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Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway – 1899

March 15, 2016Jan

Chicago, Milwukee

Source:  Vertical file. No photographer or collection listed

*going under Chicago and Northwestern underpass, 1899

General, Railway RR 1899, Chicago and Northwestern, Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway, train

Framed Train Photograph

April 23, 2015Jan

Framed train photo

Framed photograph in Local History. Photograph not dated, station unidentified.

Source: Rockford Public Library, Local History Dept.

General, Photography, Railway RR, Transportation not dated, photograph, train, unidentified station

Wagon Wheel Resort train – 1980’s

November 5, 2014Jan

Wagon Wheel train 1980s

Wagon Wheel Resort train, 1980’s

Source: “Rockford Rocked” on www.facebook.com

 

General, Motels and Restaurants 1980's, train, Wagon Wheel Lodge, Wagon Wheel Resort

Freeport Germania – June 1883

October 3, 2014Jan

“The Germania Society of Freeport, give an excursion over C. & N.W.R.R. to Madison and return Sunday, June 17th.  Train leaves Freeport 7 A.M.; Passes Rockford 8 A.M.; Returning, leaves Madison at 7:30 P.M. Fare for round trip, $2.50.”

Source: Rockford Daily Gazette June 15, 1883

Clubs, General Chicago and NW Railroad, excursion to Madison, Freeport Germania Society, train

Kiddieland train

September 9, 2014Jan

Kiddie Land train

Kiddieland Amusement Park train, undated

Source: “Growing Up in Rockford,” on www.Facebook.com

Business, Parks Kiddieland, train

Kiddie land Train – 2

April 3, 2014Jan

Kiddieland_train_ride2

Kiddie land train circles the perimeter of Sherwood Park and Kiddie Land.  Undated.

Source: Illinois Digital Archives, North Suburban Library District.

Business, General, Parks Amusement Park, Kiddie Land, Sherwood Park, train

Wagon Wheel Resort – train

April 3, 2014Jan

Wagon Wheel train 1980s

ca. 1980’s

Photo from “Rockford Rocked: on www.facebook.com

Motels and Restaurants Resort, train, Wagon Wheel

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