Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Depot, Rockford, Illinois
A colorized graphic of Central and Northwestern Railroad Depot station with dirt road and two open-top automobiles.
Annie Bjoklund
E.C. Kropp Company, Milwaukee
1922
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Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Depot, Rockford, Illinois
A colorized graphic of Central and Northwestern Railroad Depot station with "Passenger Station" pedway, dirt road, power lines, and "American" factory in background.
1908-1911
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Illinois Central Railroad Depot, Rockford, Illinois
A black and white photo of Illinois Central Railroad Depot with view of tracks, park paths, and power lines.
1912-1915
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Illinois Central Railroad Depot, Rockford, Illinois
A colorized graphic of Illinois Central Railroad Depot, Rockford, Illinois with green train in station, park and standing water with reflection of train station.
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Illinois Central Railroad Park, Rockford, Illinois
A colorized graphic of Illinois Central Railroad Depot with floral park and trees as well as the tracks, platform, and station building in background.
E.C. Kropp Company, Milwaukee
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Scene at Illinois Central Railroad Depot, Rockford, Illinois
A colorized graphic of Illinois Central Railroad Park with bridge, trees, rock quarry/water revine, and platform in background.
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Illinois Central Railroad Depot Park, Rockford, Illinois
A colorized graphic of Illinois Central Railroad Park with floral park and trees as well as tracks, platform, and station building in background.
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Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad Wreck
A black and white photo of Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad wreck with people standing around flipped railroad cars and metal bars surrounding the wreck. A man is standing inside the left-most overturned train car.
June 17, 1908
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Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad Wreck
A black and white photo of Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad wreck with men standing on flipped railroad cars, women and children standing in white clothing with umbrellas.
June 17, 1908
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Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad Wreck
A black and white photo of Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad wreck with train lying next to tracks and railroad car wooden boards visibly damaged, surrounded by people. Man in overalls pictured at bottom-right part of photo.
June 17, 1908
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Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad Wreck
A black and white photo of Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad wreck with upright train on tracks next to wrecked train, along with a crane and wooden boards for wreck removal.
June 17, 1908
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Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad Wreck
A black and white photo of Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad wreck with engine being lifted by crane, surrounded by people. Woman in bottom right is facing the camera.
June 17, 1908
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Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad Wreck
A black and white photo of Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad wreck with train engine and crane lifting up pieces from wreck. People, particularly women in light-colored dresses, are pictured in foreground. Train engine is facing upright.
June 17, 1908
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Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad Wreck
A black and white photo of Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad wreck with engine whistle facing ground and train car with "Chicago Milwaukee" on side. There is a large circular, metal lid in foreground.
June 17, 1908
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World War I Soldiers on a Train
Four soldiers in uniform looking out train windows.
Herzog Photography
circa 1918
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East State Street Trolley Tracks
Trolley tracks on East State Street, near 9th Street, for the Rockford and Interurban Railway Company. Rockford Street Railway began operation in 1880 with horse pulled cars, changing to electricity in the early 1890s. The company expanded its city operations into interurban transportation, reaching its height by 1906. Interurban service stopped in 1930 and city operations in 1936 due to the increasing popularity of automobiles and better roads. The streetcars were replaced by buses.
1927
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Harlem Village Train Wreck
Harlem Village train wreck. About ten trains per day served Harlem Village by transporting mail, freight and passengers. Train service ended May 3, 1937. The woman at left may be Erma Taylor. The Taylor family were farmers and founders of Harlem Village.
October 1, 1911
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Rockford and Interurban Railway Car #603
Rockford and Interurban Railway Company, car number 603, labelled "Harlem". The tracks are on a dirt road. The interurban company provided transportation for 600,000 people annually to Belvidere, Beloit, Janesville and Freeport. Interurban service stopped in 1930 due to the popularity of automobiles and improvements in paved roads.
circa early 1900s
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Rockford and Interurban Rail Car
Rockford and Interurban Railway Company car crossing a bridge.
circa early 1900s
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Trolley Car After a Fire
Photo of trolley after a fire.
circa 1900 - 1936
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Shriners Riding the Rockford and Interurban Railway
Shriners on a Rockford and Interurban Railway Company streetcar, number 115. The streetcar is near the Rockford Bill Posting Company, located at 115 North Main Street in Rockford. Railcar number 115 was smaller than most of the cars, seeing less service except during busy times.
circa early 1900s
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Chicago and Northwestern passenger Depot
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad passenger depot located at Main and Cedar Streets. There were two Chicago & Northwestern passenger depots located on Rockford's west side and two depots on Rockford's east side. These depots were at Fourth Avenue ad South Fourth Street, Madison and Jefferson Streets. Freight depots were located at Court and Cedar Streets as well as Seventh Street and Railroad Avenue.
circa 1902
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Rockford and Interurban Railway Car # 717
Rockford and Interurban Railway car number 717.
circa 1910 - 1920s
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Illinois Central Train Wreck
Train wreck in Illinois Central railroad yards. A car carrying corn kernels is split open.
circa early 1900s
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Illinois Central Track Building
Men building tracks for the Illinois Central Railroad at the viaduct on South Winnebago Street. The house at right is facing South Winnebago Street on property adjacent to Robert Tinker's cottage.
circa 1888 - 1890s
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Building Track for the Illinois Central Railroad
Building tracks for the Illinois Central Railroad.
circa 1888 - 1890s
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Building Track for the Illinois Central Railroad
Building tracks for the Illinois Central Railroad.
circa 1888 - 1890s
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Chicago, Rockford Northern Railroad
First train on the Chicago, Rockford, Northern Railroad that later became CB&Q. During the 1860s and 1870s prominent Rockford citizens worked to bring new railroad companies to Rockford to break the monopoly of the Galena and Chicago Union. A charter for the Chicago, Rockford Northern Railroad was secured in November 1874 with Robert Tinker as general manager. A bridge over the Rock River was completed in July 1875 and trains were using it a few days later.
circa 1875
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Interurban Car Barn
Rockford Interurban and Railway Company car barn with trolleys and a maintenance car sitting on the tracks.
circa 1900 - 1936
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Chicago Northwestern Railroad Steam Engine
Rockford; Chicago Northwestern Railroad Class R-1 steam locomotive #1146 Whyte system 4-6-0 Ten Wheeler, (4 wheel pilot truck, 6 drivers, no trailing truck) The building behind the engine is the C&NW, Rockford Engine House or Roundhouse.
circa 1870s
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Railroad Bridge
A railroad bridge over the Rock River, possibly for the Illinois Central Railroad. View of the Rock River from Bremer Street.
circa 1910 - 1915
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Railroad Bridge
A railroad bridge over a river. Possible an Illinois Central Railroad bridge.
circa 1910-1920
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Railroad Gauntlet
A railroad locomotive rounding a curve. In the foreground is a gauntlet track indicated by the second set of rails inside the outer rails. A gauntlet track is used where space is limited. Two sets of rails run parallel to each other on the same rail bed and using the same cross ties. This is sometimes used near bridges, tunnels or cuttings where the grading was cut to create the route.
circa late 1800s
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Illinois Central Depot
Illinois Central Railroad depot tower possibly near Kent Creek, Rockford, Illinois.
circa 1890 - 1910
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CB&Q Depot
A depot for the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad (CB&Q) which was created in Aurora, Illinois, 1855. Another depot building was a Camp Grant in 1917.
circa early 1900s
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Harlem Train Depot
The Harlem, Illinois train depot in the snow.
circa early 20th century
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The end of Harlem, Illinois Rail Service
The last train through the Harlem Station, Harlem, Illinois. The Patterson Company grain elevator is in the background.
May 5, 1937
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Trolley on the State Street Bridge
State Street Bridge, looking west. In the foreground is a Rockford and Interurban Railway trolley.
June 3, 1903
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CB&Q Railroad Depot
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Company (C B & Q) Depot located on South Main Street near Pine Street. It was built circa 1894.
circa early 20th century
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Northwestern Railroad Crossing
Northwestern Railroad crossing on South Main Street using crossing gates for safety.
circa 1920s
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Railroad Office
The interior of an office at the Chicago, Milwaukee and Gary Railroad (C M & G) depot located at 808 Seventh Street.
circa 1911
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Train Wreck
A train wreck with locomotive number 430
circa early 1900s
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CM&G Depot
A group of people waiting at the Chicago, Milwaukee, and Gary (CM&G) Railroad depot at 808 Seventh Street in Rockford.
circa 1912
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Rockford and Interurban Railway Car #703
Rockford Interurban rail car, numbered 703. Closed cars had odd numbers and open cars were assigned even numbers.
circa 1910s
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Interurban Travel in Winter
An Interurban car operating with tall snow piled along the tracks.
circa 1910s
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Illinois Central Crossing Gate
Illinois Central Railroad crossing on Seminary Street. Automated gates were introduced in the 1930s to protect cars and pedestrians. Crossing warning signs were not standardized until 1949. Originally wooden crossing gates blocked the entire roadway. After 1950, crossing gates covered only the half of the roadway of oncoming traffic. This allowed vehicles "trapped" within the gates to have a safe escape route.
circa 1930s
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Rockford and Interurban Service
Rockford and Interurban Railway Company trolley. The company provided passenger and freight service 1880 - 1936.
circa 1900 - 1936
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Train Engine
A train engine in front of an unidentified depot. A delivery wagon pulled by mules is near the train.
circa 1910s
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Rockford Street Railway
An early Rockford Street Railway trolley exiting the car barn on Kishwaukee Street. It is being pulled by two mules.
circa 1880 - 1900
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Pioneer Train Engine
The Pioneer, built in 1837, was the first train locomotive to operate in Chicago. It was used by the Galena and Chicago Union railroad which later became the Chicago and Northwestern Railway. It became a work locomotive laying track for the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad. It was retired in 1875.
circa 1864 - 1875
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