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Freight Trains

Unloading Automobile Rack - 1960 by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Lakeside View by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Chicago and North Western Railway Engine 1343 by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Models Pose Beside Box Cars by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Birds Pass Chicago and North Western Train by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Freight Cars Ship Cement by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Car 9533 at Navy Pier - 1959 by Chicago and North Western Historical Society
 

Passengers

Newly Arrived Immigrants in Waiting Room by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Immigrants en Route to Terminal by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Immigrants Arriving at Terminal - 1912 by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Crowd of Passengers Pours Into Chicago by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Passengers Walk Through Chicago by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Passengers Pour Into Chicago by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Bustling Crowd of Passengers on Chicago Bridge by Chicago and North Western Historical Society
 

Steam Engines

Steam Engine at South Pelon Illinois - 1936 by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Steam Engine With Freight in Wisconsin by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Steam Engine Hauls Freight Through Country by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Steam Engine in Wakefield Michigan - 1954 by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Steam Engine - 1956 by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Steam Locomotive Chugging Away from Community by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Steam Train in Small Business District by Chicago and North Western Historical Society
 

Diesel Engines

Diesel Engines at Milwaukee Roundhouse - 1953 by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Union Pacific Diesel Locomotive Carrying Passengers by Chicago and North Western Historical Society New Diesel Engine at Chicago Passenger Terminal - 1969 #1 by Chicago and North Western Historical Society New Diesel Engine at Chicago Passenger Terminal - 1969 by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Chicago and North Western Diesel Engine by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Engine 1033 Switching Rails - 1961 by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Diesel Engine at Station - 1961 by Chicago and North Western Historical Society
 

Chicago Cityscapes

Aerial View of Chicago Skyline and Marina Towers by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Train Rounds Curve Near North Ave by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Passengers Wave From Wendella Boat - 1962 by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Bird's Eye View of Chicago Passenger Terminal by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Train Rounds Curve Near North Avenue by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Bird's Eye View of Marina Towers and Chicago by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Chicago and North Western Train Nears North Avenue Yard by Chicago and North Western Historical Society
 

Historic Cargo Pictures

Clerk Seated in Mountain of Spuds on Wood Street by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Inspecting Shipment From Red River Valley Potato Growers by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Shipping Giant Granite Block Nation's to Capital by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Potato Field at Harvest Time - 1943 by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Ramblers Prepared for Shipment - 1961 by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Loading Ramblers Onto Train in Bain - 1961 by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Shipping Ramblers - 1960 by Chicago and North Western Historical Society
 

The 400

Bilevel 400 Leaving Chicago Passenger Terminal - 1958 by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Madison Street Station Ticket Office - 1940 by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Madison Street Station Information Bureau - 1940 by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Madison Street Station Information Bureau -1940 #2 by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Madison Street Station With Sign for 400 - 1940 by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Chicago and North Western 400 Train Schedule by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Bilevel 400 Lounge - 1958 by Chicago and North Western Historical Society
 

Passenger Trains

Passenger Train Cuts Through Chicago - 1962 by Chicago and North Western Historical Society 400 Passenger Train Leaves Chicago Terminal - 1963 by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Diesel Engine Pulls Through Chicago - 1961 by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Union Pacific Car by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Chicago and North Western Train Nears North Ave Yard by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Passengers Exit Chicago and North Western Train by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Passenger Train at Clybourn Junction - 1962 by Chicago and North Western Historical Society
 

Passenger Cars

Refurbished Car 7411 - 1960 #2 by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Refurbished Car 7411 - 1960 #1 by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Empty Bilevel Passenger Car - 1959 by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Upper Floor of Bilevel Car - 1959 by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Passengers in Bilevel Car - 1959 by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Inside Bilevel Passenger Car- 1959 by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Bilevel Passenger Car #47 - 1959 by Chicago and North Western Historical Society
 

Clearing the Line

Chicago and North Western Railway Snow Plow at Work by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Rotary Steam Shovel Clears Track - 1909 by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Rotary Plow Ready to Work in Minnesota by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Clearing Snow Drift From Tracks - 1917 by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Clearing Half-Mile Snow Drift - 1917 by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Trying to Keep Trains on Time In Winter - 1909 by Chicago and North Western Historical Society
 

Machine Shops

Welding at Iowa Machine Shop by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Working at Iowa Machine Shop by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Freight Cars in Line at Iowa Railroad Car Shop by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Clinton Machine Shop at Work #1 by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Steam and Diesel Locomotives at Chicago Shops - 1948 by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Fabrication at Machine Shop in Clinton Iowa by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Wheels at Machine Shop in Clinton Iowa by Chicago and North Western Historical Society
 

Working on the Rails

Track Machines at Work - 1959 by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Crew Working on Rails - 1959 by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Painting Boone High Bridge - 1958 #3 by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Track Machine at Work - 1957 by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Crew Lays Rails by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Man Working on Track by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Track Machines at Work - 1957 by Chicago and North Western Historical Society
 

Advertisements

1908 Photo of South Dakota Town by Chicago and North Western Historical Society 1908 Photo of Rail Approaching Lead by Chicago and North Western Historical Society 1908 Photo of Alfalfa Field at Belle Fourche by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Photo of Black Hills Trout Stream from 1908 Tour Guide by Chicago and North Western Historical Society 1907 Map of North Western Line by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Photo of Devil's Lake From 1915 Travel Brochure by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Cover Illustration of Chicago Milk Dealers Directory by Chicago and North Western Historical Society
 

Train Tracks

Strike Shuts Down Chicago Passenger Terminal by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Track Work at Depot in Oak Park Illinois - 1960 by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Iowa High Bridge - 1958 #1 by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Iowa High Bridge - 1958 by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Maintenance-of-Way Equipment Ejects Ballast by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Track Machine Makes Way Down Line - 1957 by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Track Machines at Work - 1957 #1 by Chicago and North Western Historical Society
 

Stations

Passengers at Station - 1959 by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Marshalltown Iowa Yard - 1961 by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Chicago Passenger Terminal Commuter Concourse - 1961 by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Train Depot in Green Bay - 1947 by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Narrow Gauge Train Taking Water in Werley Wisconsin by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Werley Station - 1912 by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Passengers Depart From Station - 1961 by Chicago and North Western Historical Society
 

Competitors

Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway C by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Minneapolis and St Louis Montgomery Office Car by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Union Pacific Nears Chicago by Chicago and North Western Historical Society
 

Friendship Train

Girl Scouts Hand Donations for Friendship Train to Illinois Governor - 1947 #1 by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Friendship Train - Chicago and North Western Execs and Politicians With Miss Friendship by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Chicago and North Western Execs Load Donation on to Friendship Train - 1947 by Chicago and North Western Historical Society
 

Train Wrecks

Overlook Near Wilson Wreck by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Mess Mucks Up Minnesota Line 1910 by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Car Runs Off Rails in Wisconsin by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Destruction Left in Wake of Train Wreck by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Wreckage Strewn Over Rails by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Train Wreck Throws Engine Off Rail by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Hill Overlooking Train Wreck by Chicago and North Western Historical Society
 

Train Yards

Chicago Potato Yard by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Wood Street Yard - 1959 by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Icing Reefers at Wood Street Yard - 1959 by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Parking Lot at Wood Street Yard - 1959 by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Diesel Engine at Milwaukee Roundhouse - 1953 by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Bird's Eye View of Chicago Terminal Yard Throat by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Bird's Eye View of Proviso Roundhouse - 1948 by Chicago and North Western Historical Society
 

Trains and Mining

Chicago and North Western Steam Engine in Cedar Rapids by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Bird's Eye View of Mine Activity - 1962 by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Shoreline Shot of Wisconsin Ore Dock by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Ore Hoppers Line Dock by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Engine Hauls Ore Along Dock by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Engine on Ore Dock by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Coastal View of Ore Dock by Chicago and North Western Historical Society
 

Misc. Sights from the Past

Aerial Shot of Superior and Duluth by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Interior Shot of Firm by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Exterior Shot of Milwaukee Gas Light Co. by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Aerial Shot of Milwaukee Wisconsin Shoreline - 1961 by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Bird's Eye View of Milwaukee Shoreline - 1961 by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Aerial View of Milwaukee Shore Line - 1961 by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Aerial Shot of Milwaukee - 1961 by Chicago and North Western Historical Society
 

Historic Train Posters

All Rail Chicago and North Western Poster - 1869 by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Line Name Changes for Chicago and North Western by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Cheap Railroad Lands Poster #1 by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Cheap Railroad Lands Poster by Chicago and North Western Historical Society
 

Train Maps

1949 Midwest and Pacific Coast Train Map by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Omaha Road Map of Northern Wisconsin - Minong and Gordon Vicinity by Chicago and North Western Historical Society 1908 Train Route Through Black Hills by Chicago and North Western Historical Society 1908 Map of Pacific Northwest by Chicago and North Western Historical Society 1908 Train Route Map by Chicago and North Western Historical Society 1907 Map of North Western Line by Chicago and North Western Historical Society 1915 Map of North Western Line by Chicago and North Western Historical Society
 

Publications

Cover from The Enchanted Summer Land Chicago and North Western Tour Guide Late 1800s by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Front Page of Brochure on Locations Along the North Western Line - 1948 by Chicago and North Western Historical Society The Care of the Immigrant in the New Passenger Terminal by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Front Cover Sketch of The World Today - 1911 by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Cover for the Care of the Immigrant - 1912 by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Page 22 From Employee Manual on Phone Etiquette by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Early 1900s Train History Leaflet by Chicago and North Western Historical Society
 

Train Schedules

Coast-to-Coast Line Schedule by Chicago and North Western Historical Society Chicago - Madison Line Schedule by Chicago and North Western Historical Society