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| Date: | 06 07 1935 |
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| Description: | Railroad Week publicity photograph steam locomotive, with a girl in the cab and a railroad worker standing on the engine steps. |
| Date: | 1903 |
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| Description: | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad locomotive #1100, a class I engine, built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1873 and originally numbered #199. Th... |
| Date: | 1949 |
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| Description: | Engineer and fireman on a train carrying International Harvester binder twine ("a trainload of twine") to Lincoln, Nebraska. Original caption reads: "Engin... |
| Date: | 06 02 1936 |
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| Description: | Slightly elevated view of men loading the bed of an International Model C-35 truck parked behind a railroad car. The men are standing on a platform at the ... |
| Date: | 1913 |
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| Description: | A man in an International Model M truck parked in a railroad yard beside a freight train. In the background is a locomotive and a refrigerator car. The tra... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Large group of men, including railway workers, standing beside a locomotive. Original caption reads: "U.P. Nebraska Preparedness Special Campaign. Farm pre... |
| Date: | 07 15 1915 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1906 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | View of a railroad engine with passengers before it ascends Mount Washington Railroad's 'Jacob's Ladder,' built around 1868 with a grade of 37.41%. |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | View down tracks towards a depot with an oncoming train arriving from the opposite direction. On the left side of the tracks opposite the depot is a shelte... |
| Date: | 1921 |
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| Description: | A passenger train stopped at the depot. Three men are standing on the left, one of them pushing a cart. A row of milk cans is along the side of the depot b... |
| Date: | 08 31 1928 |
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| Description: | View across field towards the left side of a Chicago Great Western locomotive on railroad tracks pulling cars loaded with Farmall tractors. A sign on the l... |
| Date: | 1914 |
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| Description: | Railroad workers posing in front of locomotive Engine No. 1224 at Stowell Station. From left to right are Fireman John F. Fohey, yardmaster John Rice, Waym... |
| Date: | 06 23 1912 |
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| Description: | A railroad crew posing with Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railway Engine No. 1549 before going to the Guiding Star Picnic at Kansasville, Wisconsin. On ... |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | The Lake Geneva Express train, engine number 1526, which ran between Lake Geneva and Chicago. |
| Date: | 11 01 1927 |
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| Description: | Right side profile view of a locomotive pulling a railroad car with a sign painted on the side that reads: "Illinois Northern Ry." The railroad engineer is... |
| Date: | 1929 |
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| Description: | View down railroad tracks looking towards a long line of railroad cars on another set of tracks. The large banners on the side of some of the cars reads: "... |
| Date: | 07 1955 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 07 1955 |
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| Description: | Brakeman R.D. DeRoche pressing the button to deactivate the warning lights as the Illinois Central train passes the intersection with Monroe and Regent Str... |
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