at C & NW RRs Proviso (?) yard, Chicago, Ill

Background imageChicago And North Western Railway Collection: Greasing a locomotive in the roundhouse at Proviso (?) yard, C & NW RR, Chicago, Ill. 1942

Greasing a locomotive in the roundhouse at Proviso (?) yard, C & NW RR, Chicago, Ill. 1942. Creator: Jack Delano
Greasing a locomotive in the roundhouse at Proviso (?) yard, C & NW RR [i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad s], Chicago, Ill

Background imageChicago And North Western Railway Collection: A general view of a classification yard at C & NW RRs Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill. 1942

A general view of a classification yard at C & NW RRs Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill. 1942. Creator: Jack Delano
A general view of a classification yard at C & NW RRs Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill

Background imageChicago And North Western Railway Collection: Worn tires on locomotive wheels are refaced on this machine in the wheel shop... Chicago, 1942

Worn tires on locomotive wheels are refaced on this machine in the wheel shop... Chicago, 1942. Creator: Jack Delano
Worn tires on locomotive wheels are refaced on this machine in the wheel shop of the Chicago and Northwestern [i.e. North Western] Railroad, Chicago, Ill

Background imageChicago And North Western Railway Collection: Working on the cab of a locomotive brought in for repair at the C & NW RR, Chicago, Ill. 1942

Working on the cab of a locomotive brought in for repair at the C & NW RR, Chicago, Ill. 1942. Creator: Jack Delano
Working on the cab of a locomotive brought in for repair at the C & NW RR [i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad], 40th Street shops, Chicago, Ill

Background imageChicago And North Western Railway Collection: Working on the boiler of a locomotive at the 40th Street shops of the C & NW RR, Chicago, Ill

Working on the boiler of a locomotive at the 40th Street shops of the C & NW RR, Chicago, Ill
Working on the boiler of a locomotive at the 40th Street shops of the C & NW RR [i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad], Chicago, Ill

Background imageChicago And North Western Railway Collection: Working on a switch engine at the 40th Street shops of the C & NW RR, Chicago, Ill. 1942

Working on a switch engine at the 40th Street shops of the C & NW RR, Chicago, Ill. 1942. Creator: Jack Delano
Working on a switch engine at the 40th Street shops of the C & NW RR [i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad], Chicago, Ill

Background imageChicago And North Western Railway Collection: Welder at the C & NW RR locomotive shops, 40th Street shops, Chicago, Ill. 1942

Welder at the C & NW RR locomotive shops, 40th Street shops, Chicago, Ill. 1942. Creator: Jack Delano
Welder at the C & NW RR [i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad] locomotive shops, 40th Street shops, Chicago, Ill

Background imageChicago And North Western Railway Collection: Working on a locomotive at the 40th Street shop of the C & NW RR, Chicago, Ill. 1942

Working on a locomotive at the 40th Street shop of the C & NW RR, Chicago, Ill. 1942. Creator: Jack Delano
Working on a locomotive at the 40th Street shop of the C & NW RR [i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad], Chicago, Ill

Background imageChicago And North Western Railway Collection: View of a Chicago and Northwestern railroad freight house, Chicago, Ill. 1942. Creator: Jack Delano

View of a Chicago and Northwestern railroad freight house, Chicago, Ill. 1942. Creator: Jack Delano
View of a Chicago and Northwestern [i.e. North Western] railroad freight house. A long line of truck trailers are loading and unloading goods, Chicago, Ill

Background imageChicago And North Western Railway Collection: The freight house at a Chicago and Northwestern Railroad yard, Chicago, Ill. 1942

The freight house at a Chicago and Northwestern Railroad yard, Chicago, Ill. 1942. Creator: Jack Delano
The freight house at a Chicago and Northwestern Railroad yard. In the foreground are old cars used as living quarters for some yard workers and itinerant help; Chicago, Ill

Background imageChicago And North Western Railway Collection: Spreading asbestos mixture on boiler of a locomotive, C & NW RR, 40th Street locomotive shops, 1942

Spreading asbestos mixture on boiler of a locomotive, C & NW RR, 40th Street locomotive shops, 1942
Spreading asbestos mixture on boiler of a locomotive at the C & NW RR [i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad], 40th Street locomotive shops

Background imageChicago And North Western Railway Collection: Section of a locomotive frame, which will be welded to replace a broken... train, Chicago, 1942

Section of a locomotive frame, which will be welded to replace a broken... train, Chicago, 1942. Creator: Jack Delano
Section of a locomotive frame, which will be welded to replace a broken locomotive frame, Chicago, Ill. Workman is indicating what place must be cut. At the 40th Street shop of C&NWRR [i.e



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