chicagonorthwestern

9 photos tagged chicagonorthwestern, from 2 members of Flickr Commons.

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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., Chicago, Ill. (LOC)

  • Winglet Photography said:
    Railroad initials should be the C&NW (Chicago and North Western. Yard in question is indeed named Proviso Yard and still exists as such today under UP RR ownership.
  • The Library of Congress said:
    Thanks for the information! Title updated as you suggested.
  • Jim Hatzell said:
    We did it the same way in the 80's...except we hung on the side of the cars......not ride on top.

Looking toward the Chicago and Northwestern railroad classification yard. The trestle runs from the ice house to the yard. The old cars in the foreground are used as living quarters for some yard workers and itinerant help. Town of Melrose Park is in back

  • Terry_NYorks said:
    For other relevant pictures, relating to C&NW RR Stock, in the Clerestory Group click here.... of which these (click here.......) are mapped with Flickr's new 2015 group mapping functionality, provided always the underlying Flickr mapping has taken place. Plus for other relevant pictures, relating to Illinois, in the Group click here.... of which these (click here.......) are mapped. .

Mrs. Viola Sievers, one of the wipers at the roundhouse giving a giant "H" class locomotive a bath of live steam, Clinton, Iowa. Mrs. Sievers is the sole support of her mother and has a son-in-law in the Army (LOC)

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  • jdavis417 said:
    Title: Steamin' Madam at Dirt
  • tech2321 said:
    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Clinton Iowa, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
  • Matthew Brown said:
    Class H were 4-8-4 "Northern" locomotives used in both freight and passenger service. They were delivered in 1929 and rebuilt in 1940, and were apparently some of the largest Northerns ever built. (from www.steamlocomotive.com/northern/cnw.shtml)
  • BigBean said:
    Hi, this photo has been mentioned in a discussion thread in the Flickr Commons group, and we'd love to have this added to the group pool! -- Seen in a discussion of Flickr Commons. (?)
  • dealer de rêves said:
    very nice pic!