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Chicago, Burlington & Quincy train #9142

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Chicago, Burlington & Quincy's train #9142 in Omaha, Nebraska. "Burlington Route" and "Way of the Zephyrs" are painted on the side of train engine car. The engineer can be seen in the window with his...

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy train #9203

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Chicago, Burlington & Quincy's diesel electric train #9203 in Omaha, Nebraska. "Burlington Route" and "Way of the Zephyrs" are painted on the side of the engine. An unidentified white male conductor...

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy train #9852

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Chicago, Burlington & Quincy's gas electric train #9852 in Red Oak, Iowa. "U.S. Mail Railway Post Office" on side of train. Snow is on the ground and on parts of the train. An unidentified one story...

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy train #9852

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Chicago, Burlington & Quincy's diesel train #9105 pulling train #9852 in Red Oak, Iowa. An unidentified one story building is partially seen behind the trains. "U.S. Mail Railway Post Office" printed...

Clearing snow from the tracks

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Unidentified locomotive of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company pushing a train car full of snow. There's a ramp leading from the car to the tracks for clearing.

Collection of twenty-four photos of trains for sale

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Snapshot of 24 photos laid out, for trade or sale, of Chicago, Burlington & Quincy trains: (top row, left to right) #3004, #5325, #2812, #2151, #6126, #9906 with #511; (second row) #431, #27...

Date Published
1941 to 1950

Colorado & Southern train #71

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Colorado and Southern's train #71 in Blackhawk, Colorado. A hill with trees rises up immediately behind the train with white buildings and sheds seen.

Colorado & Southern train #76

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Colorado and Southern's train #76 in Climax, Colorado. Two white men are standing on the front of the train, one in overalls, the other in a suit, and a white male engineer is leaning out of the...

Colorado & Southern train #9

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Colorado and Southern's train #9 in Denver, Colorado. On exhibit before being sent to the New York World's Fair. Two unidentified white men are standing near the front of the train.

Couple in a sleeping berth

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White man and women in a double bedroom on the Kansas City/American Royal Zephyrs. The woman is in bed sitting up and reading a book. The man is wearing a suit while shaving in front of a mirror in...

Crew laying tracks

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Crew laying track for the Chicago and North Western Railway Company's Nelson-Peoria Branch near Buda, Illinois. The men seem to be largely white and a few women are seen around the periphery of...

Dining car service under way

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Dinner being served in the Kansas City Zephyr's dining car. All diners are white men and women. An African American waiter in an all white uniform is serving a dish to a seated woman. All tables have...

Ditching the work train

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Ditching the work train pulled by Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railway locomotive #2058 at a rail yard in Red Oak, Iowa.

Men seated in an observation car

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Group of seven white men seated in an observation car on train #55 of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railway Company. Most are smoking and five are wearing hats. An African American railway worker...