Scenes on the Chicago & North Western
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Postcard postmarked in 1905 showing ISC campus
close to the Chicago & North Western tracks.
Scenes on the Chicago & North Western
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Postcard postmarked in 1905 showing ISC campus
close to the Chicago & North Western tracks.
This view from Beardshear Hall shows a Chicago & North Western steam engine and train heading west in the distance between Morrill Hall and Agricultural Hall. Visible in the foreground are the tracks for the Ames & College Railway Dinkey. (private collection of Margaret Elbert)
Chicago & North Western R-1 class consolidation steam engine with a 4-6-0 wheel configuration
The Pioneer was the first locomotive to run from Chicago to the West. It was placed in service on October 24, 1848 by the Galena & Chicago Union Railroad, the predecessor of the Chicago & North Western Railroad.
A description of the 103 foot long H class engines can be found in the brochure on the previous page.