Westbound Amtrak Blackhawk on the Illinois Central Iowa Division going under the Chicago & North Western.
Villa Park, Illinois
June 1974
Photo by Mark Llanuza
C&NW Track Inspection Car - Kedzie Avenue by d.w.davidson
Source: Flickr / dwdavidson
C&NW - North Avenue Yard by d.w.davidson Via Flickr: "Jim Buckley caught one-month old C&NW RDCs operating as a westbound Milwaukee Division suburban train passing Blackhawk Street, on July 9, 1950. As of this date, North Avenue Yard was located on the west side of the mains and it appears that Buckley might have climbed some equipment to gain a little elevation. C&NW bought two RDC-1s, Nos. 9933 and 9934, and one RDC-2, No. 9935, from the Budd Company and placed them in service on June 5, 1950. The three RDCs always operated together as a set and were used mostly in suburban service, but also occasionally to Milwaukee. The three RDCs were rendered surplus after the C&NW decided to re-equip its suburban service with push-pull, bi-level equipment and the three were traded to the Chesapeake & Ohio for three inter-city passenger coaches in 1957. Prior to the construction of the Northwest Expressway (Kennedy), the authorized speed for passenger trains through this area was 45 MPH, so the Budd cars are slightly blurred by the movement captured on Kodachrome 10 film.”
Photo by James J. Buckley (original slide from collection of D.W. Davidson)
Source: Flickr / dwdavidson
Amtrak RDC cars somewhere south of Chicago Union Station in April 1974. Can anyone correctly identify where I shot this??? by rrradioman on Flickr.
Caption: "Amtrak Black Hawk RDC train at Ft Wayne Junction, adjacent to 21st Street, looking southwest. The train is coming off the old GM&O on its way to Chicago Union Station . "
Chicago
April 1974
Photo by Gary Sturm
C&NW RDC3m 430 by Chuck Zeiler on Flickr.
Caption: "Chicago & North Western Railway RDC3m 430 at the California Avenue Coach Yard in Chicago, Illinois on an unknown day in January 1981, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. This was former NH RDC3 130 converted to a track inspection vehicle."
Caption: "Chicago & North Western RDC-1 at the throat of the C&NW Terminal, Chicago, Ill."
The C&NW used three Rail Diesel Cars (RDCs) for commuter service from 1950 to 1957.
Source: flic.kr
The C&NW used three Rail Diesel Cars (RDCs) for commuter service from 1950 to 1957.
Lake Forest, Illinois
June 25, 1955
Photo by Joe Barth
Source: cnwhs.org
Ten Minutes Later by wales23us on Flickr.
Caption: “Just after the C&NW 5078 East cleared Dekalb, we heard another horn to the west—a very odd-sounding horn. C&NW’s Track Inspection Car, the former New Haven RDC, came into view as it scurried east.” December 16, 1984
CNW 430 East at Dekalb, IL by wales23us on Flickr.
Caption: “Heading toward the then-under-construction Peace Road overpass, C&NW 430 rolls east toward Chicagoland.” December 16, 1984