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Locomotive Dreams: 1942
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 03/28/2007 - 4:50am.
Roundhouse at the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad yard, Chicago. December 1942. View full size. 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Jack Delano.
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C&NW
Submitted by Slidevalve on Fri, 06/24/2011 - 3:23pm.
The engine closest is a C&NW M-1 class 0-6-0 switcher built in 1916; the second looks like a C&NW 2-8-0 number 1756 Class Z freight engine built in 1910 and last one looks like a C&NW M-1 class 0-6-0 too. Can't read the number. The M-1 0-6-0s were interesting engines---the C&NW had many built from 1905 to 1917. The early versions were lighter and less powerful than the late versions --- yet they all bore the M-1 class and same pay level for the crews. Trivia.
Superb. Jack Delano has a
Submitted by Gravelrash on Wed, 08/29/2007 - 5:50pm.
Superb. Jack Delano has a new fan. Absolutely brilliant.
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Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Sat, 05/05/2007 - 11:40pm.
What an absolutely stunning image!! :^o
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Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Wed, 04/04/2007 - 1:13pm.
How did you do your post processing in these beautiful color pictures. They look great - great job!!!
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Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Mon, 04/02/2007 - 1:28pm.
You can smell the coal and grease fantastic photo
Repeat
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 03/29/2007 - 2:40pm.
It's not a repeat ... the other one is horizontal. This one's a vertical.
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