Source: Vertical file. No photographer or collection listed
*going under Chicago and Northwestern underpass, 1899
train
Framed Train Photograph
Framed photograph in Local History. Photograph not dated, station unidentified.
Source: Rockford Public Library, Local History Dept.
Wagon Wheel Resort train – 1980’s
Wagon Wheel Resort train, 1980’s
Source: “Rockford Rocked” on www.facebook.com
Freeport Germania – June 1883
“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
Kiddieland train
Kiddieland Amusement Park train, undated
Source: “Growing Up in Rockford,” on www.Facebook.com
Kiddie land Train – 2
Kiddie land train circles the perimeter of Sherwood Park and Kiddie Land. Undated.
Source: Illinois Digital Archives, North Suburban Library District.
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