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Chicago and Northwestern Train

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Chicago and Northwestern train with the Chicago skyline in the background.

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Collection Information

Source Collection Classified file, circa 1850s-1950s

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Copyright Status COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED
Unique ID
W012ASF
Legacy ID
WHi 6886

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Chicago & Northwestern Railway Locomotive No. 390

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.

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Odanah Railroad Bridge

Odanah Railroad Bridge

A Northwestern Railroad train pulled by locomotive #967 across a bridge with steel supports.

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First Train

First Train

May 3, 1948

Elevated view of a Chicago and Northwestern passenger train, which is the first across a new bridge in Sheboygan. There is a group of people standing near the railroad train.

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The Yards in Winter

The Yards in Winter

1950

View down railroad tracks towards a tall building. Smoke is billowing from the locomotive.

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Rail Crossing at Elroy

Rail Crossing at Elroy

September 1936

Chicago & Northwestern Railroad train crossing the Elroy-New Lisbon Road (Highway 80).

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Northwestern Engine No. 5001

Northwestern Engine No. 5001

Engine no. 5001 of a Northwestern train.

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