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The yardmaster's office at the receiving yard, North Proviso(?), C & NW RR, Chicago, Ill.

The yardmaster's office at the receiving yard, North Proviso(?), C & N...

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Switchman throwing a switch a C and NW RR's Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill.

Switchman throwing a switch a C and NW RR's Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill...

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C. & N.W. R.R., women wipers at the roundhouse cleaning one of the giant "H' class locomotives, Clinton, Iowa

C. & N.W. R.R., women wipers at the roundhouse cleaning one of the gia...

Photograph shows Marcella Hart at left, Mrs. Elibia Siematter at right.

General view of the hump, Chicago and Northwestern railroad classification yard, Chicago, Ill.

General view of the hump, Chicago and Northwestern railroad classifica...

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C & NW RR [i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad]; locomotives in the roundhouse at Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill.

C & NW RR [i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad]; locomotives in th...

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Greasing a locomotive in the roundhouse at Proviso (?) yard, C & NW RR i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad's, Chicago, Ill

Greasing a locomotive in the roundhouse at Proviso (?) yard, C & NW RR...

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A young worker at the C & NW RR 40th Street shops, Chicago, Ill

A young worker at the C & NW RR 40th Street shops, Chicago, Ill

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Freight cars being maneuvered in a Chicago and Northwestern railroad yard, Chicago, Ill.

Freight cars being maneuvered in a Chicago and Northwestern railroad y...

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View in a departure yard at C & NW RR's i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad's Proviso (?) yard at twilight, Chicago, Ill. Brakeman is signaling with a red flare and the train is going by during exposure

View in a departure yard at C & NW RR's i.e. Chicago and North Western...

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One of the yards of the Chicago and Northwestern i.e. North Western Railroad. On the right are three of the west coast streamliners, Chicago, Ill

One of the yards of the Chicago and Northwestern i.e. North Western Ra...

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View in a departure yard at C & NW RR's Proviso(?) yard, at twilight, Chicago, Ill.

View in a departure yard at C & NW RR's Proviso(?) yard, at twilight, ...

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James Lynch, a roundhouse worker, C & NW RR [Proviso yard]

James Lynch, a roundhouse worker, C & NW RR [Proviso yard]

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View in a departure yard at C & NW RR's i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad's Proviso(?) yard, at twilight, Chicago, Ill

View in a departure yard at C & NW RR's i.e. Chicago and North Western...

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Chicago and Northwestern i.e. North Western railroad locomotive shops, Chicago, Ill

Chicago and Northwestern i.e. North Western railroad locomotive shops,...

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View of a Chicago and Northwestern i.e. North Western railroad freight house. A long line of truck trailers are loading and unloading goods, Chicago, Ill

View of a Chicago and Northwestern i.e. North Western railroad freight...

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C. & N.W. R.R., Mrs. Elibia Siematter, working as a sweeper at the roundhouse, Clinton, Iowa

C. & N.W. R.R., Mrs. Elibia Siematter, working as a sweeper at the rou...

12002-13. Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944. General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac Title from FSA or OWI agency caption. Add... More

General view of one of the classification yards of the Chicago and Northwestern i.e. North Western Railroad, Chicago, Ill

General view of one of the classification yards of the Chicago and Nor...

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Work goes on 24 hours a day at C & NW RR's Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill.

Work goes on 24 hours a day at C & NW RR's Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill.

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General view of one of the classification yards of the C & NW RR., Chicago, Ill.

General view of one of the classification yards of the C & NW RR., Chi...

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In the roundhouse at a yard of the Chicago and Northwestern i.e. North Western railroad, Chicago, Ill

In the roundhouse at a yard of the Chicago and Northwestern i.e. North...

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Working on the cab of a locomotive brought in for repair at the C & NW RR 40th Street shops, Chicago, Ill.

Working on the cab of a locomotive brought in for repair at the C & NW...

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John Sabados washing up after a day's work at the rip tracks at Proviso yard of C & NW RR i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad, Chicago, Ill

John Sabados washing up after a day's work at the rip tracks at Provis...

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Train going over the hump at the C & NW RR's i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad's Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill

Train going over the hump at the C & NW RR's i.e. Chicago and North We...

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Sam Cell, working on the truck of a car at the rip tracks of C & NW RR's i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad's Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill

Sam Cell, working on the truck of a car at the rip tracks of C & NW RR...

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A welder who works in the round-house at the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad's Proviso yard

A welder who works in the round-house at the Chicago and Northwestern ...

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Train going over the hump at the C & NW RR's Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill.

Train going over the hump at the C & NW RR's Proviso yard, Chicago, Il...

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Laboratory worker at the research laboratory at the C & NW RR's 40th Street yard, examining paint samples used on freight cars and coaches of the railroad, Chicago, Ill.

Laboratory worker at the research laboratory at the C & NW RR's 40th S...

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Looking toward the Chicago and Northwestern i.e. North Western railroad classification yard. The trestle runs from the ice house to the yard. The old cars in the foreground are used as living quarters for some yard workers and itinerant help. Town of Melrose Park is in background

Looking toward the Chicago and Northwestern i.e. North Western railroa...

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Painting a car at the repair or "rip" tracks at North Proviso(?), C & NW RR i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad, Chicago, Ill

Painting a car at the repair or "rip" tracks at North Proviso(?), C & ...

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General view of part of the Proviso yard of the Chicago and Northwestern railroad, Chicago, Ill. In the background is the coal chute and roundhouse

General view of part of the Proviso yard of the Chicago and Northweste...

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Mike Evans, a welder, at the rip tracks at Proviso yard of the C & NW RR i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad, Chicago, Ill

Mike Evans, a welder, at the rip tracks at Proviso yard of the C & NW ...

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In the roundhouse at a Chicago and Northwestern Railroad yard, Chicago, Ill.

In the roundhouse at a Chicago and Northwestern Railroad yard, Chicago...

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C. & N.W. R.R. Cloe Weaver, mother of four children, employed as a helper at the roundhouse, Clinton, Iowa. She is learning to operate the turntable. Her husband works for a structural steel company

C. & N.W. R.R. Cloe Weaver, mother of four children, employed as a hel...

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Sam Cell, working on the truck of a car at the rip tracks of C & NW RR's Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill.

Sam Cell, working on the truck of a car at the rip tracks of C & NW RR...

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Train pulling out of the freight house at C & NW RR's i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad's Proviso Yard, Chicago, Ill

Train pulling out of the freight house at C & NW RR's i.e. Chicago and...

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General view of one of the Chicago and Northwestern railroad classification yards, Chicago, Ill.

General view of one of the Chicago and Northwestern railroad classific...

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Freight cars in the Chicago and Northwestern i.e. North Western Railroad classification yard(?), Chicago, Ill. General view of Proviso yard

Freight cars in the Chicago and Northwestern i.e. North Western Railro...

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Freight cars being maneuvered in a Chicago and Northwestern i.e. North Western railroad yard, Chicago, Ill

Freight cars being maneuvered in a Chicago and Northwestern i.e. North...

Proviso Yards. Title from FSA or OWI agency caption. 12002-1. Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944. General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.p... More

General view of a classification yard at C & NW RR's Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill.

General view of a classification yard at C & NW RR's Proviso yard, Chi...

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Greasing a locomotive in the roundhouse at Proviso (?) yard, C & NW RR., Chicago, Ill.

Greasing a locomotive in the roundhouse at Proviso (?) yard, C & NW RR...

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Laboratory worker at the research laboratory at the C & NW RR's i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad's 40th Street yard, examining paint samples used on freight cars and coaches of the railroad, Chicago, Ill

Laboratory worker at the research laboratory at the C & NW RR's i.e. C...

Identification of 40th Street shops confirmed by the source: Flickr Commons project, 2008. Removed notes about Proviso Yards and Melrose Park. Title from FSA or OWI agency caption. 12002-1. Transfer from U.S. O... More

Truck trailers line up at a freight house to load and unload goods from the Chicago and Northwestern i.e. North Western railroad, Chicago, Ill

Truck trailers line up at a freight house to load and unload goods fro...

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C. & N.W. R.R., Mrs. Elibia Siematter, working as a sweeper at the roundhouse, Clinton, Iowa

C. & N.W. R.R., Mrs. Elibia Siematter, working as a sweeper at the rou...

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Spreading asbestos mixture on boiler of a locomotive at the C & NW RR 40th Street locomotive shops

Spreading asbestos mixture on boiler of a locomotive at the C & NW RR ...

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General view of one of the Chicago and Northwestern railroad yards, Chicago, Ill.

General view of one of the Chicago and Northwestern railroad yards, Ch...

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Repair tracks of the Chicago and Northwestern R.R.

Repair tracks of the Chicago and Northwestern R.R.

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In the roundhouse at a yard of the Chicago and Northwestern railroad, Chicago, Ill.

In the roundhouse at a yard of the Chicago and Northwestern railroad, ...

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General view of part of classification yard at C & NW RR's Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill.

General view of part of classification yard at C & NW RR's Proviso yar...

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C&NWRR, towerman R.W. Mayberry of Elmhurst, Ill., at the Proviso yard. He operates a set of retarders and switches at the hump, Melrose Park (near Chicago), Ill.

C&NWRR, towerman R.W. Mayberry of Elmhurst, Ill., at the Proviso yard....

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View of a classification yard at C & NW RR's i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad's Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill

View of a classification yard at C & NW RR's i.e. Chicago and North We...

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The freight house at a Chicago and Northwestern Railroad yard. In the foreground are old cars used as living quarters for some yard workers and itinerant help; Chicago, Ill

The freight house at a Chicago and Northwestern Railroad yard. In the ...

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General view of one of the departure yards at C & NW RR's i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad's Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill

General view of one of the departure yards at C & NW RR's i.e. Chicago...

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General view of yard and some of the locomotive shop of the C & NW RR i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad at 40th Street. On the tracks on the right are three streamliners, crack trains, Chicago, Ill

General view of yard and some of the locomotive shop of the C & NW RR ...

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A young worker at the C & NW RR 40th Street shops, Chicago, Ill.

A young worker at the C & NW RR 40th Street shops, Chicago, Ill.

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General view of one of the classification yards of the C & NW RR i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad, Chicago, Ill

General view of one of the classification yards of the C & NW RR i.e. ...

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A general view of a classification yard at C & NW RR's Proviso(?) yard, Chicago, Ill

A general view of a classification yard at C & NW RR's Proviso(?) yard...

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Welder at the C & NW RR i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad locomotive shops, 40th Street shops, Chicago, Ill

Welder at the C & NW RR i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad locomo...

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Worker inspecting a locomotive on a pit in the roundhouse at the C & NW RR's Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill.

Worker inspecting a locomotive on a pit in the roundhouse at the C & N...

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Switchman throwing a switch a C and NW RR's Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill

Switchman throwing a switch a C and NW RR's Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill

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Working on the cab of a locomotive brought in for repair at the C & NW RR i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad, 40th Street shops, Chicago, Ill

Working on the cab of a locomotive brought in for repair at the C & NW...

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Two employees at the roundhouse at Proviso yard, C & NW RR., Chicago, Ill.

Two employees at the roundhouse at Proviso yard, C & NW RR., Chicago, ...

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Train going over the hump at C & NW RR's Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill.

Train going over the hump at C & NW RR's Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill.

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Locomotive in a railroad yard, Chicago and Northwestern i.e. North Western RR (?), near Chicago, Ill.(?)

Locomotive in a railroad yard, Chicago and Northwestern i.e. North Wes...

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Greasing a locomotive at the 40th Street shops of the C & NW RR.

Greasing a locomotive at the 40th Street shops of the C & NW RR.

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Freight Depot of the U.S. Army consolidating station, Chicago, Ill.

Freight Depot of the U.S. Army consolidating station, Chicago, Ill.

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A train being pushed over the hump at the Proviso yard, C & NW RR., Chicago, Ill.

A train being pushed over the hump at the Proviso yard, C & NW RR., Ch...

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C & NW RR i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad, a general view of a classification yard at Proviso Yard, Chicago, Ill

C & NW RR i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad, a general view of a...

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C & NW RR, railroad workers cultivating a little Victory garden at Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill.

C & NW RR, railroad workers cultivating a little Victory garden at Pro...

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Workers at the roundhouse of the C & NW RR i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad Proviso Yard, Chicago, Ill

Workers at the roundhouse of the C & NW RR i.e. Chicago and North West...

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Caboose on the caboose track at C & NW RR's i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad's Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill

Caboose on the caboose track at C & NW RR's i.e. Chicago and North Wes...

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Working on a locomotive at the 40th Street shop of the C & NW RR, Chicago, Ill.

Working on a locomotive at the 40th Street shop of the C & NW RR, Chic...

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Chicago and North Western R.R., Mrs. Thelma Cuvage, working in the sand house at the roundhouse, Clinton, Iowa. Her job is to see that sand is sifted and cleaned for use in the locomotives. Mrs. Cuvage's husband works as a guard at the Savannah (Ill.) Ordnance plant

Chicago and North Western R.R., Mrs. Thelma Cuvage, working in the san...

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C. & N.W. R.R., Mrs. Dorothy Lucke, employed as a wiper at the roundhouse, Clinton, Iowa

C. & N.W. R.R., Mrs. Dorothy Lucke, employed as a wiper at the roundho...

12002-13. Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944. General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac Title from FSA or OWI agency caption. Add... More

General view of one of the Chicago and Northwestern i.e. North Western railroad yards, Chicago, Ill

General view of one of the Chicago and Northwestern i.e. North Western...

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A train being pushed over the hump at the Proviso yard, C & NW RR., Chicago, Ill

A train being pushed over the hump at the Proviso yard, C & NW RR., Ch...

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Repair tracks of the Chicago and Northwestern i.e. North Western R.R

Repair tracks of the Chicago and Northwestern i.e. North Western R.R

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James Lynch, a roundhouse worker, C & NW RR i.e. Chicago and North Western railroadProviso yard

James Lynch, a roundhouse worker, C & NW RR i.e. Chicago and North Wes...

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A welder who works in the round-house at the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad's Proviso yard

A welder who works in the round-house at the Chicago and Northwestern ...

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C. & N.W. R.R., Mrs. Marcella Hart, mother of three children, employed as a wiper at the roundhouse, Clinton, Iowa

C. & N.W. R.R., Mrs. Marcella Hart, mother of three children, employed...

12002-13. Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944. General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac Title from FSA or OWI agency caption. Add... More

Apparatus used at the laboratory at the C & NW RR's i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad's, 40th Street yards for analysing solutions of metals used in locomotives and the railroad plant, in general, Chicago, Ill

Apparatus used at the laboratory at the C & NW RR's i.e. Chicago and N...

Identification of 40th Street shops confirmed by the source: Flickr Commons project, 2008. Removed notes about Proviso Yards and Melrose Park. Title from FSA or OWI agency caption. 12002-1. Transfer from U.S. O... More

A Chicago and Northwestern i.e. North Western railroad roundhouse, Chicago, Ill

A Chicago and Northwestern i.e. North Western railroad roundhouse, Chi...

Proviso Yards. Title from FSA or OWI agency caption. 12002-1. Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944. General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.p... More

Switch lists coming in by teletype to the hump office at a Chicago and Northwestern railroad yard, Chicago, Ill.

Switch lists coming in by teletype to the hump office at a Chicago and...

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View of a Chicago and Northwestern railroad freight house. A long line of truck trailers are loading and unloading goods, Chicago, Ill.

View of a Chicago and Northwestern railroad freight house. A long line...

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The yardmaster's office at the receiving yard, North Proviso(?), C & NW RR, Chicago, Ill

The yardmaster's office at the receiving yard, North Proviso(?), C & N...

12002-1. Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944. General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac Title from FSA or OWI agency caption. Addi... More

Train going over the hump at the C & NW RR's Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill.

Train going over the hump at the C & NW RR's Proviso yard, Chicago, Il...

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Locomotive in a railroad yard, Chicago and Northwestern RR (?), near Chicago, Ill.(?)

Locomotive in a railroad yard, Chicago and Northwestern RR (?), near C...

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Women workers employed as wipers in the roundhouse having lunch in their rest room, C. & N.W. R.R., Clinton, Iowa

Women workers employed as wipers in the roundhouse having lunch in the...

Photograph shows Marcella Hart at left, Mrs. Elibia Siematter at right. 12002-13. Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944. General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at http... More

A worker in the roundhouse at the C & NW RR., Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill.

A worker in the roundhouse at the C & NW RR., Proviso yard, Chicago, I...

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Tracks at C & NW RR's i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad's Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill

Tracks at C & NW RR's i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad's Provis...

12002-1. Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944. General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac Title from FSA or OWI agency caption. Addi... More

C&NWRR i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad, towerman R.W. Mayberry of Elmhurst, Ill., at the Proviso yard. He operates a set of retarders and switches at the hump, Melrose Park (near Chicago), Ill

C&NWRR i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad, towerman R.W. Mayberry...

12002-1. Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944. General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac Title from FSA or OWI agency caption. Addi... More

Freight cars in the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad classification yard(?), Chicago, Ill. General view of Proviso yard

Freight cars in the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad classification y...

Picryl description: Public domain image of railroad tracks, train car, railway, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Train going over the hump at C & NW RR's i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad's Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill

Train going over the hump at C & NW RR's i.e. Chicago and North Wester...

12002-1. Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944. General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac Title from FSA or OWI agency caption. Addi... More

General view of one of the classification yards of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad, Chicago, Ill.

General view of one of the classification yards of the Chicago and Nor...

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General view of a classification yard at C & NW RR's Proviso (?) yard, Chicago, Ill.

General view of a classification yard at C & NW RR's Proviso (?) yard,...

Picryl description: Public domain image of railroad tracks, railway, train car, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

C. & N.W. R.R., women wipers at the roundhouse cleaning one of the giant "H' class locomotives, Clinton, Iowa

C. & N.W. R.R., women wipers at the roundhouse cleaning one of the gia...

Photograph shows Marcella Hart at left, Mrs. Elibia Siematter at right. 12002-13. Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944. General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at http... More

C. & N.W. R.R., Mrs. Elibia Siematter, employed as a sweeper at the roundhouse, Clinton, Iowa

C. & N.W. R.R., Mrs. Elibia Siematter, employed as a sweeper at the ro...

12002-13. Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944. General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac Title from FSA or OWI agency caption. Add... More

Hump master in a Chicago and Northwestern railroad yard operating a signal switch system which extends the length of the hump track. He is thus able to control movements of locomotives pushing the train over the hump from his post at the hump office; Chicago, Ill.

Hump master in a Chicago and Northwestern railroad yard operating a si...

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Worn tires on locomotive wheels are refaced on this machine in the wheel shop of the Chicago and Northwestern i.e. North Western Railroad, Chicago, Ill

Worn tires on locomotive wheels are refaced on this machine in the whe...

Identified as 40th Street shops by the source: Flickr Commons project, 2008. Removed notes about Proviso Yards and Melrose Park. Title from FSA or OWI agency caption. 12002-1. Transfer from U.S. Office of War I... More

Apparatus used at the laboratory at the C & NW RR's 40th Street yards for analysing solutions of metals used in locomotives and the railroad plant, in general, Chicago, Ill.

Apparatus used at the laboratory at the C & NW RR's 40th Street yards ...

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Working on a switch engine at the 40th Street shops of the C & NW RR., Chicago, Ill.

Working on a switch engine at the 40th Street shops of the C & NW RR.,...

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