The Chicago and North Western was a Class I railroad in the Midwestern United States. It was also known as the "North Western". The railroad operated more than 5,000 miles of track at the turn of the
A North Western freight train, led by EMD GP15-1 No. 4408, travels through Niagara, Wisconsin, on October 5, 1988.
A Chicago and North Western train in Blue Earth County, Minnesota, 1940s. Blue Earth County Historical Society collection.
C&NW #8540 at Shawnee, Wyoming, in 1990
UP Heritage Unit#1995 and two former CNW Dash 9's (CNW 8646 & 8701) lead a train through Rochelle Railroad Park.
The Chicago Great Western Railway was a Class I railroad that linked Chicago, Minneapolis, Omaha, and Kansas City. It was founded by Alpheus Beede Stickney in 1885 as a regional line between St. Paul
Chicago and North Western Railway
…Western Railway Company). The C&NW became one of the longest railroads in the United States as a result of mergers with other railroads, such as the Chicago Great Western Railway, Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway and others. By 1995, track sales and abandonment had reduced the total mileage to about 5,000. The majority of the…
A CGW freight train passing Elmhurst, Illinois from just east of York Street in 1962
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Railway in 1903, following completion of lines in Iowa to Sioux City and Omaha, Nebraska, and branch lines in Minnesota
1907 Chicago Great Western ad.