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Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago, Illinois and Hammond, Indiana. On their way back, the crew stops twenty minutes for dinner

Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago...

Public domain photograph of a cabin interior, small room, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A westbound Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad diesel freight train pulling out of a railroad yard. It consisted of 100 cars, about 6000 tons

A westbound Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad diesel freight trai...

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

Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago, Illinois and Hammond, Indiana. Conductor Cunningham makes an inspection of the train he is to deliver while on his way to the yard office

Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a locomotive, train tracks, rail transportation, railroad, railway, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Indiana, Illinois, Missouri & Iowa with parts of adjoining states.

Indiana, Illinois, Missouri & Iowa with parts of adjoining states.

Scale 1:1,267,200; 20 statute miles to an in. Hand colored. Shows railroads and indicates mileage between stations and state, county, and township boundaries. LC Railroad maps, 121 Available also through the Li... More

Mr. E. S. Devine, fireman on the Indiana Harbor Belt and Michigan Central Railroads in his room at the railroad YMCA (Young Men's Christian Association)

Mr. E. S. Devine, fireman on the Indiana Harbor Belt and Michigan Cent...

Public domain photograph of indoor, interior activity, America in the 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Passengers on a Greyhound bus bound for Chicago, Illinois from Cincinnati, Ohio at two a.m.

Passengers on a Greyhound bus bound for Chicago, Illinois from Cincinn...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Ohio, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago, Illinois and Hammond, Indiana. The train passes many interlocking towers on the way and the conductor watches them for any special messages

Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago...

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

Grain elevator and mill at a railroad siding of the Indiana Harbor Belt

Grain elevator and mill at a railroad siding of the Indiana Harbor Bel...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a coal mine, industrial facility, mining industry, early 20th-century industrial architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A rural landscape as seen from a bus, between Chicago, Illinois and Cincinnati, Ohio

A rural landscape as seen from a bus, between Chicago, Illinois and Ci...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of workers, war production, aircraft, airfield, the 1930s -1940s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Barrels of powdered eggs for lend-lease shipment, in a cold storage warehouse of the Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad

Barrels of powdered eggs for lend-lease shipment, in a cold storage wa...

Public domain image of a train station in Boston, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Freight train operations on the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad between Chicago and Clinton, Iowa. The train pulling out of a yard

Freight train operations on the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad betw...

Public domain photograph of a motel, camp, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Passengers on a Greyhound bus bound for Chicago, Illinois from Cincinnati, Ohio at two a.m.

Passengers on a Greyhound bus bound for Chicago, Illinois from Cincinn...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a car, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago, Illinois and Hammond, Indiana. Getting his way bills, Conductor Cunningham telephones his own yard-master the number of cars he has to handle and where the delivery is to be made

Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of worker, marketplace, vendor, 1930s, Great Depression, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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

Freight train operations on the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad betw...

Public domain photograph of window, architectural element, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago, Illinois and Hammond, Indiana. Fireman Larry Adams

Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago...

Picryl description: Public domain image of workers, labor, 1940s, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A caboose rolling down the hump to join its train in a classification yard of the Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad

A caboose rolling down the hump to join its train in a classification ...

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

Freight train operations on the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad between Chicago and Clinton, Iowa. Everything is clear and the head brakeman gives engineer the "high ball" or signal to start

Freight train operations on the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad betw...

Public domain photograph of a steam locomotive, train car, railroad, railway, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Freight train operations on the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad between Chicago and Clinton, Iowa. Every time a train is passed, the rear brakeman of each train steps out on the caboose platform, and if all is well, as in this case, gives the other brakeman the high sign

Freight train operations on the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad betw...

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

Freight train operations on the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad between Chicago and Clinton, Iowa. After a short wait to let a passenger train go by, the train starts up again and the rear brakeman gives his OK signal as he hops on the caboose

Freight train operations on the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad betw...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of an office worker, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Icing a car at the icing platform of the Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad

Icing a car at the icing platform of the Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad

Public domain photograph of America during the Great Depression, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago, Illinois and Hammond Indiana. The engine is an old New York Central locomotive now being used by the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad

Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a car, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago, Illinois and Hammond, Indiana. After the delivery to the Erie railroad, the crew heads back. The caboose will now be going in the opposite direction so rear brakeman Zerkel changes the signal lights to the other end

Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago...

Picryl description: Public domain image of industrial or agricultural worker, 1930s, 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions. show less

Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago, Illinois and Hammond Indiana. Part of the train inspection consists in seeing that all airhose connections are properly made

Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago...

Picryl description: Public domain image of workers, labor, 1940s, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago, Illinois and Hammond, Indiana. While the train is waiting at Calumet City due to a derailed car somewhere ahead on the line, a switchman drops in for a few minutes to warm up a little

Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of worker, marketplace, vendor, 1930s, Great Depression, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Freight train operations on the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad between Chicago and Clinton, Iowa. The train crosses a long steel bridge

Freight train operations on the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad betw...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bridge, railroad structure, train viaduct, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Freight train operations on the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad between Chicago and Clinton, Iowa. On its way back from Clinton, Iowa, the train passes many sidings where stock cars wait to be loaded with cattle

Freight train operations on the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad betw...

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

Colton's railroad & township map, western states compiled from the United States surveys.

Colton's railroad & township map, western states compiled from the Uni...

Detailed map of the north-central states framed in decorative borders indicating drainage, state, county, and township boundaries, cities and towns, canals, roads, railroads, and proposed railroads. [From publi... More

Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago, Illinois and Hammond, Indiana. Conductor Cunningham reports at the yard office where the yard clerk gives him the waybills for the train and instructions to deliver it

Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of worker, marketplace, vendor, 1930s, Great Depression, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago, Illinois and Hammond, Indiana. The conductor's work desk in the caboose. The dial on the wall is an air pressure gauge

Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of an office worker, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A soldier sleeping in the baggage rack on a Greyhound bus going from Cincinnati, Ohio to Louisville, Kentucky

A soldier sleeping in the baggage rack on a Greyhound bus going from C...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a car, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago, Illinois and Hammond, Indiana. Belt Line cabooses never go long distances or at very high speeds and are therefore constructed differently from line cabooses

Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of an office worker, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Inside the ice storehouse of the Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad. It has a storage capacity of almost 15,000 tons

Inside the ice storehouse of the Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad. It has ...

Public domain photograph of indoor, interior activity, America in the 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A girl, who is a cook in a roadside restaurant but plans to leave her job to become a nurse, on a Greyhound bus between Cincinnati, Ohio and Chicago, Illinois. She rides for several miles to her home each night

A girl, who is a cook in a roadside restaurant but plans to leave her ...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of worker, marketplace, vendor, 1930s, Great Depression, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Making up an Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad train

Making up an Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad train

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

Freight train operations on the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad between Chicago and Clinton, Iowa. The train rounds a long curve on its way back from Clinton

Freight train operations on the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad betw...

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

Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago, Illinois and Hammond, Indiana. Having inspected the train, the conductor signals the ok with a "fusee"

Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago...

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

Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago, Illinois and Hammond, Indiana. The train stops for a signal and brakeman Zerkel stands beyond it flagging a train coming up from behind

Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago...

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

William Morrison, fireman on the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad

William Morrison, fireman on the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad

Public domain photograph of the United States military and military-industrial complex before World War Two, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Rear brakeman standing with a flag behind his train while he waits for a Chicago and Northwestern Railroad passenger train to go by. When it has passed, the freight can get on the main line

Rear brakeman standing with a flag behind his train while he waits for...

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

People boarding a Greyhound bus at a small town between Chicago, Illinois and Cincinnati, Ohio

People boarding a Greyhound bus at a small town between Chicago, Illin...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of worker, marketplace, vendor, 1930s, Great Depression, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago, Illinois and Hammond, Indiana. As soon as the train is under way, Conductor Cunningham gets to work on his bills and records

Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Illinois, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A dog that wandered through the open door of a Greyhound bus at a rest stop between Cincinnati, Ohio and Chicago, Illinois. A passenger declined to share his seat with the dog and ejected him

A dog that wandered through the open door of a Greyhound bus at a rest...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a car, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago, Illinois and Hammond, Indiana. The train passes another Indiana Harbor Belt train on its way to make a delivery

Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago...

Public domain photograph of train car, engine, locomotive, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago, Illinois and Hammond, Indiana. The train to be picked up is in two sections and has to be doubled up

Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a coal mine, industrial facility, mining industry, early 20th-century industrial architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A girl, who is a cook in a roadside restaurant who plans to leave her job and become a nurse, on a Greyhound bus between Cincinnati, Ohio and Chicago, Illinois. She rides for several miles to her home each night

A girl, who is a cook in a roadside restaurant who plans to leave her ...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a car, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A switchman on the Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad

A switchman on the Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad

Public domain photograph of the United States in the 1930s, portraits, people, events, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Rear brakeman gets on the caboose and signals engineer that all's well at the rear end of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad freight train

Rear brakeman gets on the caboose and signals engineer that all's well...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a locomotive, train tracks, rail transportation, railroad, railway, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

The icing platform of the Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad

The icing platform of the Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad

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

Freight train operations on the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad between Chicago and Clinton, Iowa. Reaching a speed of sixty-three miles per hour, the train speeds across northern Illinois

Freight train operations on the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad betw...

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

Placing charcoal heaters in a refrigerator car of the Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad

Placing charcoal heaters in a refrigerator car of the Indiana Harbor B...

Public domain photograph of construction site, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Block of ice being sent up an elevator into the storehouse of the Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad

Block of ice being sent up an elevator into the storehouse of the Indi...

Public domain photograph of working people, Great Depression, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Freight train operations on the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad between Chicago and Clinton, Iowa. Rear brakeman Clarence Averill

Freight train operations on the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad betw...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of worker, marketplace, vendor, 1930s, Great Depression, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Freight train operations on the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad between Chicago and Clinton, Iowa. As the train goes through a small town, the conductor exchanges high signs with a switch tender

Freight train operations on the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad betw...

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

Passengers on a Greyhound bus going from Chicago, Illinois to Cincinnati, Ohio. Most of the standing passengers are local fares going from their farms to town

Passengers on a Greyhound bus going from Chicago, Illinois to Cincinna...

Public domain photograph - New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Map showing the position of Chicago in connection with the North West & the principal lines of rail roads, canals, navigable streams and lakes, together with the most important towns, and their distances from Chicago.

Map showing the position of Chicago in connection with the North West ...

Map of the north-central United States, east of the Mississippi River, showing the railroad network. Scale ca. 1:2,800,000. LC Railroad maps, 115 Description derived from published bibliography. Inset: Illinois... More

Freight train operations on the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad between Chicago and Clinton, Iowa. The fireman is in the cab but the rest of the crew (head man, rear man, engineer and conductor) pose by their train

Freight train operations on the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad betw...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a locomotive, train tracks, rail transportation, railroad, railway, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago, Illinois and Hammond, Indiana. On their way back the crew stops for dinner for twenty minutes

Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago...

Public domain photograph of attic, house frame, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago, Illinois and Hammond, Indiana. At 8:45 p.m. the train arrives at its destination

Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago...

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

Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago, Illinois and Hammond, Indiana. The crew is going to the yard "light," so the caboose is picked up and they are ready to go

Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a locomotive, train tracks, rail transportation, railroad, railway, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Inside the ice storehouse of the Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad. It has a storage capacity of almost 15,000 tons

Inside the ice storehouse of the Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad. It has ...

Public domain photograph of indoor, interior activity, America in the 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago, Illinois and Hammond, Indiana. The engine crew, engineer and fireman, report at the roundhouse office to be assigned their engine and given orders for the day. The cylinder at the left is the pool board; it lists the names of the men and the order and shift in which they will work

Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bureau, office furniture, desk, chair, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Bird's eye view of junction of the Ohio & Mississippi Rivers, showing Cairo and part of the southern states

Bird's eye view of junction of the Ohio & Mississippi Rivers, showing ...

Scale not given. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 1.5 Panoramic map looking south from Vienna, Illinois, to Holly Springs, Mississippi. Waverly, Tennessee, is on the left and Poplar Bluff, Missouri, is on the righ... More

A Greyhound bus driver loading baggage at a small town between Chicago, Illinois and Cincinnati, Ohio

A Greyhound bus driver loading baggage at a small town between Chicago...

Public domain photograph of freight train, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Switchman giving the "go ahead" signal on an Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad train

Switchman giving the "go ahead" signal on an Indiana Harbor Belt Railr...

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

A blank billboard between Chicago, Illinois and Cincinnati, Ohio as seen from a Greyhound bus

A blank billboard between Chicago, Illinois and Cincinnati, Ohio as se...

Public domain photograph of electric wires, power line, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Freight train operations on the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad between Chicago and Clinton, Iowa. Snow covered farms spread out on both sides of the tracks, as the train speeds toward Iowa

Freight train operations on the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad betw...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Illinois, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

An Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway train carrying stock cars leaving for the east

An Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway train carrying stock cars lea...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a locomotive, train tracks, rail transportation, railroad, railway, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago, Illinois and Hammond, Indiana. While waiting for a signal, another train pulls up behind conductor Cunningham's

Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of workers, war production, aircraft, airfield, the 1930s -1940s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A caboose rolling down the hump to join its train in a classification yard of the Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad

A caboose rolling down the hump to join its train in a classification ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a locomotive, train tracks, rail transportation, railroad, railway, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago, Illinois and Hammond, Indiana. The crew leaves with instructions to pick up a train. It is a cold winter day and the first thing the brakeman Zerkel does is to build a good fire in the stove

Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago...

Picryl description: Public domain image of workers, labor, 1940s, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Switching several cars of military trucks

Switching several cars of military trucks

Picryl description: Public domain image of a locomotive, train cars, railroad tracks, railway, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

The icing station of the Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad. The brick building on the left is the icing plant

The icing station of the Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad. The brick build...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a train station, railroad tracks, railway depot, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Chapman's rail road map of Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Missouri, Minnesota, & Wisconsin.

Chapman's rail road map of Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Missouri...

Outline map showing the railroad network and stations along the rail lines. [From published bibliography] Scale ca. 1:1,450,000. "Chas. Shober Lith. 109 Lake St. Chicago." LC Railroad maps, 122 Available also t... More

Map showing the location of the Galena & Chicago Union Railroad with its branches & connections in Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota.

Map showing the location of the Galena & Chicago Union Railroad with i...

Map of the midwestern United States showing drainage, cities and towns, counties, and the railroad network with emphasis on the main line. Chartered January 16, 1836, constructed in 1853. Consolidated into the ... More

Switchman giving the "go ahead" signal on a train in Blue Island Yard of the Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad

Switchman giving the "go ahead" signal on a train in Blue Island Yard ...

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Freight train operations on the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad between Chicago and Clinton, Iowa. The rear brakeman signals the engineer to apply and release the brakes as a test. This is the "release" sign

Freight train operations on the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad betw...

Public domain image of Chicago city buildings, cityscape, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Freight train operations on the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad between Chicago and Clinton, Iowa. The conductor standing on the caboose platform ready to hop off as the train passes the yard office at the end of the trip

Freight train operations on the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad betw...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of worker, marketplace, vendor, 1930s, Great Depression, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

On arriving at the yard, the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad freight train is left in the receiving yard and the engine is taken to the roundhouse. On its way over there, they stop to let the conductor and brakeman off to go home

On arriving at the yard, the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad freight...

Public domain photograph of a steam locomotive, train car, railroad, railway, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago, Illinois and Hammond, Indiana. Train inspection

Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago...

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

Switchman giving the "go ahead" signal on an Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad train

Switchman giving the "go ahead" signal on an Indiana Harbor Belt Railr...

Public domain photograph of 1930s-1940s industrial development, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago, Illinois and Hammond, Indiana. At lunch time, sandwiches are toasted on the stove

Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Illinois, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A girl riding in the jump seat which was originally meant for the porter, because standing room in the aisles is taken on a Greyhound bus going from Chicago, Illinois to Cincinnati, Ohio

A girl riding in the jump seat which was originally meant for the port...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a car, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Freight train operations on the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad between Chicago and Clinton, Iowa. The crew, with exception of the fireman, chat while waiting for orders to pull out

Freight train operations on the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad betw...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a locomotive, train tracks, rail transportation, railroad, railway, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Freight train operations on the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad between Chicago and Clinton, Iowa. Mr. Clarence Averill, rear brakeman

Freight train operations on the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad betw...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a worker, construction, carpenter, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad between Chicago, Illinois and Hammond, Indiana. Arriving at a Chicago and Northwestern Railroad yard, an inspection is made of the train the crew is to deliver

Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad between Chicago...

Picryl description: Public domain image of workers, labor, 1940s, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago, Illinois and Hammond, Indiana. Lee High, the head brakeman

Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of worker, marketplace, vendor, 1930s, Great Depression, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Traveling map of the western states, exhibiting the counties, towns and villages, the rail ways, rivers, canals, and lakes and towns & stations on them; engraved by Jos. Beutler.

Traveling map of the western states, exhibiting the counties, towns an...

Detailed map of the north-central states between Ohio and Nebraska.

Map showing the Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad, and its connections.

Map showing the Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad, and its connections.

Advertising map covering Michigan and vicinity. Shows drainage, cities and towns, railroad land grant, and the railroad network emphasizing the main line. Information on bond sale by Winslow, Lanier & Co., N.Y.... More

Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago, Illinois and Hammond, Indiana. The yardmaster

Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of an office worker, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago, Illinois and Hammond, Indiana. At 8:45 p.m. the train arrives at its destination

Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago...

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

General view of a yard of the Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad with the icing platform in the background

General view of a yard of the Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad with the ic...

Public domain image of an industrial building, factory, structure, works, 19th-20th century industrial revolution, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago, Illinois and Hammond, Indiana. Part of the train inspection consists of releasing the hand brakes

Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago...

Public domain photograph - New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago, Illinois and Hammond, Indiana. As soon as darkness begins to fall, rear brakeman Louis Zerkel hangs out the red lantern

Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Illinois, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago, Illinois and Hammond, Indiana. In the background, his train starts to pull out and head-man Lee Hines throws switch to clear the track

Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago...

Picryl description: Public domain image of workers, labor, 1940s, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago, Illinois and Hammond, Indiana. The train entering the yard

Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of an office worker, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

The icing station of the Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad. The brick building on the left is the icing plant

The icing station of the Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad. The brick build...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a train station, railroad tracks, railway, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago, Illinois and Hammond, Indiana. The train crew, consisting of the conductor and the brakemen, reports at the yard office for their orders of the day

Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago...

Public domain image of an industrial building, factory, structure, works, 19th-20th century industrial revolution, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

The icing platform of the Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad

The icing platform of the Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad

Public domain photograph of 1930s-1940s industrial development, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Baskets of carrots in cold storage warehouse

Baskets of carrots in cold storage warehouse

Picryl description: Public domain image of an arch stone structure, bridge, or tunnel, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago, Illinois and Hammond, Indiana. The train going around a curve

Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago...

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

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