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Black and white photo of a streetcar on a cobblestone street with an elevated railroad track above it, carrying a steam locomotive. A Chicago Rapid Transit Company streetcar, number 277, on a street under an elevated structure carrying a Chicago and North Western steam locomotive, number 1526. 1948 · Grand and Union, Chicago, IL A black steam locomotive with the number 1984 on its front, emitting white smoke, is shown pulling a long line of freight cars along multiple tracks next to a station platform under a blue sky with bare trees nearby. A Chicago and North Western steam locomotive, number 1984, pulls a long freight train past a station platform on a clear winter day in 1949. 1949 · Hinsdale, IL A red and white diesel locomotive with the number 202 and 'CHICAGO & NORTH WESTERN' lettering is shown in a three-quarter front view in a rail yard. A red Chicago and North Western SW1200 diesel locomotive, number 202, is parked in a yard. c. 1950 to 1970 An orange and dark blue interurban car, number 411, with 'Chicago & North Western' lettering, is rounding a curve on a private right-of-way with overhead wires, passing a wooden signal tower and a parked automobile in the background. A Chicago & North Western Master Unit interurban car, number 411, rounds a curve on a private right-of-way in Maywood, Illinois, likely in the 1940s. 1953 · Cate 9th Ave, Maywood, IL A red and cream streetcar numbered 507 is stopped at an intersection with an elevated train bridge in the background, under a clear sky, with several vintage automobiles and a person standing on the sidewalk. A Chicago Surface Lines Master Unit streetcar, number 507, on a street crossing with a Chicago and North Western commuter train passing overhead on a bridge in the mid-1940s. October 15, 1953 · Archer and Clark, Chicago, IL A green and yellow Chicago and North Western diesel locomotive, number 6500, sits on tracks in a rail yard with snow on the ground. Chicago and North Western GP9 diesel locomotive #6500 in green and yellow livery, photographed in a rail yard during winter. c. 1954 to 1972 A vintage black-and-white photo of a two-tone GMC bus with 'SHUTTLE SERVICE' on its roof and the number 1366 on its front, driving on a street with trolley tracks and pedestrians on the sidewalk. A Chicago and North Western shuttle bus, fleet number 1366, operates on a city street, marked for service to a parking lot. 1954 · 1366 State A yellow and black diesel locomotive pulls a passenger train across a street-level railroad crossing on a clear day; numerous older cars are parked beside the tracks. A Chicago and North Western E8 diesel locomotive in yellow and black livery leads a passenger train across a grade crossing on a sunny summer day, with 1950s automobiles parked nearby. c. 1955 to 1970 Side view of a green and yellow Chicago and North Western diesel locomotive numbered 6500, parked on tracks in a snowy yard with a red and white truck in the background. A Chicago and North Western EMD SD24 diesel locomotive, number 6500, in green and yellow livery, stands in a snowy yard. c. 1960 to 1972 A black and white photograph of a street scene with a CTA PCC streetcar, a bus, a C&NW truck, and a Pontiac car, surrounded by people on a sunny day. A Chicago Transit Authority PCC streetcar and a bus share a street with a Chicago and North Western maintenance truck and a 1950s Pontiac, surrounded by onlookers near a Standard Oil station in the late 1950s. April 1960 · Central Park and Belmont, Chicago, IL A black diesel locomotive with the number 6016 hauls a train on a raised steel bridge with budding trees in the foreground. A Chicago and North Western SD24 locomotive, number 6016, pulls a train past a raised bascule bridge in a springtime scene. c. 1963 to 1972 A yellow and dark green diesel locomotive with the number 8618 and 'NORTHWESTERN' lettering on the front, parked on tracks in a yard. Chicago and North Western SD24 locomotive 8618 at a yard, with another locomotive visible in the background. c. 1970 to 1980 A yellow Chicago and North Western caboose numbered 11035 sits on tracks in a rail yard, with a clock tower and buildings in the background under a clear sky. Chicago and North Western caboose 11035 in its yellow 'Safety First' livery, parked in a rail yard with a clock tower visible in the background. c. 1970 to 1980 A white and orange Chicago & North Western EMD F7 locomotive, numbered 127, pulls a train through a multi-track rail yard with industrial buildings in the foggy background. A Chicago & North Western EMD F7 locomotive, number 127, leads a freight train through a busy rail yard on an overcast winter day. May 1972 · Canal and Roosevelt, Chicago, IL A yellow Chicago and North Western freight car and a brown Missouri Pacific car with blue graffiti sit on railroad tracks beside a road with grass and utility poles under a cloudy sky. A Chicago and North Western yellow boxcar and a Missouri Pacific boxcar with graffiti stand on a railroad main line beside a street under an overcast sky. c. 1975 to 1985 Two Chicago and North Western diesel locomotives cross an elevated overpass in snowy weather, with a trolleybus and cars visible below. A Chicago and North Western GP9 locomotive, number 870, crosses an overpass in winter, with a second locomotive, number 3547, following behind. c. 1975 to 1985 A yellow and green diesel locomotive, number 6826, pulls a line of freight cars on a railroad track, with a chain-link fence and industrial tanks in the background. A Chicago and North Western GP38-2 locomotive, number 6826, leads a freight train through a yard on an overcast day. c. 1975 to 1994 A side-view of a light brown and black diesel locomotive with 'NORTHWESTERN' on the front and number 5030B on the side, stopped at a station platform with two people walking nearby. A Chicago and North Western EMD F7 diesel locomotive, number 5030B, stands at a station platform in Evanston, Illinois, with passenger cars coupled behind it. August 21, 1977 · Main St., Evanston, IL A red and gray diesel locomotive with number 5825 on the front, parked in a rail yard with another similar locomotive behind it, surrounded by trees and a wooden building. A Chicago and North Western EMD SD24 locomotive, number 5825, is shown in a three-quarter front view in a rail yard, with another SD24 visible behind it. June 30, 1979 · 152nd St. and Park, Harvey, IL A yellow and dark gray Chicago and North Western diesel locomotive numbered 505, pulling a train of passenger cars, approaches along a set of tracks bordered by green trees and a metal fence. A Chicago and North Western GP9 locomotive, number 505, leads a train of commuter cars through a tree-lined right-of-way on a summer day. July 11, 1979 · Central St., Evanston, IL A yellow and black EMD E8 diesel locomotive with the number 425 leads a train of matching yellow and gray passenger cars on a railroad track next to a building. A Chicago and North Western EMD E8 locomotive, numbered 425, pulls a consist of passenger cars through Evanston, Illinois. July 11, 1979 · Main St., Evanston, IL A yellow and green Chicago and North Western diesel locomotive numbered 6826, with 'Operation Lifesaver' lettering, leads a short train of freight cars on a snowy day. A Chicago and North Western GP38-2 locomotive numbered 6826, painted in Operation Lifesaver livery, leads a short freight consist in a winter yard setting. c. 1980 to 1995 A yellow and green Chicago and North Western GP9 locomotive, number 1645, pulling a long line of freight cars through a rail yard with multiple tracks and a fence separating the tracks. A Chicago and North Western GP9 locomotive, number 1645, leads a freight train through a rail yard on an overcast summer day. May 18, 1980 · Ridgeland Ave., Oak Park, IL A yellow and black diesel locomotive pulls a train of double-decker passenger cars alongside a platform with lampposts under an overcast sky. A Chicago and North Western EMD F7 locomotive, number 507, pulls a consist of gallery cars at a station platform in Oak Park, Illinois. May 18, 1980 · Lake and Harlem, Oak Park, IL A yellow and black Chicago and North Western diesel locomotive with the number 5057 is stopped at a station platform next to a modern shelter. A Chicago and North Western GP9 diesel locomotive, number 5057, is seen at a station platform on an overcast day. April 26, 1981 · Oak Park, IL A yellow and black diesel locomotive with the number 5057 and CNW lettering is parked next to a station platform, with buildings in the background under a gray sky. A Chicago and North Western GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 5057, is stopped at a station platform in Oak Park, Illinois, on a cloudy spring day. April 26, 1981 · Oak Park, IL A Chicago and North Western GP9 diesel locomotive, number 455, is shown pulling freight cars through a grade crossing with signals and a billboard in the background. Chicago and North Western GP9 diesel locomotive #455 leads a freight train past a CTC signal at a grade crossing in Cicero Montrose. May 8, 1981 · Cicero Montrose Side view of two yellow and green diesel locomotives coupled on a track with a white signal house labeled 'BRYN MAWR' to the right, in a winter landscape. Two Chicago and North Western GP9 locomotives, 6851 and 6826, one in standard livery and the other in Operation Lifesaver special livery, are coupled together on a railroad right-of-way at Bryn Mawr. c. 1982 to 1995 Two yellow and green Chicago and North Western GP9 diesel locomotives, numbered 6826 and 6851, are coupled together on a set of railroad tracks in a yard, with freight cars behind them and snow on the ground. Two Chicago and North Western GP9 diesel locomotives, numbers 6826 and 6851, are shown in a yard with a string of freight cars, the lead unit displaying an 'Operation Lifesaver' safety decal. c. 1982 to 1995 A yellow and black Chicago and North Western diesel locomotive numbered 5506 leads a consist across an elevated bridge, with a red car and a billboard visible below and to the side. Chicago and North Western GP38-2 locomotives 5506 and 5503 cross an elevated bridge in Chicago, with a Republic Airlines billboard visible in the background. February 14, 1984 · Cicero, Chicago, IL A yellow and black diesel locomotive numbered 5501 travels over a concrete bridge while cars from the 1980s drive on the road beneath it under a clear sky. A Chicago and North Western GP38-2 locomotive, number 5501, leads a freight train over an elevated concrete viaduct in Cicero, with 1980s automobiles on the street below. February 14, 1984 · Cicero, Chicago, IL A side view of a two-level Chicago and North Western gallery passenger car, number 259, parked on tracks in a snowy rail yard under a clear blue sky. A Chicago and North Western gallery car, number 259, photographed in a rail yard on a clear winter day in 1985. 1985 · Michigan City, IN A blue Chicago and North Western locomotive numbered 6543 moves across an elevated track above a snow-covered embankment and a building with a sign for AMC Jeep-Renault. A Chicago and North Western GP9 diesel locomotive, number 6543, travels over an elevated concrete structure on a snowy day. January 16, 1985 · Cicero and Kennedy, Chicago, IL A two-unit diesel locomotive painted in yellow and dark green with the letters CNW on the side moves along a track next to a green, grassy field under an overcast sky. A Chicago and North Western GP40 locomotive, number 5512, leads a train through a rural field in its signature yellow and dark green livery. June 7, 1986 · Illinois Railway Museum, Union, IL A blue, red and gray Regional Transportation Authority F40PH locomotive numbered 514 pulls a yellow and blue Chicago and North Western passenger car over a concrete viaduct under an overcast sky. An RTA F40PH locomotive #514 leads a train of Chicago and North Western Highliner cars across an elevated structure. September 20, 1986 A red and gray Chicago and North Western diesel locomotive, number 5814, leads a train on tracks running through a paved street, with a brick building and smokestack in the background. A Chicago and North Western locomotive consist, led by SD40-2 5814, travels along a street-level track in a Chicago neighborhood. September 30, 1989 · J Archer An overhead view of a blue and red Chicago and North Western locomotive pulling a line of double-decker commuter cars on tracks with snow on the ground. A Chicago and North Western GP38-2 locomotive, number 161, leads a train of gallery cars on a snowy private right-of-way. November 24, 1989 · Clark and Roosevelt, Chicago, IL A green and white diesel locomotive with the number 9920 and 'Northwestern' lettering pulls a line of silver commuter cars through a snow-dusted rail yard surrounded by office buildings. A Chicago and North Western EMD F40PH locomotive, number 9920, leads a consist of gallery cars through a snowy rail yard in downtown Chicago. November 24, 1989 · Roosevelt, Chicago, IL A yellow and green Chicago and North Western locomotive numbered 6910 sits on tracks in a snowy yard, with a Union Pacific locomotive numbered 3231 in the background. Chicago and North Western SD40-2 locomotive 6910 in 'Falcon Service' livery is parked in a yard, with a Union Pacific GP38-2 locomotive 3231 visible in the background. August 19, 1990 · Green River, WY A side view of a Chicago and North Western GP15-1 diesel locomotive, number 4400, standing on tracks in a rail yard under an overcast sky. A Chicago and North Western GP15-1 diesel locomotive, number 4400, in its yellow and black livery, photographed in a yard. September 1, 1990 · Council Bluffs, IA A gray and yellow C&NW diesel locomotive numbered 605 travels on snow-covered tracks, with utility poles and a white building in the background. Chicago and North Western GP9 locomotive 605 on a snow-covered right-of-way in Elmwood Park, Illinois, during the 1980s. February 28, 1993 · 73rd Ave. and Grand, Elmwood Park, IL Two dark green and yellow diesel locomotives with numbers 6635 and 6630, marked Chicago and North Western, are parked on a railroad track next to a field of tall grass under a tree. Two Chicago and North Western SD18 diesel locomotives, numbers 6635 and 6630, are seen side by side on a grassy right-of-way under a clear sky. July 1993 · C and Nw, Escanaba, MI Two diesel locomotives with green and yellow paint, numbers 6635 and 6630, on a railroad track with grass and trees nearby. Two Chicago and North Western SD18 diesel locomotives, number 6635 and 6630, in green and yellow livery, running on a private right-of-way in a grassy area. July 1993 · Escanaba, MI A yellow and green Chicago and North Western GP7 locomotive numbered 4108 is coupled to a matching caboose numbered 11035, parked on parallel railroad tracks in a yard with signal bridges in the background. Chicago and North Western GP7 locomotive #4108 leads a train through a yard with caboose #11035, showcasing the railroad's yellow and green livery under a clear sky. April 27, 1994 · Elston/Magnolia, Chicago, IL A view of a freight rail yard with several tracks, a variety of freight cars including a yellow caboose and a white tank car, a large red Coca-Cola billboard, and green highway signs in the distance. A rail yard scene with multiple freight cars on tracks, a Coca-Cola billboard in the background, and highway signs for Damen, Armitage, North, and Ashland Avenues. April 27, 1994 · Elston/Magnolia, Chicago, IL A yellow and green Chicago and North Western diesel locomotive, number 4108, is shown from the side on a set of railroad tracks under a clear sky. A Chicago and North Western GP7 diesel locomotive, number 4108, in yellow and green livery, is parked in a yard in Chicago. April 27, 1994 · Elston / Magnolia, Chicago, IL A yellow and green diesel locomotive with the number 6864 leads a train, followed by a second locomotive, on a set of tracks beside a road with parked cars and trees. Two Chicago and North Western SD40-2 locomotives, numbers 6864 and 6815, lead a freight train through a suburban crossing on a summer day. May 14, 1994 · Prospect and Mt Prospect Rds, Mt Prospect, IL A yellow railroad work car labeled BUC 1 and CNWX 2001 is coupled to a red gondola with CNW 743002 and a flatcar with L 53 6, stationary at a station platform on a cloudy day. A yellow Chicago and North Western work car, CNWX 2001, is coupled to a red gondola and a flatcar at a station platform. May 14, 1994 · Miner St, Des Plaines, IL