| Chicago & North Western Railway Co. (213 words) |
 | The Chicago and North Western Railway, created during the late 1850s by the merger of several small railroads in Illinois and Wisconsin, was led during its early years by William B. Ogden, Chicago's first mayor. |
| In 1864, the Chicago and North Western absorbed the Galena and Chicago Union, which in 1848 had been the city's first railroad. |
| By 1961, the Chicago and North Western Railway had over $200 million in annual revenues and about 16,000 employees nationwide. |
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