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McLean County Historical Society, Bloomington, Ill.
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Koos, Greg, 1949-
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Munson, Don, 1941-
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Wyckoff, Martin A., 1950-
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Walters, William D, Jr., 1942-
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Railroad locomotives
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Railroads
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Illinois
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Rail transportation
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Railroad tracks
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Rail crossings
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McLean County (Ill.)
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Chicago Great Western Railroad Company
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Chicago and North Western Railway Company
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Transportation
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Chicago (Ill.)
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Chicago and Alton Railroad
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Kansas
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St. Louis (Mo.)
2
Chicago
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Illinois Central Railroad
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Railroad passenger cars
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St. Louis
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Steam engines
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Dining car, Chicago and North Western Railway
Welded rail, Chicago Great Western Railroad
C&A Shops, Locomotive
Railroad porters, Chicago and North Western Railway
Major Nolton Engine, close-up
Piggyback' service, Chicago Great Western Railroad
Texas engine #854, Chicago Great Western Railroad
First diesel engine of the Chicago and Alton Railroad
Steam Engine in McLean County about 1875
The Green Diamond, Illinois Central Railroad
Chicago and Alton train
Rail crossing in St. Charles, Illinois
Major Nolton Engine
Dining car, Chicago and North Western Railway
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Photograph, b/w
Welded rail, Chicago Great Western Railroad
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Photograph, b/w
C&A Shops, Locomotive
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A locomotive sits in the C&A shops in Bloomington, Illinois. C&A (Chicago and Alton) shops were the largest employer in McLean County. There, the first Pullman sleeper, the first commerical dining car, and the first reclining chair car were made.
Railroad porters, Chicago and North Western Railway
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Photograph, b/w
Major Nolton Engine, close-up
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Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
This close-up of the Major Nolton Engine shows details like the antlers, lights, etc.
Piggyback' service, Chicago Great Western Railroad
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Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
Photograph, b/w
Texas engine #854, Chicago Great Western Railroad
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Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
Photograph, b/w
First diesel engine of the Chicago and Alton Railroad
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Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
Photograph, b/w
Steam Engine in McLean County about 1875
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Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
A steam engine in McLean County about 1875.
The Green Diamond, Illinois Central Railroad
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Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
Drawing, color
Chicago and Alton train
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Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
Photograph, b/w
Rail crossing in St. Charles, Illinois
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Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
Photograph, b/w
Major Nolton Engine
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A number of men surround the C&A "Major Nolton" Engine. The engine went to Chicago to fight the Great Fire in 1871, and it became nationally known because it reached Chicago in such short time to help fight the fire.
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