cnw

27 photos tagged cnw, from 3 members of Flickr Commons.

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1911

2012

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[Missouri-Kansas-Texas, Diesel Electric Switcher No. 50] from SMU Libraries Digital Collections uploaded March 2015
[Houston Street Viaduct Bridge Under Construction] from SMU Libraries Digital Collections uploaded January 2015
[Houston Street Viaduct Bridge Under Construction] from SMU Libraries Digital Collections uploaded January 2015
[Houston Street Viaduct Bridge Under Construction] from SMU Libraries Digital Collections uploaded January 2015
Frank R. Hayworth Special Collection Photo from SDASM Archives uploaded October 2012
General view of one of the classification yards of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad, Chicago, Ill. (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
C & NW RR, tank cars going over the hump at Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill. (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Chicago and North Western R.R., Mrs. Thelma Cuvage, working in the sand house at the roundhouse, Clinton, Iowa. Her job is to see that sand is sifted and cleaned for use in the locomotives. Mrs. Cuvage's husband works as a guard at the Savannah (Ill.) Ord from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Freight cars being maneuvered in a Chicago and Northwestern railroad yard, Chicago, Ill. (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
C & NW RR, putting the finishing touches on a rebuilt caboose at the rip tracks at Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill. (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
C & NW RR, working on a locomotive at the 40th Street railroad shops, Chicago, Ill. (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Caboose on the caboose track at C & NW RR's Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill. (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
General view of one of the departure yards at C & NW RR's Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill. (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
General view of part of the Proviso yard of the Chicago and Northwestern railroad, Chicago, Ill. In the background is the coal chute and roundhouse (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Worker inspecting a locomotive on a pit in the roundhouse at the C & NW RR's Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill. (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008

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General view of one of the classification yards of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad, Chicago, Ill. (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

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Nathan Gilmer said:
These pictures are great. I am really happy that the Library of Congress is doing this.
shira said:
Wonderful photo! Ditto, I am happy LC is doing this. I was 1 month old when this was taken, in Illinois to boot, and this scene brings back fond memories. The more railroad pictures you post, the better! Bravo and thank you.
Niels Koopmans said:
What a fantastic serie of beautiful photos. Fantastic that the Library of Congress is doing this. -- Seen on your photo stream. (?)
Thomas Hobbs said:
This is a real treasure of the public domain. I think it is fantastic to make these available through Flickr, the best photo sharing site around. It is a shame they have not uploaded the full resolution images. The LOC's own site will often have 20MB scans of these photos. I've made some beautiful prints of New York's Penn Station from there.
John Sayers said:
Thomas, the link to the persistent URL in the description area will take you to a high-resolution version of the image. Good luck!

The freight house at a Chicago and Northwestern Railroad yard. In the foreground are old cars used as living quarters for some yard workers and itinerant help; Chicago, Ill. (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

Harry Purwanto said:
great shot...nice presentation..!
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. .

Locomotives lined up for coal, sand and water at the coaling station in the 40th Street yard of the C & NW RR., Chicago, Ill. (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

Gene Bowker said:
These are great examples of railroading in the Mid-20th Century. The Railroad Blog