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Chicago And North Western Railway Company Collection

Background imageChicago And North Western Railway Company 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 Company 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 Company 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 Company 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 Company 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 Company 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 Company 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 Company 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 Company 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 Company 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 Company 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 Company 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 Company 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 Company 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 Company 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 Company 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 Company 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 Company 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 Company 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 Company 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 Company 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 Company 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 Company 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 Company 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 Company 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 Company 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 Company 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 Company 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 Company 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 Company 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 Company 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 Company 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 Company 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 Company 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 Company 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 Company 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 Company 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 Company 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 Company 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 Company 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 Company 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 Company 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 Company 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 Company 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 Company 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 Company 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 Company 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 Company 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



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