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Melrose Park (near Chicago), Ill; C & NW RR i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad; L. Logan, of West Chicago, boilermaker at the roundhouse at the Proviso yard

Melrose Park (near Chicago), Ill; C & NW RR i.e. Chicago and North Wes...

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Activity in the Santa Fe R.R. yard, Los Angeles, Calif. Due to blackout regulations, flood lights, switch lights, locomotive headlights and lights on the bridge in background have been shaded to cast light downward. Broad streaks of light are caused by paths of locomotive headlights, thin wavy lines by lamps of switchmen working in the yard. Santa Fe R.R. trip

Activity in the Santa Fe R.R. yard, Los Angeles, Calif. Due to blackou...

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A Chicago and Northwestern railroad roundhouse, Chicago, Ill.

A Chicago and Northwestern railroad roundhouse, Chicago, Ill.

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C & NW RR, railroad worker cultivating the small Victory garden in the Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill.

C & NW RR, railroad worker cultivating the small Victory garden in the...

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

General view of part of the rip tracks at C & NW RR's Proviso yard, Ch...

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Santa Fe R.R. yard, Gallup, N[ew] Mex[ico]

Santa Fe R.R. yard, Gallup, N[ew] Mex[ico]

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

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

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

General view of part of classification yard at C & NW RR's i.e. Chicag...

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Melrose Park (near Chicago), Ill, C&NWRR. William London has been a railroad worker 25 years - now working at the roundhouse at the Proviso yards

Melrose Park (near Chicago), Ill, C&NWRR. William London has been a ra...

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Night view of part of Santa Fe R.R. yard, Kansas City, Kansas

Night view of part of Santa Fe R.R. yard, Kansas City, Kansas

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

Working on the boiler of a locomotive at the 40th Street shops of the ...

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General view of the hump yard at Proviso yard, C & NW RR i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad, Chicago, Ill

General view of the hump yard at Proviso yard, C & NW RR i.e. Chicago ...

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Worker inspecting a locomotive on a pit in the roundhouse at the C & NW RR's i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad's Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill

Worker inspecting a locomotive on a pit in the roundhouse at the 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

Santa Fe R.R. yards, Argentine, Kansas. Argentine yard is at Kansas City, Kansas

Santa Fe R.R. yards, Argentine, Kansas. Argentine yard is at Kansas Ci...

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Melrose Park (near Chicago), Ill, C&NWRR i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad. William London has been a railroad worker 25 years - now working at the roundhouse at the Proviso yards

Melrose Park (near Chicago), Ill, C&NWRR 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 the hump yard at Proviso yard, C & NW RR., Chicago, Ill.

General view of the hump yard at Proviso yard, C & NW RR., Chicago, Il...

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Greasing a locomotive at the 40th Street shops of the C & NW RR i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad

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

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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General view of one of the departure yards at C & NW RR's Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill.

General view of one of the departure yards at C & NW RR's Proviso yard...

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Activity in the Santa Fe R.R. yard, Los Angeles, Calif. All switch lights, head lights and lamps have been shaded from above in accordance with blackout regulations. The heavy light streaks are caused by paths of locomotive headlights and the thin lines by lamps of switchmen working in the yard. Santa Fe R.R. trip

Activity in the Santa Fe R.R. yard, Los Angeles, Calif. All switch lig...

12002-3. 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

Belt Railway, looking toward the west yard of clearing yard, taken from bridge of hump, Chicago, Ill

Belt Railway, looking toward the west yard of clearing yard, taken fro...

Photo shows the clearing yard at the Belt Railway Company of Chicago, taken from a structure above the hump tracks. (Source: Flickr Commons project and Bill Gustason, Chicago Area Rail Junctions, Hayford/Cleari... More

Frederick Batt, brakeman, on the C & NW RR i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad, at Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill

Frederick Batt, brakeman, on the C & NW RR i.e. Chicago and North West...

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

One of the yards of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad. On the righ...

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Train pulling out of the freight house at C & NW RR's Proviso Yard, Chicago, Ill.

Train pulling out of the freight house at C & NW RR's Proviso Yard, Ch...

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Yardmaster in railroad yards, Amarillo Texas

Yardmaster in railroad yards, Amarillo Texas

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A.S. Gerdee, of 3251 Maypole(?) Street, working as a switchman at Proviso yard of C & NW RR, Chicago, Ill.

A.S. Gerdee, of 3251 Maypole(?) Street, working as a switchman at Prov...

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John L. Walter, conductor at Proviso yard of the C&NWRR. Mr. Walter has been employed on the railroad for 45 years, 32 of them as conductor. The red nose and cheeks are due to the below zero weather outside. Chicago, Ill.

John L. Walter, conductor at Proviso yard of the C&NWRR. Mr. Walter ha...

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Melrose Park (near Chicago), Ill; C & NW RR; L. Logan, of West Chicago, boilermaker at the roundhouse at the Proviso yard

Melrose Park (near Chicago), Ill; C & NW RR; L. Logan, of West Chicago...

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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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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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C. M. St. P. & P. R.R., general view of part of the yard, Bensenville, Ill.

C. M. St. P. & P. R.R., general view of part of the yard, Bensenville,...

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General view of part of the Bensenville freight yard of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad, Bensenville, Ill.

General view of part of the Bensenville freight yard of the Chicago, M...

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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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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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Activity in the Santa Fe R.R. yard, Los Angeles, Calif. Due to blackout regulations, flood lights, switch lights, locomotive headlights and lights on the bridge in background have been shaded to cast light downward. Broad streaks of light are caused by paths of locomotive headlights, thin wavy lines by lamps of switchmen working in the yard. Santa Fe R.R. trip

Activity in the Santa Fe R.R. yard, Los Angeles, Calif. Due to blackou...

12002-3. 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

Switch lights in Santa Fe R.R. yards, Los Angeles, Calif. Due to blackout regulations all such lights are hooded. Santa Fe R.R. trip

Switch lights in Santa Fe R.R. yards, Los Angeles, Calif. Due to black...

12002-3. 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 & 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...

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

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...

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

Track repair work at the Bensenville yard of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, and Pacific Railroad, Bensenville, Ill. Track repair and work on the cinder pits at the roundhouse

Track repair work at the Bensenville yard of the Chicago, Milwaukee, S...

12002-14. 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

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

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

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...

Identified as the 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 W... More

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...

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

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

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

Identified as the 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 W... More

C. M. St. P. & P. R.R., general view of part of the yard, Bensenville, Ill

C. M. St. P. & P. R.R., general view of part of the yard, Bensenville,...

12002-14. 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...

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

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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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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Night view of part of Santa Fe R.R. yard, Kansas City, Kansas

Night view of part of Santa Fe R.R. yard, Kansas City, Kansas

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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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Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe railroad conductor George E. Burton and engineer J.W. Edwards comparing time before pulling out of Corwith railroad yard for Chillicothe, Illinois; Chicago, Ill.

Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe railroad conductor George E. Burton and...

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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...

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

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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Track repair work at the Bensenville yard of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, and Pacific Railroad, Bensenville, Ill. Track repair and work on the cinder pits at the roundhouse

Track repair work at the Bensenville yard of the Chicago, Milwaukee, S...

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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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General view of part of the Galewood yard of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad, Chicago, Ill.

General view of part of the Galewood yard of the Chicago, Milwaukee, S...

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General view of part of the Galewood yard of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad, Chicago, Ill

General view of part of the Galewood yard of the Chicago, Milwaukee, S...

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Santa Fe R.R. streamliner, the "Super Chief," being serviced at the depot, Albuquerque, New Mexico. Servicing these diesel streamliners takes five minutes

Santa Fe R.R. streamliner, the "Super Chief," being serviced at the de...

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Santa Fe R.R. yard, Gallup, New Mexico

Santa Fe R.R. yard, Gallup, New Mexico

12002-7. 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

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...

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. Iden... More

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...

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 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...

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

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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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...

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

Activity in the Santa Fe R.R. yard, Los Angeles, Calif. All switch lights, head lights and lamps have been shaded from above in accordance with blackout regulations. The heavy light streaks are caused by paths of locomotive headlights and the thin lines by lamps of switchmen working in the yard. Santa Fe R.R. trip

Activity in the Santa Fe R.R. yard, Los Angeles, Calif. All switch lig...

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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 ...

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

Hammering out a draw bar on the steam drop hammer in the blacksmith shop, Santa Fe R.R. shops, Albuquerque, N[ew] Mex[ico)

Hammering out a draw bar on the steam drop hammer in the blacksmith sh...

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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 ...

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 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 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...

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 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. ...

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

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...

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

Belt Railway, looking toward the west yard of clearing yard, taken from bridge of the hump, Chicago, Ill.

Belt Railway, looking toward the west yard of clearing yard, taken fro...

Photo shows the clearing yard at the Belt Railway Company of Chicago, taken from a structure above the hump tracks. (Source: Flickr Commons project and Bill Gustason, Chicago Area Rail Junctions, Hayford/Clea... More

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...

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

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

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

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...

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

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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Belt Railway, looking toward the west yard of clearing yard, taken from bridge of hump, Chicago, Ill.

Belt Railway, looking toward the west yard of clearing yard, taken fro...

Photo shows the clearing yard at the Belt Railway Company of Chicago, taken from a structure above the hump tracks. (Source: Flickr Commons project and Bill Gustason, Chicago Area Rail Junctions, Hayford/Cleari... More

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