C&NW F7 401 at Crawford, Nebraska, on May 11, 1984, Kodachrome by Jim Altman, Chuck Zeiler collection. Jim labeled the slide as follows: Chicago & North Western "Director's Special" CNW F7's 401 & 400 lead Business Cars 410 - 401 - 400 EB across BN tracks after tour of new Wyoming coal line, Crawford, Nebr 051184.
ONE FROM THE ARCHIVES: Green Hornets at Proviso Yard. Roster shot of C&NW F7A No. 4099C at the Proviso Diesel Ramp, in October 1963. An April 1950 graduate of EMD at LaGrange, No. 4099C would not be rebuilt for suburban service. It was retired on February 9, 1966. Photo by K. C. Henkels, original slide from my collection.
This happened late at night in early June. An axel on one of two passing trains broke. The car on which it was located flew into the other tray, eventually piling up 57 cars. This happened along the mainline between Manchester Road and the F. E. Wheaton Lumber Company. Yours truly, at the age of 12, is standing just to the left of the gentleman in the checkered jacket. Feel free to make a copy for yourself, but please do not publish it. My father took it. It is now part of my collection for future publication.
Elk Grove Village IL
This view includes the Kann's and Saks department stores (the large set of buildings) as well as the Firemen's Insurance Company (the domed building across 7th Street. This is the present-day site of the Market Square East condominiums. In the foreground is a typical sightseeing bus of the day.
View of Washington's commercial corridor of the post Civil War era. Read more at www.streetsofwashington.com/2015/09/a-closer-look-seventh...
Photo by William Edmund Barrett from the National Capital Planning Commission's Downtown Urban Renewal Area Landmarks (1970).
So many of you are confused as to what the difference is between MAC's foundation shades (C, NC, N, W, NW). Its pretty simple unless your re...
C&NW - CPT by d.w.davidson on Flickr. Caption: “C&NW suburban train No. 307 sits on Track No. 16 in the Chicago Passenger Terminal behind F7A No. 419 awaiting its 8:05 AM departure, in December...
High quality photograph of Larrys Truck & Electric (LTEX) EMD F40PH # LTEX 351 at McDonald, Ohio, USA.
The E8, along with the earlier E7, proved to be the pinnacle for passenger models as rail travel waned during the 1950s.
Chicago and North Western Railway by John F. Bjorklund – Center for Railroad Photography & Art
High quality photograph of Chicago & North Western Railroad Crane # CNW 6359 at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
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C&NW 400
