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Railroad Collection (page 9)

Background imageRailroad 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 imageRailroad 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 imageRailroad 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 imageRailroad 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 imageRailroad 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 imageRailroad 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 imageRailroad 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 imageRailroad 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 imageRailroad 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 imageRailroad 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 imageRailroad 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 imageRailroad 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 imageRailroad 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 imageRailroad 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 imageRailroad 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 imageRailroad 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 imageRailroad 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 imageRailroad 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 imageRailroad 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 imageRailroad 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 imageRailroad 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 imageRailroad 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 imageRailroad 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 imageRailroad 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 imageRailroad 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 imageRailroad 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 imageRailroad 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 imageRailroad 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 imageRailroad 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 imageRailroad 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 imageRailroad 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 imageRailroad 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 imageRailroad 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 imageRailroad 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 imageRailroad 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 imageRailroad 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 imageRailroad 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 imageRailroad 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 imageRailroad Collection: Pennsylvania R.R. ore docks, unloading iron ore from a lake freighter... Cleveland, Ohio, 1943

Pennsylvania R.R. ore docks, unloading iron ore from a lake freighter... Cleveland, Ohio, 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
Pennsylvania R.R. ore docks, unloading ore from a lake freighter by " Hulett" unloaders, Cleveland, Ohio

Background imageRailroad Collection: General view of part of the Bensenville freight yard of the Chicago, Milwaukee... Illinois, 1943

General view of part of the Bensenville freight yard of the Chicago, Milwaukee... Illinois, 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
General view of part of the Bensenville freight yard of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad, Bensenville, Ill

Background imageRailroad Collection: General view of part of the Galewood yard of the Chicago, Milwaukee... Illinois, 1943

General view of part of the Galewood yard of the Chicago, Milwaukee... Illinois, 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
General view of part of the Galewood yard of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad, Chicago, Ill

Background imageRailroad Collection: Trucks unloading at the inbound freight house of the Illinois Central Railroad... Chicago, Ill

Trucks unloading at the inbound freight house of the Illinois Central Railroad... Chicago, Ill
Trucks unloading at the inbound freight house of the Illinois Central Railroad, South Water Street freight terminal, Chicago, Ill. [Wrigley Building and Tribune Tower behind]

Background imageRailroad 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 imageRailroad 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 imageRailroad 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 imageRailroad Collection: Santa Fe R. R. freight train rounding a curve between Ash Fork and Gleed, Arizona, 1943

Santa Fe R. R. freight train rounding a curve between Ash Fork and Gleed, Arizona, 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
Santa Fe R.R. freight train rounding a curve between Ash Fork and Gleed, Arizona

Background imageRailroad Collection: Santa Fe R. R. yard, Gallup, New Mexico, 1943. Creator: Jack Delano

Santa Fe R. R. yard, Gallup, New Mexico, 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
Santa Fe R.R. yard, Gallup, New Mexico

Background imageRailroad Collection: Santa Fe R. R. west bound freight stopping for water, Melrose, New Mexico, 1943

Santa Fe R. R. west bound freight stopping for water, Melrose, New Mexico, 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
Santa Fe R.R. west bound freight stopping for water, Melrose, N[ew] Mex[ico]



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