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Print, PhotographicEntry/Object ID
1.05.295Description
C&NW Railroad Employees. 9 1/2" x 7 1/2" black and white photograph of a large group of men, railroad employees, posed in a line standing in front of five trucks and a Chicago & Northwestern boxcar; snow on the ground and a damages freight car axle lying on the ground in front of the men; location is near the old roundhouse in Waseca.Context
Waseca was a C & NW Chicago and North Western division point, or a place where engines were serviced. The roundhouse and car shops were built in 1881 and for many years provided Waseca's largest payroll. Engines were repaired at the roundhouse while cars went on the "riptrack" to the shops for repair. The roundhouse burned in 1953. Chicago & Northwestern; Chicago and Northwestern; Chicago & NorthWestern; Chicago and NorthWestern; Chicago & North Western; Chicago and North Western; Chicago NorthWestern; Chicago North Western; C & NW; C&NW; transportation, railroad, engines, locomotives, train tracks, engineer, trainmen, steam engine, railroad station, train station, Depot.Cataloged By
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Category 08: Communication ObjectsCreate Date
September 23, 2005Update Date
November 21, 2024