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Puzzling Train Wreck

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Description: View of the aftermath of a train wreck that left one locomotive on top of another. A small group of men stand in the snow along the tracks near the wreck. ...
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Engine No. 80 Locomotive Wreck

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Description: Men pose around the remains of runaway train Engine No. 80 after it crashed and the boiler exploded on the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railway.
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Train Collision

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Description: A collision of a freight train with an excursion train on the Chicago and North Western Railway, resulting in six deaths and at least 46 people injured.
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Locomotive Engine No. 518

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Description: View of locomotive engine no. 518 on the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad. Two men are posing on the train.
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Northwestern Engine No. 5001

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Description: Engine no. 5001 of a Northwestern train.
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Engine No. 4076A

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Description: Engine no. 4076A of a Chicago and North Western train.
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Depot and Yards

Date: 1925
Description: View down railroad tracks of a locomotive pulling into a railroad depot and yards. The depot is a two-story building. Two wagons are parked near the depot ...
Book or Pamphlet

Bird's-Eye View of the Paine Lumber Company

Date: 1902
Description: Two panoramic bird's-eye views of the Paine Lumber Company, including the general plant, sawmill, and lumber yards. Heading at the top says: Home of Wiscon...
Postcard

Railroad Yards

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Description: Photographic postcard of the railroad yard. Across an empty yard where a few large pipes lay, a locomotive with smoking stack and cars is on railroad track...
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Locomotive Engine No. 901

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Description: Left side view of Chicago,Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway locomotive engine no. 901, class J2, built by Borrks Locomotive Works in 1887. Engineer Jake Rhyner ...
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Locomotive Engine No. 632

Date: 1886
Description: Right side view of Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway locomotive engine no. 632.
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Locomotive Engine No. 925

Date: 1896
Description: Railroad employees pose with locomotive engine no. 925 of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway. The engine has a long pilot, a large oil headlight, sm...
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Locomotive Engine No. 1248

Date: 07 15 1915
Description: Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway locomotive engine no. 1248, class I5, built by the company's shop in 1912. From left to right are waymaster Harvey Gi...
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Locomotive Engine No. 87

Date: 1885
Description: Several men pose with the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway engine #87, built by Schenectady Locomotive Works. This image was taken near Cherry Street.
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Locomotive Engine No. 1223

Date: 1906
Description: Five railroad employees pose on Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway engine no. 1223 at the Chestnut Street yard. Left to right are yardman Jack Meyer, ya...
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Engine No. 207

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Description: Side view of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway engine no. 207, a yard engine.
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Decorated Engine No. 294

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Description: Side view of Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway engine no. 294, which is decorated with antlers above the headlight, a miniature cannon mounted above th...
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Engine No. 1009

Date: 1900
Description: Engine no. 1009 of the Chicago, Milwaukee, & St. Paul Railway with engineer Charles S. Pollard seated in the cab. On the ground from the left are switchman...
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Hinkley Locomotive Elevation Drawing

Date: 1875
Description: A builder's elevation drawing of the Hinkley railroad locomotive built for the Chicago, Milwaukee, & St. Paul Railway.
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Engine No. 404

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Description: View down railroad tracks of the Chicago, Milwaukee, & St. Paul Railway engine no. 404, class B4. Standing next to the locomotive is engineer Louis Peterso...

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