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Chicago Railroad Fair
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The Chicago Railroad Fair was an event organized to celebrate and commemorate 100 years of railroad history west of Chicago, Illinois. It was held in Chicago in 1948 and 1949 along the shore of Lake M
The cover for the Chicago Railroad Fair's 1949 official program
The cover for the Chicago Railroad Fair's 1949 official program
The Pioneer was used in the pageant, and is now preserved at the Chicago History Museum.
The Pioneer was used in the pageant, and is now preserved at the Chicago History Museum.
Illinois Central Railroad No. 201, built in 1880 by the Rogers Locomotive and Machine Works, was used in the pageant. This locomotive is now preserved
Illinois Central Railroad No. 201, built in 1880 by the Rogers Locomotive and Machine Works, was used in the pageant. This locomotive is now preserved at the Illinois Railway Museum, where this photo was taken.
NYC&HR 999 on display at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago.
NYC&HR 999 on display at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago.
Pioneer (locomotive)
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Pioneer is the first railroad locomotive to operate in Chicago, Illinois. It was built in 1837 by Baldwin Locomotive Works for the Utica and Schenectady Railroad in New York, then purchased used by Wi
Chicago Railroad Fair
…of 1948, beginning with a series of photographs made by company photographer Don Lidikay of people in 19th century costumes posing with the locomotive Pioneer, which had pulled the first train out of Chicago in 1848. The fair was rapidly planned during the winter and spring of 1948, and originally scheduled…
Pioneer on display at the Chicago History Museum
Pioneer on display at the Chicago History Museum