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Chicago & North Western Transportation Co.
Close-up phot of derailed railroad cars and damaged tracks.
On back of photo:
CNW
Train Crash
1-7-53
On back of photo:
CNW
Train Crash
1-7-53
New Offices
Motive power and car shops offices have been combined in new quarters at the Chicago and North Western Railroad diesel shop building on Avenue G. Miss Letha Wadley, general clerk, works at her desk. Former quarters occupied by the two offices were…
New Electronic System Keeps Tabs On Freight Cars For CNW; CAR_FAX 'Eliminates Many Problems'
Transmitting A List...of eastbound freight cars is Chief Clerk Odell Waffle, Route 4, and Asst. Supt. L.C. McDowell. Information is transmitted directly from punched cards.
93-Year Tradition Ends As No. 5 Makes Last Run
Old No. 5...emerges through a cloud of swirling snow with its last string of passenger cards for Council Bluffs
93-Year Tradition Ends As No. 5 Makes Last Run
Swinging Down...from the engine cab are crewmen James Nelson, the fireman, and engineer Tom Ogilvie.
C&NW Employes [sic] Trickle Back To Work In C.B.; Pay Loss Estimated At $55,000
Getting Them Rolling Again...was the concern of the first work crews reporting back to the Chicago and North Western Railway Saturday. Inspecting locomotives idled for the last 30 days in the Council Bluffs yards were the Division General Foreman…
Crossing Rails Can Be Frightening; On Washboard Road
A Car Crossing...the railroad on Washboard Road must be within 11 feet of the rail before the driver's line of sight is clear to the curve east of the intersection.
Chicago and North Western Transportation Co.
photo of car approaching the Chicago and North Western Railway's crossing on Washboard Road.
Cannons Boomed As First Train Chugged Into CB Century Ago
Freight office, left...rebuilt by north Western Railroad in 1953 is now the Railway Inn, a tavern at Eleventh Street and First Avenue. The old passenger depot, right, was torn down shortly after the freight office as completed.
Cannons Boomed As First Train Chugged Into CB Century Ago
Freight Office, left...rebuilt by the North Western Railroad in 1953 is now the Railway Inn, a tavern at Eleventh Street and First Avenue. The old passenger depot, right, was torn down shortly after the freight office was completed.
Chicago Central & Pacific Railroad Bridge
Chicago Central & Pacific dual span swing bridge over the Missouri River west of Council Bluffs has been battered by elements and attacked by vandals but still provides steady service for daily trains. In the summer river navigation season, the…
Chicago Central & Pacific Railroad Bridge
photo of bridge, taken on the bridge and looking straight across it
on back of photo:
file 12/88
Chicago Central & Pacific
Swing-span bridge
Missouri River west of CB
on back of photo:
file 12/88
Chicago Central & Pacific
Swing-span bridge
Missouri River west of CB
Chicago Great Western Railroad
photo of Chicago Great Western Railroad depot, taken from tracks
on back of photo:
File Chicago Great Western
CGW depot
on back of photo:
File Chicago Great Western
CGW depot
Chicago Great Western Has New $60,000 Facility
Yard Office...at Chicago Great Western Railroad's new building has a glass front, seen in background, for a full and unobstructed view of the tracks. In center foregound is William J. Greulack, 617 Twenty-sixth Ave., yard clerk.
Chicago Great Western Has New $60,000 Facility
New Facility...viewed from the trackside is the Chicago Great Western Railroad's new combination depot, yard office and freight house. The passenger section is at left with glass entrance. Yard office facilities are at center and freight house at…
CGW Starts 2nd Big Project Here; Includes Complete New Engine House
Extensive Improvements Are Planned...by Chicago Great Western Railroad on the property shown here. At center and at right are the old roundhouse and repair track buildings that will be torn down to make way for new facilities. At left is the new…
Low Rent Housing Vote Urged Here - Circulate Petitions
The Rev. Alvin Moore . . . stands in front of one of the examples of what low income families are forced to live in.
Break Ground For Housing
The first shovelful of dirt was a big one as officials Monday turned ground for the 210-unit low rent housing for the elderly project at Fifth Avenue and Sixth Street. The Rev. Alvin Moore of Ft. Dodge, an instigator of the project here; William…
Finding A Place To Live - It's Not Always Easy
Top To Bottom: Sail Apartments, a six-plex located at 3001 Second Ave; Place 35, low-income apartments located - as the plaque indicates - at 901 N. 35th St.; and a duplex located at 2934 and 2936 Seventh Ave.
Proposed $1.25 Million Motel To Be Built Soon - Bids Being Accepted
Architect's Sketch . . . shows the proposed $1,250,000 motel and restaurant. The restaurant is at the right front and motel accommodations are in the building to the rear and left. A heated swimming pool with outside patio is planned for the front of…