Schmidt - Chicago Aurora and Elgin

From the Schmidt Collection, views of the Chicago Aurora and Elgin.   First, B&W prints:

Car 20 at the rear of a train in Wheaton yards, Oct. 49

Car 28 at Wheaton Station

Cars 52 and 315 on the Sacramento curve.   7/11/53
Note ramp to street in background.

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.

Car 207 on a local at Bellwood

Car 403 at Batavia, 5:35 pm, 9/19/53.  The photographer notes that this was the last day of mid-day operation.

Car 403 at Batavia, same info as above

Car 406 at Batavia, 9/13/47

Car 409 in the blue paint scheme at Aurora

Car 415 crossing the B&OCT

Car 428 passing over Union Station

430 approaching the IC crossing in Elmhurst, Oct. 49

430 on the Cannonball at the IC in Elmhurst.  5:30pm, 8/50

Car 434 in Oct. 49.  (Probably the curve west of Diehl.)

457 on the main at Batavia Jct., meeting the shuttle.

Car 459 crossing Laramie

Car 460 on the Sacramento curve.   7/11/53
Note ramp to street in background.

Ex-WB&A car 701 at Wheaton

2002 on a freight at Bellwood

Snow-covered Fox River at Aurora, Jan. 1947

Another view at Aurora, 3pm, 12/10/50

Several views at Bellwood:

12/51.  By this time service on the branch had ended, but tracks were still in place.

Fast express passing the tower.   12/3/51

Car 457 as the local.

The two GE locomotives switching the Cook County branch

DesPlaines Avenue station, 7/11/53

Two Pullmans at Diehl Rd., 9/13/47

CA&E train passing L cars at Laramie

Single car crossing the Chicago River, noon.

And then, some color slides:

Trains meeting at Batavia Jct., 4/20/52

Crossing the West Branch near Warrenville, 

Car 409 at Wheaton, 6/11/51

458 at Mont View, 3:45 pm, 4/20/52.   Fast car.

427 near Batavia Jct., 5:15pm

453 crossing B&OCT, 10am