Freight train operations on the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad between Chicago and Clinton, Iowa. Riding in the caboose can sometimes, on fairly long, fast runs, be very lonely with nothing to do but watch the landscape. The crew of a way-freight making deliveries and pick-ups all the time is kept constantly busy switching cars. Runs such as the one to Clinton are much sought after, and only go to men with the high seniority ratings
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Public domain photograph of window, architectural element, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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Date
01/01/1943
Contributors
Delano, Jack, photographer
Source
Library of Congress
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No known restrictions. For information, see U.S. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Black & White Photographs http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/071_fsab.html