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Educational documentary by the C&NW pubished in 1948 to celebrate the railroads 100th anniversary.You'll see the 1948 vintage passenger train running at a sp...
24 mar 2009 · During the remarkable 147-year history of the Chicago and North Western Railroad Company from 1848 to 1995, the railroad fielded a variety of main line and branch line service throughout...
25 paź 2024 · Circa 1968.A certain tender engine pays Edward a visit.Apologies for the lighting edits. They look worse than I thought they would. I'll be sure to use my fi...
30 wrz 2019 · CNW 808 leads a GP30 pair on a ballast train in Iowa. I believe the heavy green stripe painted, were ex: Chicago Great Western units. Major bridges throughout the program.
The grading crew reached Township 111, Range 56 in Kingsbury County (near Silver Lake) in the late summer of 1879. Both railroad camps and depot stations were established near reliable sources of water, which both men and steam engines needed. The map at right is from an early Chicago & NorthWestern Railway advertisement.
19 lis 2020 · The Chicago and North Western Railway was in many ways the quintessential midwestern railroad. Operating thousands of miles of trackage primarily serving agricultural customers, the company was also known for its high speed intercity passenger services.
11 sie 2018 · The Chicago Great Western Railway linked the Midwestern cities of Chicago, Minneapolis, and Kansas City, with each branch meeting at Oelwein, IA. Originally chartered as the Minnesota and Northwestern Railroad within Minnesota, it eventually grew and merged to become the CGW in 1892.
