Welded rail, Chicago Great Western Railroad

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Descriptive Information

Description

Photograph, b/w

Interpretation

The Chicago Great Western was an early user of welded rail. This photo, taken in 1938, shows a section of recently welded rail east of Oneida, Iowa.

Lesson Plans / Themes

Learning Standards

Source

The Corn Belt Route: A History of the Chicago Great Western Railroad Company by H. Roger Grant, ISBN 0-87580-095-5, 231 p., 1984 (p.119)

Subject / Keywords

Temporal Coverage

1938

Collection Publisher

Illinois State Library

Rights

Date Created

37851

Collection Title

Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

Collection

Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

Title	Welded rail, Chicago Great Western Railroad
Description	Photograph, b/w
Interpretation	The Chicago Great Western was an early user of welded rail. This photo, taken in 1938, shows a section of recently welded rail east of Oneida, Iowa.
Lesson Plans / Themes	Transportation-A Student's Historical Explanation Depression Photo Essay American Communities in History American Dream
Learning Standards	15 Economics 16 History 17 Geography
Source	The Corn Belt Route: A History of the Chicago Great Western Railroad Company by H. Roger Grant, ISBN 0-87580-095-5, 231 p., 1984 (p.119)
Subject / Keywords	Railroad locomotives Railroad tracks Rail transportation Chicago Great Western Railroad Company Rail crossings Railroads Illinois
Temporal Coverage	1938
Collection Publisher	Illinois State Library
Rights	Copyright Not Evaluated
Date Created	37851
Collection Title	Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
Collection	Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

Welded rail, Chicago Great Western Railroad