| Chicago and North Western Railway |
 | | Reporting marks | CNW, CNWS, CNWZ | | Locale | Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and Wyoming | | Dates of operation | 1865 – 1995 | | Track gauge | 4 ft 8½ in (1435 mm), some 3 ft (914 mm) gauge branch lines | | Headquarters | Chicago, Illinois | 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. It was also known as the North Western. Image File history File links Chicago and Northwestern Railway Herald Heralds are logos or slogans used by railroad companies and displayed on their equipment. ...
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State nickname: Land of Lincoln, The Prairie State Other U.S. States Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Governor Rod Blagojevich (D) Official languages English Area 149,998 km² (25th) - Land 143,968 km² - Water 6,030 km² (4. ...
State nickname: The Hawkeye State Other U.S. States Capital Des Moines Largest city Des Moines Governor Thomas Vilsack (D) Official languages English Area 145,743 km² (26th) - Land 144,701 km² - Water 1,042 km² (0. ...
State nickname: The Sunflower State Other U.S. States Capital Topeka Largest city Wichita Governor Kathleen Sebelius (D) Official languages None Area 82,277 mi²; 213,096 km² (15th) - Land 81,815 mi²; 211,900 km² - Water 462 mi²; 1,196 km² (0. ...
State nickname: Wolverine State or Great Lakes State Other U.S. States Capital Lansing Largest city Detroit Governor Jennifer Granholm (D) Official languages English de-facto Area 250,941 km² (11th) - Land 147,255 km² - Water 103,687 km² (41. ...
State nickname: North Star State Other U.S. States Capital Saint Paul Largest city Minneapolis Governor Tim Pawlenty (R) Official languages None Area 225,365 km² (12th) - Land 206,375 km² - Water 18,990 km² (8. ...
Missouri, named after the Missouri Siouan Indian tribe meaning canoe, is a Southern U.S. state in the United States with Jefferson City as its capital. ...
State nickname: Cornhusker State Other U.S. States Capital Lincoln Largest city Omaha Governor Dave Heineman (R) Official languages English Area 200,520 km² (16th) - Land 199,099 km² - Water 1,247 km² (0. ...
State nickname: Peace Garden State, Roughrider State, Flickertail State Other U.S. States Capital Bismarck Largest city Fargo Governor John Hoeven (R) Official languages English Area 183 272 km² (19th) - Land 178 839 km² - Water 4 432 km² (2. ...
State nickname: The Mount Rushmore State Other U.S. States Capital Pierre Largest city Sioux Falls Governor Mike Rounds (R) Official languages English Area 199,905 km² (17th) - Land 196,735 km² - Water 3,173 km² (1. ...
State nickname: Badger State State motto: Forward Other U.S. States Capital Madison Largest city Milwaukee Governor Jim Doyle (D) Official languages None Area 169,790 km² (23rd) - Land 140,787 km² - Water 28,006 km² (17%) Population (2000) - Population 5,453,896 (18th) - Density 38. ...
State nickname: Equality State Other U.S. States Capital Cheyenne Largest city Cheyenne Governor Dave Freudenthal (D) Official languages English Area 253,554 km² (10th) - Land 251,706 km² - Water 1,851 km² (0. ...
1865 is a common year starting on Sunday. ...
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Chicago, colloquially known as the Second City and the Windy City, is the third-largest city in population in the United States and the largest inland city in the country. ...
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 CNW #8540, at Shawnee, WY Chicago and Northwestern (CNW) locomotive #8540 General Electric (GE) model C40-8 “Zito” safety yellow paint scheme Photo taken by Russell Meier on October 10, 1990 at Shawnee, Wyoming. ...
Chicago and Northwestern (CNW) locomotive #8540 General Electric (GE) model C40-8 “Zito” safety yellow paint scheme Photo taken by Russell Meier on October 10, 1990 at Shawnee, Wyoming. ...
History The Chicago and North Western Railway was chartered on June 7, 1859. It had purchased the assets of the bankrupt Chicago, St. Paul and Fond du Lac Railroad five days earlier. On February 15, 1865, it officially merged with the Galena and Chicago Union Railroad, which had been chartered on January 16, 1836. Since the Galena & Chicago Union started operating in December, 1848, and the Fond du Lac railroad started in March, 1855, the Galena and Chicago Union Railroad is considered to be the origin of the North Western railroad system. June 7 is the 158th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (159th in leap years), with 207 days remaining. ...
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February 15 is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
1865 is a common year starting on Sunday. ...
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January 16 is the 16th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
1836 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...
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The North Western had owned a majority of the stock of the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway (Omaha Road) since 1882. On January 1, 1957, it officially leased the company, and merged it into the North Western in 1972. The Omaha Road's main line ran from an interchange with the North Western at Elroy, Wisconsin, to the Twin Cities, down to Sioux City, Iowa, and then finally to Omaha, Nebraska. 1882 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...
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Elroy is a city located in Juneau County, Wisconsin. ...
Sioux City is a city located in Western Iowa. ...
Location in Nebraska Founded -Incorporated 1854 1857 County Douglas County Mayor Michael Fahey Area - Total - Water 1290. ...
The North Western picked up several important short railroads during its later years. It finalized acquisition of the Litchfield and Madison railroad on January 1, 1958. The Litchfield and Madison railroad was a 44-mile bridge road from East St. Louis to Litchfield, Illinois. On July 30, 1968, the North Western acquired two former interurbans – the 36-mile Des Moines and Central Iowa Railway (DM&CI), and the 110-mile Fort Dodge, Des Moines and Southern Railway (FDDM&S). The DM&CI gave access to the Firestone plant in Des Moines, Iowa, and the FDDM&S provided access to gypsum mills in Fort Dodge, Iowa. January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ...
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Litchfield is a city located in Montgomery County, Illinois. ...
July 30 is the 211th day (212th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 154 days remaining. ...
1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ...
Des Moines skyline Des Moines (pronounced in English, in French) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Iowa. ...
Fort Dodge is a city and county seat of Webster County, Iowa, situated on the Des Moines River. ...
On November 1, 1960, the North Western acquired the rail properties of the 1,500-mile Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway. In spite of its name, it ran only from Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Peoria, Illinois. This acquisition provided traffic and modern rolling stock, and eliminated competition. November 1 is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 60 days remaining. ...
1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Downtown Minneapolis as viewed from the Stone Arch Bridge Minneapolis is the largest city in Minnesota and the county seat of Hennepin County. ...
Downtown Peoria Peoria is the largest city on the Illinois River and the county seat of Peoria County6, Illinois. ...
On July 1, 1968, the 1,500 mile (2,400 km) Chicago Great Western Railway was merged into the North Western. This railroad went from Chicago to Oelwein, Iowa. From there, separate lines went to the Twin Cities, Omaha, Nebraska, and Kansas City, Missouri. A connection from Hayfield, Minnesota, to Clarion, Iowa, provided a Twin Cities to Omaha main line. The Chicago Great Western duplicated the North Western's routes from Chicago to the Twin Cities and Omaha, but went the long way. This merger provided access to Kansas City, Missouri, and eliminated competition. After abandoning a plan to merge with the Milwaukee Road in 1970, Benjamin W. Heineman, who had headed the CNW and parent Northwest Industries since 1956, arranged the sale of the railroad to its employees in 1972. The words "Employee Owned" were part of the company logo in the ensuing period. July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ...
1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ...
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A Picture of downtown Oelwein Oelwein is a city located in Fayette County, Iowa. ...
City nickname: City of Fountains, Heart of the Nation Location Location in the state of Missouri Government Country State County United States Missouri Cass/Clay/Jackson/Platte Mayor Kay Barnes Physical characteristics Area Land Water 318 sq. ...
Hayfield is a city located in Dodge County, Minnesota. ...
Clarion is a city located in Wright County, Iowa. ...
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After the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) stopped operating on March 31, 1980, the North Western took over operations of about 800 miles (1,300 km) of the Rock Island, including the "Spine Line." This was a well-engineered line from the Twin Cities to Kansas City, Missouri, via Des Moines, Iowa. Because of deferred maintenance, though, slow orders plagued the line. Nevertheless, the North Western started to abandon ex-Chicago Great Western trackage north of Oelwein, which duplicated Spine Line service. The North Western won a bidding war with the Soo Line for purchase of the Spine Line when on June 20, 1983, the ICC approved the North Western's bid of $93 million. After a major rehabilitation of the Spine Line in 1984, the North Western started to abandon the Oelwein to Kansas City section of the former Chicago Great Western Railway, which also duplicated Spine Line service. The Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (AAR reporting mark RI) was a Class 1 railroad in the United States. ...
March 31 is the 90th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (91st in Leap years), with 275 days remaining, as the final day of March. ...
1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ...
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June 20 is the 171st day of the year (172nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 194 days remaining. ...
1983 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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In April, 1995, the Chicago and North Western Transportation Company was merged into the Union Pacific Railroad. April is the fourth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four with the length of 30 days. ...
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Chicago and North Western locomotives continued to operate in their paint schemes for several years after the merger. As of August 16th, 2005, only five engines were left in full C&NW paint, but many others were wearing "patch" Union Pacific numbers over the old C&NW scheme.
Named routes Chicago and Northwestern operated some notable passenger trains, including the City of Los Angeles and City of Denver. Both of those lines were jointly operated by CNW and the Union Pacific Railroad from 1936 until Amtrak was created in 1971. This article is about trains in rail transport. ...
The City of Los Angeles, powered by an EMD E2, at a station stop in Cheyenne, Wyoming, February 13, 1938. ...
The City of Denver was a passenger train operated jointly by the Chicago and Northwestern (CNW) and Union Pacific (UP) railroads. ...
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1936 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Amtrak is the trademark name of the intercity passenger train system created on May 1, 1971 in the United States. ...
1971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ...
The CNW's most famous train, the Chicago-Twin Cities 400 was introduced in 1935 to compete with the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy's Zephyrs and the Milwaukee Road's Hiawathas. This train was named because it traveled the 400 miles between the cities in 400 minutes. CNW was the first system to start a high-speed Chicago-Twin Cities schedule because it used refurbished instead of new equipment, but in 1939, modernized the 400 with new E3A diesel locomotive pairs and streamlined cars. 1935 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad (AAR reporting mark CBQ) was a railroad that operated in the Midwestern United States. ...
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CNW eventually renamed the first 400 to the Twin Cities 400 as the CNW stuck almost all of its passenger trains with the 400 moniker, including the Flambeau 400, Rochester 400, and the Kate Shelley 400. CNW ceased running the Twin Cities 400 in 1963, and all intercity passenger service on CNW ended with the formation of Amtrak in 1971. 1963 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
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Additional notes The CNW was known for running "left-hand main" on double track mainlines. In other words, traffic was routed by default to the track on the left rather than the track on the right. In the United States, most railroads followed the "right-hand main" operating practice, while "left-hand main" running was more common in countries where automobile traffic drove on the left as well. According to a display in the Lake Forest station, the reason for this was a combination of chance and inertia. When originally built as single-line trackage, the C&NW arbitrarily placed its stations on the left-hand side of the tracks (when headed inbound toward Chicago). Later, when a second track was added, it was placed on the side away from the stations so as not to force them to relocate. Since most passengers waiting at the stations were headed toward Chicago, the inbound track remained the one closest to the station platforms. The expense of reconfiguring signals and switches has prevented a conversion to right-hand operation ever since. Lake Forest is a city located in Lake County, Illinois. ...
The railroad also purchased a great deal of its equipment second-hand. CNW shop forces economized wherever possible, earning the railroad the nickname Cheap and Nothing Wasted.
References - Grant, H. Roger (1996) The North Western – A history of the Chicago & North Western Railway system, Northern Illinois University Press, DeKalb, IL. ISBN 0-87580-214-1
- Grant, H. Roger (1984) The Corn Belt Route – A history of the Chicago Great Western Railroad Company, Northern Illinois University Press, DeKalb, IL. ISBN 0-87580-095-5
- The Trains staff (November, 1990). Timeline. Trains, pp. 21-47.
- (1973). Handy Railroad Atlas of the United States. Rand McNally & Co. p.53.
External links - Chicago & North Western Historical Society – capsule histories
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The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (AAR reporting mark ATSF), often abbreviated as Santa Fe, was one of the largest railroads in the United States. ...
The Atlanta and West Point Railroad (AWP) was originally chartered in 1847 and the section from Newnan to West Point was chartered in December 1849. ...
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The Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad (B≤ AAR reporting mark BLE) was a railroad company operating mainly in western Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio. ...
The Boston & Maine (B&M) was the dominant railroad of the northern United States for a century. ...
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The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad (AAR reporting mark CBQ) was a railroad that operated in the Midwestern United States. ...
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The Columbus and Greenville Railway (AAR reporting mark CAGY) was founded in 1975 to operate divested Illinois Central trackage across the state of Mississippi. ...
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The Monon Railroad (AAR reporting marks CIL, MON), also known as the Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville Railway from 1897-1956, operated almost entirely within the state of Indiana. ...
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The Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas Pacific Railway (AAR reporting mark CNTP) is a railroad that runs from Cincinnati, Ohio to Chattanooga, Tennessee. ...
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway (C&O) was a Class I railroad formed in 1869 in Virginia from many smaller railroads begun in the 19th century. ...
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The Clinchfield Railroad (AAR reporting mark CRR) was a former freight and passenger railroad which operated in Kentucky, Virginia, Tennessee and North and South Carolina. ...
1879 map The Central Vermont Railway (AAR reporting mark CV) was a railroad that operated in the New England states of Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, [New York], as well as the Canadian province of Quebec. ...
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The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company (DL&W or Lackawanna) (AAR reporting mark DLW) was a railroad connecting Pennsylvanias Lackawanna Valley, rich in anthracite coal, to New York City, Buffalo and Oswego, New York. ...
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The Erie Lackawanna Railroad (AAR reporting mark EL) was formed from the 1960 merger of the Erie Railroad and the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad. ...
The Erie Railroad (AAR reporting mark ERIE) was a railroad that operated in New York State, connecting New York City with Lake Erie and several cities in upstate New York, including Binghamton, Buffalo and Dunkirk. ...
The Florida East Coast Railway (AAR reporting mark FEC) is a Class II railroad operating in the US state of Florida; in the past, it has been a Class I railroad. ...
The Georgia Railroad (AAR reporting mark GA) was originally chartered in 1833 starting in Augusta, Georgia it was completed into Atlanta by Chief Engineer J. Edgar Thomson in 1845 and Richard Peters was its first superintendent. ...
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The Milwaukee Road, officially the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. ...
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NC&StL Steam Engine 576, now displayed in Centennial Park in Nashville This company began as Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad Company, chartered in Nashville in 1845 and one of the first railways to operate in the state of Tennessee. ...
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The New York Connecting Railroad or NYCR is a rail line in Queens, New York City. ...
The New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway (NYS&W), also known as the Susie-Q, is a freight railway that runs from Bergen, Hudson and Passaic counties in northern New Jersey northwest through Binghamton, New York with northern termini in Syracuse and Utica. ...
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1911 map The Pennsylvania Railroad (AAR reporting mark PRR) was an American railroad existing 1846–1968, after which it merged into Penn Central Transportation. ...
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1923 map The Reading Company (AAR reporting mark RDG), usually called the Reading Railroad, and officially known as the Philadelphia and Reading Rail Road and then the Philadelphia and Reading Railway until 1924, operated in southeast Pennsylvania and neighboring states. ...
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The Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (AAR reporting mark RI) was a Class I railroad in the United States. ...
The Rutland Railroad was a small railroad in the north-eastern United States, primarily in the state of Vermont but extending into the state of New York. ...
The Seaboard Air Line Railroad (AAR reporting mark SAL) was an American railroad that existed between 1880s and 1967, when it merged with the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, its longtime rival, to form the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad. ...
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Categories: Stub | Defunct companies | Defunct railroad companies of the United States | District of Columbia railroads | Florida railroads | Georgia railroads | North Carolina railroads | South Carolina railroads | Virginia railroads ...
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Staten Island Railway (SIR) or Staten Island Rapid Transit (SIRT) is a rapid transit line operating in the Borough of Staten Island, New York City, USA. It began, like the BMT lines to Coney Island, as a typical railway, but it now uses subway cars (R44). ...
The Southern Railway (AAR designation SOU) was the product of nearly 150 predecessor lines that were combined, reorganized and recombined since the 1830s. ...
The Southern Pacific Railroad (AAR reporting mark SP) was an American railroad. ...
Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway coach at Snoqualmie, Washington (Northwest Railway Museum collection) The Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway was a United States-based railroad incorporated in 1905. ...
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The Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR; AAR reporting marks CP, CPAA, CPI), known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a Canadian Class I railway operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited. ...
The Tennessee Central Railway Company was founded in 1884 as The Nashville and Knoxville Railroad Company. ...
Map The Texas and Northern Railway is an eight-mile (13 km) railroad connecting Lone Star, Texas to the former Louisiana and Arkansas Railway, now a line of the Kansas City Southern Railway, between Daingerfield and Hughes Springs. ...
The Texas and Pacific Railway Company (known as the T&P) was created by federal charter in 1871 with the purpose of building a southern transcontinental railroad between Marshall, Texas and San Diego, California. ...
The Virginian Railway (AAR reporting mark VGN) was a Class 1 railroad located in Virginia and West Virginia in the United States. ...
The Western Railway of Alabama (WRA), also known as the Montgomery and West Point Railroad, ran from a junction near Selma, Alabama through Montgomery, Alabama to West Point, Georgia. ...
The Wabash Railway (AAR reporting mark WAB) was a Class I railroad that operated in the mid-central United States. ...
There were two Wisconsin Central railroads that ran through Wisconsin and neighboring states. ...
The Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway (WLE) began in Ohio, with the organization of the Carroll County Rail Road on March 9, 1850. ...
The Western Maryland Railway ( AAR reporting mark WM) was an American Class I railroad which operated in Maryland, West Virginia and Pennsylvania. ...
The Western Pacific Railroad (AAR reporting mark WP) was a Class I railroad in the United States. ...
BC Rail (AAR reporting marks BCOL and BCIT), known as the British Columbia Railway between 1972 and 1984 and as the Pacific Great Eastern Railway (PGE; AAR reporting marks PGE and PGER) before 1972, was a railway that operated in the Canadian province of British Columbia between 1912 and 2004. ...
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