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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQ95_chicago-railways-company-date-stone_Union-IL.html
This date stone came from the Chicago Railways Company "West Shops" complex located in Chicago at Maple and Harding Ave. Streetcars were built there and the shops survive to this day serving the Chicago Transit Authority. This stone was part of a …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQ8X_chicago-and-north-western-9933_Union-IL.html
The self-propelled Rail Diesel Car (RDC) was introduced in 1949 as a low-cost alternative for branchline and commuter runs, available in five combinations of coach seating and baggage and mail space. Power was provided by two diesel engines and a …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQ8O_the-new-salem-lincoln-league_Petersburg-IL.html
The New Salem Lincoln LeagueDedicates this Memorial in Honor ofWilliam Randolph HearstWho in 1906 purchased the site of New Salemfor the Old Salem Chautauqua Association.In 1918, with the consent of Mr. Hearst,this tract was transferred to the Sta…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQ8N_chicago-milwaukee-st-paul-pacific-37a_Union-IL.html
Along with long-distance passenger service from Chicago to Milwaukee, the Twin Cities, Omaha, and the Pacific Northwest, the Milwaukee Road also ran an extensive commuter service to Chicago's Western and Northern suburbs.
Electro-Motive's strea…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQ8M_tcax-thrall-car-co-20306_Union-IL.html
Boxcars made up the largest portion of most railroad's freight car fleets until nearly the end of the Twentieth Century. They were used to carry almost any type of non-perishable solid cargo, ranging from cartons, crates, and bags of merchandise t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQ8E_soo-milwaukee-road-x-5001_Union-IL.html
This caboose was built in 1929 at the Milwaukee Road shops, in Milwaukee. It was originally numbered MILW 01612, as part of an order for 15 drovers cars. They were the first steel cupola cabooses built by the Milwaukee.
The car was rebuilt in t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQ8D_union-pacific-18_Union-IL.html
Early diesels had relatively low power (800-2000 hp). Beginning in 1948, the Union Pacific and GE developed alternatives for heavy freight. The resulting 55 units replaced the usual diesel prime mover with an aircraft gas turbine.
The last thir…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQ8A_railroad-cats_Union-IL.html
Cats have been a part of the railroad scene almost since the first rails were laid. Many railroad facilities, such as yard offices, rural stations, and interlocking towers, have had resident cats who have adopted (or let themselves be adopted by) …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQ88_soo-terminal-warehouse-limestone-entablature-ca-1912_Union-IL.html
Illinois Railway Museum obtained the limestone entablature displayed here in 1996. The Soo Line Freight House opened on April 1, 1914. It was located at Roosevelt and Canal in Chicago, Il. The entire complex which covered 11 city blocks was demoli…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQ7Y_the-burlington-zephyrs-articulated-trains_Union-IL.html
The Burlington ZephyrsThe Chicago, Burlington & Quincy introduced the three-car Zephyr, the first in a series of lightweight stainless steel streamliners, in 1934. The Zephyr (later called Pioneer Zephyr) captured national attention with an initia…