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Digging Out Train Stuck in Snow
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Winter scene with a group of men, many holding shovels, standing on the left watching a Chicago, Milwaukee, & St. Paul train pushing through snow, somewhere in northern Wisconsin. Smoke from the train billows high into the sky.
1937
Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railway Company
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Digging Out Train Tracks
February 15, 1936
Slightly elevated winter scene with men shoveling out a Chicago, Milwaukee, & St. Paul train about 3.5 miles north of Ripon. The locomotive is in the background.
Train with Snow Thrower
February 1936
Winter scene featuring a Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul train from the front with snow thrower attached to the engine. Smoke billows to the right and power lines are on the left.
Train with Snow Thrower
1881
Winter scene with three men posing in front of a locomotive with a snow thrower attached to the front of the engine. The snow trough, barely wider than the locomotive, is as high as the train. Five...
Railroad Bridge Construction
circa 1870-1937
Railroad bridge construction at an unknown location somewhere on the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad line. There is a church in the background on the far shoreline.
La Crosse Hotel
circa 1870-1937
Two Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad passenger cars parked near the Cameron House and the depot.
