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

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Locomotive lubrication chart in the laboratory of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad. The laboratory assistant in foreground is working at a precision balance. Chicago, Ill

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Chicago, Illinois. Engineer and fireman on the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad waiting for the highball sign before pulling out of the yard for Clinton, Iowa

In the roundhouse at Proviso Yard, Chicago and Northwestern Railroad. Chicago, Illinois

Chicago, Illinois. A switchman who works in the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad's Proviso yard

Chicago, Illinois. Workmen studying blueprints in the locomotive shops of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad. The long bar on the ground is to be made into part of a locomotive frame

Chicago, Illinois. The Chicago and Northwestern Railroad runs a special service in these freight cars marked "X" between Chicago and Milwaukee. The cars are loaded with goods in proper order on these hand trucks. The cars are sent on to Milwaukee, trucks and all, are unloaded there, trucks reloaded, and shipped in the freight cars back to specified tracks. By setting aside special tracks at both ends, and keeping the goods in proper order for unloading, a great deal of time is saved

Chicago, Illinois. Workmen at the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad's locomotive shops during their half-hour lunch period

Chicago, Illinois. Painting grease on the bearings of new car wheels just arrived from the shops at the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad rip tracks

Chicago, Illinois. One of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad "Challenger" engineer (right) at the coaling station

Chicago, Illinois. Making up the trains in one of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad's classification yards

Chicago, Illinois. One of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad's giant 3000 class freight locomotives waiting to leave for Clinton, Iowa

Chicago, Illinois. A welder who works in the roundhouse at the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad's Proviso yard

Chicago, Illinois. A car going over the hump tracks at a yard of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad. Beyond is a new village that has sprung up since the building of a war plant in the vicinity

Chicago, Illinois. Workmen on the repair tracks on the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad coming out of their lunch room

Chicago, Illinois. Workmen at the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad's locomotive shops during their half-hour lunch period

Locomotive repair shops of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad.

Chicago, Illinois. Locomotive lubrication chart in the laboratory of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad. The laboratory assistant in foreground is working at a precision balance

Chicago, Illinois. In this machine at the laboratory of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad various paints, preservatives and other coatings used on railroad equipment are put through severe tests

Chicago, Illinois. Car going toward the hump at a yard of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad. In the background is a new village that has sprung up since the construction of a war plant

Chicago, Illinois. An Indiana Harbor Belt Line railroad engine delivering a trainload of stock and other cars at a yard of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad. Riding with the engine is the headman

Chicago, Illinois. Workmen at a Chicago and Northwestern Railroad during their half-hour lunch period

Chicago, Illinois. Workmen employed by the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad at the repair tracks having lunch

Chicago, Illinois. One of the yards of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad at night. The light streaks are caused by lantern of men going in and out of the yard office

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

Chicago, Illinois. General view of the activity at the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad rip track

Chicago, Illinois. In this machine at the laboratory of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad various paints, preservatives and other coatings used on railroad equipment are put through severe tests

Chicago, Illinois. The Chicago and Northwestern Railroad runs a special service in these freight cars marked "X" between Chicago and Milwaukee. The cars are loaded with goods in proper order on these hand trucks. The cars are sent on to Milwaukee, trucks and all, are unloaded there, trucks reloaded, and shipped in the freight cars back to specified tracks. By setting aside special tracks at both ends, and keeping the goods in proper order for unloading, a great deal of time is saved

Chicago, Illinois. One of the painters at the repair tracks at a yard of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad. The mask is worn as a protection when spraying paint on cars

Chicago, Illinois. One of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad's "400" fleet of locomotives lined up for coal and water at a coaling station

West Chicago, Illinois. At a meeting of the Albert Keep Lodge Number 364 of the International Brotherhood of Railway Trainman. Northwestern Railroad local. The lodge has been organized since 1890 and has 150 members on record. Four hundred dollars were taken out of the lodge treasury for the purchase of war bonds

Freight train operations on the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad between Chicago and Clinton, Iowa. The train rounding a long curve near Elmhurst, Illinois on its way back

Freight train operations on the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad between Chicago and Clinton, Iowa. The train stops at DeKalb, Illinois for coal and water. The brakemen make an inspection of the train. Since their time is limited, they walk on the side opposite the wind so they smell any hot-boxes on the other side without having to walk both sides of the train

Freight train operations on the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad between Chicago and Clinton, Iowa. The rear brakeman hops on as the train starts again after waiting for a passenger train to go by

Freight train operations on the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad between Chicago and Northwestern Railroad between Chicago and Clinton, Iowa. The caboose is the conductor's second home. He always uses the same one and many conductors cook and sleep there while waiting for trains to take back from division points

Freight train operations on the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad between Chicago and Clinton, Iowa. The last two cars of the train carry very wide metal structures bound for the west coast. To see past them, the conductor sometimes needs to get out on the caboose platform

Freight train operations on the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad between Chicago and Clinton, Iowa. At the end of the trip, the engine goes off to the roundhouse as conductor Wolfsmith waves good-bye to the engine crew

Clinton, Iowa. Women wipers of the Chicago and Northwestern railroad cleaning one of the giant locomotives

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

Chicago, Illinois. Workmen at the Proviso yard of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad taking the suburban train for home

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 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 between Chicago and Clinton, Iowa. Mr. Clarence Averill, rear brakeman

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 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 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 between Chicago and Clinton, Iowa. There is not much to do when the men arrive in Clinton. Clarence Averill and Engineer Johnson spend some time hanging out at the recreation room in the depot frequented by many railroad workers

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 between Chicago and Clinton, Iowa. The train going through the town to the yard which is two miles beyond

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

Clinton, Iowa. Women wipers of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad going out to work on an engine at the roundhouse

West Chicago, Illinois. Mr. W.M. Hoag, president, opens the meeting of the west Chicago Lodge of the International Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen (Northwestern Railroad local)

Freight train operations on the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad between Chicago and Clinton, Iowa. The train rushing through the town of Malta, Illinois on its way to Clinton

Rear brakeman inspects train and releases all handbrakes before train pulls out of Proviso yard for Clinton, Iowa (on a trip aboard a Chicago and Northwestern Railroad (C&NWRR) freight train)

Freight train operations on the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad between Chicago and Clinton, Iowa. On arriving in the Clinton yard, the conductor immediately goes to the yard office to report with his waybills

Freight train operations on the Chicago an Northwestern Railroad between Chicago and Clinton, Iowa. In the engineer's cab, after the train has arrived at Clinton and the engine is being taken over to the roundhouse. Note that the key has been put back into the automatic train control mechanism

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 between Chicago and Clinton, Iowa. The train going through the town to the yard which is two miles beyond

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

Brakeman standing with a flag, waiting for a Chicago and Northwestern Railroad fast passenger train to go by so that his train can get on the main line in Illinois

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 between Chicago and Clinton, Iowa. The train rushing through the town of Cortland, Illinois on its way to Iowa

Freight train operations on the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad between Chicago and Clinton, Iowa. The train going through the town to the yard which is two miles beyond

Freight train operations on the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad between Chicago and Clinton, Iowa. Conductor John M. Wolfsmith

Clinton, Iowa. Women wipers of the Chicago and Northwestern railroad cleaning one of the giant locomotives

Freight train operations on the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad between Chicago and Clinton, Iowa. At the end of the trip, Conductor Wolfsmith waits at the little railroad station for a suburban train to take him back home to Chicago. A welder, who works at the rip tracks is trying to thaw out his frozen air hose

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 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 between Chicago and Clinton, Iowa. The head brakeman

Freight train operations on the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad between Chicago and Clinton, Iowa. Engineer John Johnson

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 between Chicago and Clinton, Iowa. The caboose is the conductor's second home. He always uses the same one and many conductors cook and sleep there while waiting for trains to take back from division points

West Chicago, Illinois. Reading the minutes at a meeting of the West Chicago Lodge of the International Brotherhood of the Railway Trainmen (Northwestern Railroad local)

West Chicago, Illinois. At a meeting of the Albert Keep Lodge Number 364 of the International Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, Northwestern Railroad Local. The lodge has been organized since 1890 and has 150 members on the records. Four hundred dollars were taken out of the lodge treasury for the purchase of war bonds

Freight train operations on the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad between Chicago and Clinton, Iowa. Without stopping, the train goes through Geneva, Illinois

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 trains operations on the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad between Chicago and Clinton, Iowa. Clutching his bills, Conductor Wolfsmith hops off the caboose as the train passes the yard office on its way into the receiving yard

Clinton, Iowa. Women wipers of the Chicago and Northwestern railroad cleaning one of the giant locomotives

Freight train operations on the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad between Chicago and Clinton, Iowa. The journey ended, conductor Wolfsmith walks to the little passenger station to wait for a suburban train to take him home to Chicago

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 operaions on the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad between Chicago and Clinton, Iowa. Conductor Wolfsmith washing up in the caboose as the train nears Clinton

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

Clinton, Iowa. Women wipers of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad going out to work on an engine at the roundhouse

Freight train operations on the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad between Chicago and Clinton, Iowa. Mr. William Stroscheim, of Chicago, head brakeman

Freight train operations on the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad between Chicago and Clinton, Iowa. The train going through the town to the yard which is two miles beyond

Clinton, Iowa. Jim Cross, brakeman, visiting Clarence Averill, another brakeman on the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad. He has to watch the time because he goes to work at midnight

Freight train operations on the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad between Chicago and Clinton, Iowa. The train crew watch all towers for any signals or special instructions

Kennecott Copper Corporation, Firehouse, On Copper River & Northwestern Railroad, Kennicott, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, AK

Defends actions. Washington, D.C., March 16. J.J. Pelley, President of American Railroads, denied before the Senate Rail Finance Inquiry today charges of Fred Sargent, President of the Northwestern Railroad, that the Association had used unfair tactics in "squeezing" the trunk line railroads of the middle west. Pelley told the committee his association afforded [...] cooperation to all the railroads, 3/1/38

Kennecott Copper Corporation, New School Building, On Copper River & Northwestern Railroad, Kennicott, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, AK

Kennecott Copper Corporation, NPS Interpretation Building, On Copper River & Northwestern Railroad, Kennicott, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, AK

Protests tactics of Association of American Railroad. Washington, D.C., March 16. Testifying before the Senate Rail Finance Inquiry today, Fred W. Sargent, President of the Northwestern Railroad, protested against the "unfair and partial" tactics by the American Association of Railroads in "Squeezing" the trunk railroad lines of the middle west. He also proposed to the committee an 8-point program for rehabilitation of railroads, 3/16/38

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