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Chicago & Northwestern Railway Locomotive No. 390
1875
View across railroad tracks towards a small group of men posing with Chicago & Northwestern Railway locomotive number 390 and a coal car. Dwellings and a church are in the background.
Engine No. 934
The Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railway Engine No. 934, Class H6, sitting on the railroad tracks next to a train car.
Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway Locomotive No. 40
1869
Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway locomotive no. 40, called the L.B. Rock, at the Chestnut Street yards. The mast of a ship is visible in the background, and a man poses against the coal car. There is...
Engine No. 489
Chicago, Milwaukee, & St. Paul Railway engine no. 489. Five railroad employees stand in front of the locomotive.
Chicago & Northwestern Railway Train with Locomotive
1870
Slightly elevated view of a Chicago & Northwestern Railway train at a depot in an unidentified town. The railroad station is behind the train. On the right, porters stand on the platform at the ent...
Engine No. 404
View down railroad tracks of the Chicago, Milwaukee, & St. Paul Railway engine no. 404, class B4. Standing next to the locomotive is engineer Louis Peterson.
