From the Schmidt Collection, views of the Chicago Aurora and Elgin. First, B&W prints:
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Car 20 at the rear of a train in Wheaton yards, Oct. 49 |
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Car 28 at Wheaton Station |
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Cars 52 and 315 on the Sacramento curve. 7/11/53
Note ramp to street in background. |
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Car 54 trails a WB local at Lombard, moving fast. 9:15am, 1/17/53.
Photographer notes that third rail sparks show up as smoke. |
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Car 207 on a local at Bellwood |
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Car 403 at Batavia, 5:35 pm, 9/19/53. The photographer notes that this was the last day of mid-day operation. |
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Car 403 at Batavia, same info as above |
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Car 406 at Batavia, 9/13/47 |
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Car 409 in the blue paint scheme at Aurora |
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Car 415 crossing the B&OCT
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Car 428 passing over Union Station
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430 approaching the IC crossing in Elmhurst, Oct. 49 |
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430 on the Cannonball at the IC in Elmhurst. 5:30pm, 8/50
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Car 434 in Oct. 49. (Probably the curve west of Diehl.) |
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457 on the main at Batavia Jct., meeting the shuttle.
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Car 459 crossing Laramie |
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Car 460 on the Sacramento curve. 7/11/53
Note ramp to street in background. |
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Ex-WB&A car 701 at Wheaton |
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2002 on a freight at Bellwood |
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Snow-covered Fox River at Aurora, Jan. 1947 |
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Another view at Aurora, 3pm, 12/10/50 |
Several views at Bellwood:
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12/51. By this time service on the branch had ended, but tracks were still in place. |
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Fast express passing the tower. 12/3/51 |
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Car 457 as the local. |
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The two GE locomotives switching the Cook County branch |
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DesPlaines Avenue station, 7/11/53 |
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Two Pullmans at Diehl Rd., 9/13/47 |
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CA&E train passing L cars at Laramie |
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Single car crossing the Chicago River, noon. |
And then, some color slides:
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Trains meeting at Batavia Jct., 4/20/52 |
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Crossing the West Branch near Warrenville, |
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Car 409 at Wheaton, 6/11/51 |
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458 at Mont View, 3:45 pm, 4/20/52. Fast car. |
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427 near Batavia Jct., 5:15pm |
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453 crossing B&OCT, 10am |
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