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Encyclopedia > Chicago Great Western Railway
Chicago Great Western Railway
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Reporting marks CGW
Locale Chicago, Illinois, Minneapolis, Minnesota and Omaha, Nebraska to Kansas City, Kansas
Dates of operation 1885 – 1968
Track gauge 4 ft 8½ in (1435 mm) (standard gauge)
Headquarters Oelwein, Iowa / Chicago, Illinois

The Chicago Great Western Railway (AAR reporting mark CGW) was a Class I railroad that linked Chicago, Minneapolis, Omaha, and Kansas City. It was founded by Alpheas Beede Stickney in 1885 as a small 100 mile line between St. Paul and the Iowa state line called the Minnesota & Northwestern Railroad. Through mergers with the Chicago, St. Paul, & Kansas City Railroad, which was another Stickney line, and new construction, the newly titled Chicago Great Western quickly became a multi-state carrier. It purchased trackage rights from the Illinois Central over the Mississippi and maintained the expensive Winston Tunnel near Galena, Illinois. Nicknamed the Corn Belt Route because of its operating area in the midwestern United States, the railroad was sometimes called the Lucky Strike Road, due to the similarity in design between the herald of the CGW and the logo used for Lucky Strike cigarettes. The Chicago Great Western was one of the last Class I railroads to be built. Chicago Great Western Railway Herald Heralds are logos or slogans used by railroad companies and displayed on their equipment. ... The following are reporting marks assigned by the Association of American Railroads (AAR) to rail carriers operating in North America and the companies (railroads and rail equipment owners/operators) to which they were assigned. ... Article Entered in Year 2005 - Chicago, colloquially known as the Second City and the Windy City, is the second-largest city in population in the United States, following New York City , and the largest inland city in the country. ... Downtown Minneapolis as viewed from the Stone Arch Bridge Motto: En Avant (French: forward) Nickname: City of Lakes location in Hennepin County, Minnesota Founded Incorporated 1850s 1867  County Hennepin County Mayor R.T. Rybak (DFL) Area  - Total  - Water 142. ... It has been suggested that Omaha Sound be merged into this article or section. ... 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Its headquarters was in Chicago, Illinois, but later moved to Oelwein, Iowa. Oelwein maintained excellent locomotive repair facilities.


The Great Western bought its steam locomotives locomotives primarily from Baldwin, but also modified many of the locomotives it had purchased at its extensive facilities in Oelwein, IA. The mammoth facilities at Oelwein were to inspire Walter Chrysler. Baldwin can refer to: // Place Baldwin is the name of some places in Canada: Baldwin (community), Ontario Baldwin, Ontario Baldwin, Quebec Baldwin Mills, Quebec Baldwin Road, Prince Edward Island Baldwins Bridge, Ontario Baldwinton, Saskatchewan Baldwin is the name of some places in the United States of America: Baldwin, Florida Baldwin... Cover of Time Magazine (April 20, 1925) Walter Percy Chrysler (April 2, 1875 – August 18, 1940) was an American automobile pioneer. ...


The railroad pioneered the intermodal freight transport concept (piggyback service) when, in 1936, it moved several hundred truck trailers on specially modified flat cars. The railroad also pioneered welded rail. It also was the first railroad in the Midwest to run on a fixed schedule for freight. The Great Western was also the first railroad to run one hundred plus car trains as a matter of course. To do this, they used first used enormous 2-10-4 steam locomotives, and later six or more F-units diesel locomotives lashed together. These "mortgage lifters", as they were called, moved slowly, but required the same crew as a smaller train. The CGW ran F-units with B engines between two A or cab engines end to end; that is, they ran no F-units elephant style. The result was streamlined and graceful trains that provided excellent photo opportunities. Intermodal is a term that refers to more than one mode of transport. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... KCS 8985, a flatcar seen in this May 29, 2004 photo, is fitted with hitches for hauling trailers. ... ATSF 2-10-4 #5000 Madame Queen awaiting an eastbound train at Ricardo, New Mexico in March, 1943. ...


On July 1, 1968, the Chicago Great Western merged with Chicago and North Western Railway (CNW) to avoid bankruptcy. The CNW maintained the facilities at Oelwein for several years, but ultimately abandoned the mammoth yard and repair facility. The CNW subsequently abandoned most of the CGW right-of-way. Portions of the remaining right-of-way near Chicago have been turned into a bicycle path. A handful of CGW locomotives remain operational, primarily of the SD40 variety, but have long since been repainted and scattered nationwide. Sometimes an observant train watcher will notice an old hopper car still painted in CGW colors but they are now quite rare. July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... The Chicago and North Western Railway (AAR reporting marks: CNW, CNWS, CNWZ; unofficial abbreviation: C&NW) was a Class I railroad in the United States. ... Notice of closure stuck on the door of a computer store the day after its parent company, Granville Technology Group Ltd, declared bankruptcy (strictly, administration - see text) in the UK. Bankruptcy is a legally declared inability or impairment of ability of an individual or organization to pay their creditors. ... The Great Western Trail is made up of two non-consecutive sections of the former right-of-way of the Chicago Great Western Railway in suburban Chicago and northern Illinois that have been converted into biking and hiking trails. ...


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