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Train and Automobile at Intersection

Date: 1939
Description: A train is shown at the intersection of Williamson, S. Blair, and E. Wilson Streets in front of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Depot.
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Train and Truck Accident

Date: 03 27 1947
Description: Police and trainmen for the Northwestern Railroad removing the bodies of Mr. and Mrs. William C. Thompson (Alice) from their truck, which collided with a N...
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Northwestern Railroad Chef William Hellman

Date: 05 16 1952
Description: William "Bill" Hellman, chef on the Northwestern Railroad's Madison-Chicago passenger run, on the train as he is preparing his last meal for the railroad a...
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Locomotive Explosion

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Description: Four men pose next to a locomotive, which has a hole in its side due to an explosion.
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Bishop William P. O'Connor

Date: 07 21 1954
Description: Catholic bishop of Madison William P. O'Connor steps off a train upon his return from two months traveling in Europe.
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Retiring Conductor C.R. Odekirk

Date: 08 30 1957
Description: While standing on the steps of a passenger car, North Western Railway conductor C.R. Odekirk is preparing for his final run on the Dakota 400. He is retiri...
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Engine No. 511

Date: 1897
Description: Engineer Daniel Sage and fireman Omro B. Mills standing next to Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railway Engine No. 511. The locomotive was formerly No. 62...
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Newspaper Carriers Leave for Washington D.C.

Date: 08 16 1954
Description: Madison Newspapers, Inc. newsboy, Fred Ciebell (from Edgerton) waving goodbye from a window to his parents, Wes and Elaine Ciebell, and brother. Fred is in...
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Railroad Crossing Safety Precautions at Monroe and Regent Streets

Date: 07 1955
Description: At the crossing at Monroe and Regent Streets, the flagman activates warning lights before the stopped Illinois-Central train proceeds across the crossing. ...
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Railroad Crossing Safety Precautions at Monroe and Regent Streets

Date: 07 1955
Description: Illinois Central flagman R.D. DeRoche walking along the railroad tracks at the Monroe and Regent Streets crossing ahead of the engine after he activated wa...
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Railroad Crossing Safety Precautions at Monroe and Regent Streets

Date: 07 1955
Description: After passing the intersection of Monroe and Regent Streets, the brakeman gets back on the train for the trip to Freeport on the Illinois Central Railroad.

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