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Chicago Great Western - Image Gallery

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Penelope Carter

Updated on March 22, 2026

A distant black and white photo of a train passing byTrain 5
F7 with Minneapolis–Oelwein train 5, fall 1954.
Philip R. HastingsA distant black and white photo of a train passing byA black and white photo of a train parked inside a stationMinnesotan
Ten-Wheeler 509 with Chicago–Minneapolis train 1, the Minnesotan, at Grand Central Station, Chicago, before its last run, May 10, 1949.
Harold StirtonA black and white photo of a train parked inside a stationA black and white photo of a train car against a white backgroundMotor car M-300
Electro-Motive Corp.’s first sale: Motor car M-300 with Winton 175 h.p. gas engine, GE electrical equipment, and St. Louis Car body, brand-new in 1924.
Classic Trains coll.A black and white photo of a train car against a white backgroundA black and white photo of a train travelling through a grassy areaTrain 6
Three F7s with three-car Kansas City–Minneapolis train 6 south of St. Paul, Minn., June 20, 1958.
William D. MiddletonA black and white photo of a train travelling through a grassy areaA black and white close up shot of a trainMinnesotan
Mikado 740 with four-car Chicago–Minneapolis Minnesotan, near Glen Ellyn, Ill., June 1944.
Robert C. NichollsA black and white close up shot of a trainA black and white distant shot of a trainBlue Bird
Minneapolis–Rochester, Minn., Blue Bird motor train, built 1929 from old McKeen cars.
Classic Trains coll.A black and white distant shot of a trainA black and white head on shot of a trainTrain 5
F7 153 with Minneapolis–Kansas City train 5 at St. Joseph, Mo., on its last run, April 28, 1962.
Jim C. SeacrestA black and white head on shot of a trainA black and white photo of two trains approaching each otherTrains 32 and 33
Ten-Wheeler 912 with Omaha–Clarion, Iowa, train 32 loading mail at Council Bluffs as Clarion–Omaha train 33 waits in distance, circa 1948.
Henry J. McCord A black and white photo of two trains approaching each otherA black and white distant shot of a train arriving at a terminalTrain 31
F7 with Clarion–Omaha train 31 arriving Omaha, June 1950.
Don SimsA black and white distant shot of a train arriving at a terminalA black and white photo of a train in front of a building with big white smoke coming out of its chimneyMinnesotan
Ten-Wheeler 509 with Chicago–Minneapolis Minnesotan at St. Paul, February 1934.
Harold DavisonA black and white photo of a train in front of a building with big white smoke coming out of its chimneyA black and white photo of a train travelling over a bridgeTrain 5
F7 153-A with Minneapolis–Kansas City train 5 crossing Mississippi River at St. Paul, Aug. 11, 1957.
Jim Scribbins A black and white photo of a train travelling over a bridgeA black and white photo of a man approaching a trainTrain 27
Ten-Wheeler 507 with Hayfield–Minneapolis train 27 at Hayfield, Minn., 1943.
R. C. Beach coll.A black and white photo of a man approaching a trainA black and white photo of a man standing by a stop light in front of a trainTrain 35
McKeen car 1003 on Oelwein–Clarion train 35 at Hampton, Iowa, Dec. 30, 1949.
Bill HeitterA black and white photo of a man standing by a stop light in front of a trainA black and white distant over head shot of a train next to a riverTrain 5
F7 151-A with Minneapolis–Kansas City train 5 crossing Mississippi River at St. Paul, Aug. 3, 1950.
Bob BorcherdingA black and white distant over head shot of a train next to a riverA black and white picture of a train parked outside a stationTrain 35
McKeen car 1003 and trailer MT210 on Oelwein–Clarion train 35 at Oelwein, June 26, 1950, No. 35’s last run.
Bill HeitterA black and white picture of a train parked outside a stationA black and white photo of a train parked on the tracks next to a taxi cabTrain 13
Two F7s with Minneapolis–Omaha train 13 at Council Bluffs, May 26, 1964.
Jim C. Seacrest A black and white photo of a train parked on the tracks next to a taxi cabA black and white photo of a train parked outside a stationRed Bird
Pacific 916 painted bright red with gold trim for Minneapolis–Rochester, Minn., Red Bird, late 1920s.
R. C. Beach coll. A black and white photo of a train parked outside a station

All through December 2021, Classic Trains is celebrating the Chicago Great Western Railway. Please enjoy this image gallery of CGW passenger trains selected from Kalmbach Media’s David P. Morgan Library and first published in December 2016.

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