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Chicago & North Western Ry. Ephemera

Ephemera is defined as items designed to be useful or important but only for only a limited time, such as pamphlets, notices, tickets and the like.  Thus, you are likely to find all sorts of things here and perhaps some that don’t exactly fit this definition but nonetheless are Chicago & North Western collectibles.  All are in excellent condition unless noted.  Please ignore the bracketed   [  ]  notations.   [wt]

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Description

Date

Price

 

 

 

“The 400”  Reproduction advertising & timetables for 400 service.  Undated, but looks to be late 1930’s – early 1940’s.  Full color, 16” x 10”, excellent condition.  Photo   [fct]

1940

$2.50

Advertising – The “400.”  Announcement of a pre-service demonstration trip of the new streamlined “400,” Chicago to Milwaukee and return, on 09/17/1939.  Sponsored by the Traffic Club of Chicago.  Only $3.00 including dinner!  8-1/2” x 11”, very good condition.   Photo

1939

$7.50

Blotter describing the Chicago City Ticket Offices.  2-color, 9” x 4”, excellent unused condition.  Photo

1928

$15.00

Brochure - A Pioneering Railroad, It’s First Century.  A 24 page illustrated booklet written by F.V. Koval covering highlights of the C&NW’s first century.  Fair condition with penned-in date on cover and tape repairs on interior pages not affecting readability.  [hj]   Photo

1948

$0.50

Chadron, NE – Commemorative Newspaper Edition.  Supplement to The Chadron Record titled “Railroad Awareness” reviewing the history of the C&NW in Chadron and issued in conjunction with a C&NW Ry. open house.  16 pages, excellent condition.  Photo.   [cb]

07/28/1982

$5.00

Chicago Avenue Roundhouse – 3 Aerial Photos.  These 14” x 11” photos are mounted on hardboard and show the area around Chicago Ave. & Halsted St. as demolition of the roundhouse was underway.  Visible are the Carpenter St. Tower, Sangamon St. Tower, roundhouse, coal chute, power plant, office at 723 W. Chicago Ave., adjacent industries and the Erie Street Coach yard, which is still being used.  These are professional photos and are razor-sharp.  Scans are low-resolution. Excellent condition.  Photo 1, Photo 2, Photo 3.   [fct]

06/02/1959

All 3 for $100.00

Christmas Card.  From the Officers & Directors of the C&NW Ry. with facsimile signature of President Fred W. Sargent.  Good condition.   Photo

1929

$16.00

City of Denver – Brochure.  Late 1930’s City of Denver brochure, timetable size, 8 panels, very good condition with archival tape repairs at one of the folds.  Photo

Late 1930’s

$35.00

Clearance Forms.  Pad of Chicago & North Western Transportation Co. clearance forms (about 75 to 100); for the delivery of train orders.  [bci-z]   Photo

1980’s

$2.00

Clearance Forms.  Pad of Chicago & North Western Transportation Co. clearance forms (about 75 to 100); for the delivery of train orders.  These were used with the Form Y orders.  [bci-z]  Photo

1980’s

$2.00

“400” Cocktail Napkin.  Paper, 4-3/4” square, mint condition.  Photo

1950’s

$2.50

Correspondence.  A group of various C&NW correspondence consisting of numerous items on a variety of subjects.  This is one-of-a-kind and the lot can never be duplicated.  Over 75 individual pages that give you a rare insight into C&NW operations from years ago.  Condition can be described as being from good to well used.  Some of the items include:  (No photo.)  

  • 1908 Freight waybill.
  • 1923 correspondence about switching problems at Erie St.
  • 1939 correspondence about yardmasters performing work belonging to trainmen.
  • 1940’s yardmasters and switch tender’s seniority rosters.
  • 1940 correspondence about claims due to rough handling.
  • 1942 correspondence about ICC complaints.
  • 1943 correspondence about yardmaster’s assignments.
  • 1948 suburban train crew assignments.  (A real eye-opener on how things came together.)
  • 1948 line-up for the race season.  (Arlington Park)
  • 1966 IC RR letter to Mrs. R.L. Williams, wife of President R.L. Williams.
  • 1984 business train movement instructions.
  • Various Pass Bureau correspondence.
  • 1923 CStPM&O correspondence about time table changes.
  • 1923 CStPM&O correspondence about arrival problems at St. Paul.
  • 1923 CStPM&O correspondence about Stillwater Line assignments.

n/a

$24.75

Correspondence – Mechanical Department.   A group of various Mechanical Department correspondence relating to steam locomotive and facility repairs.  There are well over 100 one-of-a-kind items in this lot, providing a rare glimpse into C&NW motive power operations from as much as 80 years ago.  This lot can never be duplicated.  Condition can be described as being from good to well used. Some of the items include:  (No photo.)

  • 1920 – Installation of air operated fire doors on Class D locomotives.
  • 1924 – Installation of thermic syphons to 3 Class A locomotives.
  • 1925 – Purchase of Gas-Electric Motor Cars.
  • 1926 – Installation of stationary boiler at Spring Valley, Illinois converted from Engine 696.
  • 1926 – Installation of stationary boiler at Linwood, Nebr. converted from Engine 688.
  • 1927 – Purchase of Gas-Electric Motor Cars 9901 & 9902.
  • 1927 - Addition of 7-1/2 kw turbo-generators to Class D, E & E-1 engines.
  • 1927 – Installation of super heaters on 7 – Class R-1 locomotives.
  • 1928 – Removal of snow plow plug couplers from 90 freight locomotives
  • 1929 – Application for fire fighting apparatus to 28 Class R-1 & Z engines at Proviso.
  • 1931 – Retirement of 121 Steam Locomotives.
  • 1931 – Relocation of facilities at Carroll, Iowa.
  • 1935 – Retirement of 107 steam locomotives.
  • 1938 – Installation of tender shelters for head brakemen on H and J-4 engines.
  • 1939 – Installation of alemite lubrication on Engine 3011
  • 1945 – Conversion of Class D Engine 1088 to stationary boiler at Belle Plaine.
  • 1948 – Disposal of the remains of Engine 1160 destroyed by boiler explosion.

n/a

$49.50

Crew Sheet (South Pekin).  Lists pool jobs with men assigned, engineers, trainmen & yardmen available and those on vacation, displaced & laying off on 06/14/1980.  Good condition.  Large – 35” x 18”.  Interesting, pre-computer record.

06/14/1980

$15.00

Diary.  CStPM&O vest pocket diary for 1915, decorative cover, no markings and about 150 pages.  2-1/4” x 4”, very good condition.   Photo

1915

$18.50

Dispatcher’s Record of Movement of Trains.  Covers the St. Louis Subdivision, South Pekin to Madison, IL on 02/01/1980.  Good condition.   [pmc]

02/01/1980

$15.00

Dispatcher’s Record of Movement of Trains.  Covers the Southern Illinois Division, Nelson to South Pekin, IL & E. Peoria to Middle Grove, IL on 03/28/1980.  Good condition.   [pmc]

03/28/1980

$15.00

Employee’s List of Freight & Passenger Cars and Locomotives.  3-1/4” x 5-1/2”, 12 pages, mint condition.   Photo

07/01/1984

$5.00

Envelopes.  Package of 11 - “1,000 Mile” intra-company envelopes marked “C&NW Transportation Co.”  5” x 11-1/2”, excellent condition, no markings and unused.   Photo

11/1972

$2.00

Erection Drawings – Steam Locomotives.  These are large-scale elevation drawings of steam locomotives drawn to a scale of 1-1/2” = 1’-0”.  These locomotives have been scrapped for over 50 years.  The drawings are too large to photograph completely so only the right hand end is shown.  The drawings are folded and were all printed in 1954.  Original issue date is shown to the right.

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  • Class E-1, 4-6-2 light Pacific.  Drawing measures 83” x 30”.   Photo

02/09/1927

$15.00
  • Class H-1, 4-8-4 Northern type.  Drawing measures 106” x 26”.   Photo

03/18/1946

$20.00
  • Class M-1, 0-6-0 switch engine.  Drawing measures 68” x 26”.   Photo

03/03/1916

$15.00
  • Class J, 2-8-2 Mikado Type.  This is an 8-drawing set of erecting drawings for the Class J engine consisting of:  Erecting Elevation (04/30/1024), Erecting Cross Section (04/29/1924), Driving Wheel (05/01/1914), Driving Wheel Center (04/03/1925), Tender Tank (06/22/1929), Tender Frame Drilling (02/15/1917), Tender Truck (02/15/19170), & untitled diagram with weights, capacities and other technical data.  Sizes vary with the largest being 80” x 30”.  Excellent condition.   [pmc]

As noted

$100.00

Everyman’s Almanac.  An advertising piece presented by the Chicago & North Western Railway containing timely information about the railroads & other matters of general interest.  40 pages, 5” x 8” & in excellent condition.   Photo

1925

$10.00

Forty Ways to California.  Actually, 59 routes to California are described complete with fare information & connecting line information.  4” x 9”, 60 pages, excellent condition.   Photo

1926

$15.00

General Operating Rules.  General Code of Operating Rules, issued 08/10/1994 & used by the ATSF, BN, C&NW, CP (U.S. Operations), SP & WP.  In original shrink wrap and about 150 to 200 pages.  Pages only, no binder.   Photo   [bci-f]

1994

$1.50

Letter.  4-Page handwritten letter on unique CStPM&O stationary.  Good Condition.   Photo

1897

$5.00

Letter.  2-Page handwritten letter on C&NW stationary & envelope dated 09/16/1915 to a Mr. E. Pharis of Pierre, SD about a railroad incident involving intoxicated men.  All in very good condition.  Envelope has a lightly cancelled 2 cent stamp, Scott No. 425.   Photo

1915

$12.00

 

 

 

Mainline Modeler

Listed here for their excellent series of articles on C&NW steam switch engines and C&NW operations at Chicago Ave., Grand Ave. and Erie St yards during the 1940’s & 1950’s.   [m2]

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C&NW Operations – Chicago Ave., Erie St. & Grand Ave. – Part 1

Sept. 2004

$3.00

C&NW Operations – Chicago Ave., Erie St. & Grand Ave. – Part 2

Oct. 2004

$3.00

C&NW Operations – Chicago Ave. Engine Terminal – Part 1

Nov. 2004

$3.00

C&NW Operations – Chicago Ave. Engine Terminal.- Part 2

Dec. 2004

$3.00

** All issues of Mainline Modeler listed above **

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$10.00

 

Map – 1933 World’s Fair & Description of the C&NW Exhibit.  The 1933 World’s fair was also known as the Century of Progress.  Time table size, unfolds to 12 panels and includes a detailed map of the entire fair.  Excellent condition.   Photo

1933

$18.00

Map of the United States.  An excellent color map of the U.S.A. is on one side with vacation destinations described on the reverse.  4” x 10”, 32 panels.  Excellent condition with archival tape repairs at a few of the folds.   Photo

1938

$20.00

Handy Map and List of Freight Stations.  A system map together with a listing of every station on the line.  Opens to 22” x 17”, excellent condition.   Photo

1960

$12.00

Memo Books.  Vest pocket memo books issued annually.  2-1/2” x 5”, condition as noted

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  • 1909 – Excellent condition, no markings.   Photo

1909

$18.00
  • 1909 – Numerous inked notations of original owner’s travels in the eastern & mid-western U.S.  Excellent condition.   Photo

1909

$18.00
  • 1915 – Pencil notations on one page; fair condition.   Photo

1915

$6.00
  • 1933 – Near-mint condition.  World’s Fair issue, no markings.   Photo

1933

$15.00
  • 1938 – Discoloring on cover, excellent inside, no markings.   Photo

1938

$5.00
  • 1940 – Very good condition, no markings.   Photo

1940

$5.00
  • 1940 – Near-mint condition, no markings.   Photo

1940

$10.00
  • 1943 – Excellent condition, no markings.   Photo

1943

$5.00
  • 1943 – Near-mint condition, no markings.   Photo

1943

$8.00
  • 1949 – Very good condition, 1st two pages removed, no markings.   Photo

1949

$3.00
  • 1956 – Mint condition, no markings.   Photo

1956

$6.00
  • 1957 – Mint condition, no markings.   Photo

1957

$6.00

The Railroader Seniority Guide & Directory – 1938 edition.  This directory covers the Omaha, Nebraska area listing railroad employees by occupation, address and seniority date for the Union Pacific, CB&Q, Missouri Pacific, C&NW, Milwaukee & Omaha (they may mean CStPM&O), Pullman Co. and the South Omaha Terminal Ry.  A great resource for the genealogist.  5-1/4” x 8-1/4”, 72 pages, used, but in good condition.   Photo

1938

$10.00

Retirement Dates – Diesel Locomotives.  Consists of 30 xeroxed pages of C&NW Mechanical Department records showing diesel locomotive retirement dates from 1942 to 1991 along with type of locomotive, builder, year built, AFE number and date dropped.   Retirement location is shown for some but not all locomotives.

1942-1991

$7.50

St. James, MN – Commemorative Newspaper Edition.  Special edition of the St. James Plaindealer titled “The Mainliner – St. James Rides the Rails.”  Reviews the history of the railroads in St. James over the last 110 years including the C&NW, CStPM&O, St. Paul & Sioux City, CGW & M&St.L.  Profusely illustrated and in excellent condition.   20 pages.  Photo   [cb]

1980

$10.00

Stationary.  3 Styles of C&NW letterheads on bond paper.  All read “Chicago & North Western Transportation Co.”  11 sheets, logo to the right; 5 sheets, Western Railroad Properties subsidiary and 4 sheets, logo to the left.  This one is watermarked with the C&NW logo, which shows up in the picture.   All are full letter size and unused, 20 sheets total.   [f]   Photo

1980’s

$1.25

Suburban Passenger Tariff No. 5-6.  One-way fares and mileage between all stations in Chicago suburban territory.  Good condition.   Photo

01/01/1976

$2.50

Summer Outings.  A timetable size brochure advertising Northern Wisconsin and Upper Michigan vacation destinations with detailed maps of this area.  Opens to 48 panels.  Very good condition with archival tape repairs at some folds.   Photo

1926

$35.00

Summer Outings.   A timetable size brochure advertising Northern Wisconsin and Upper Michigan vacation destinations with detailed maps of this area.  Opens to 48 panels.  Very good condition with archival tape repairs at some folds.   Photo  

1932

$30.00

Time, Trip & Pay Records – C&NW Engineer Albert G. Pearson.  These records cover 1941, 1943, 1949, 1951, 1952 & 1956 through September when Mr. Pearson retired.  Information for each trip includes engine number, fireman’s name, train number, miles run, origin and destination, mileage and pay amounts plus other notations.  Mr. Pearson worked out of Green Bay, Wisconsin.  6 time books are included, each covering a full year.  [bca]  [bcd]

1941-1956

$10.00

 

Chicago & North Western Ry. –  Timely Topics

Timely Topics was a  4-page newsletter issued by the Traffic Department for both the public and railway employees beginning in about 1935 and continuing for an undetermined period thereafter.  Issues are in good to very good condition for their age.   Issues are available where noted with an x.  Prices are per issue.  Timely Topics was succeeded by the North Western Newsliner, copies of which can be found under Employee Magazines. 

 

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1939

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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x

[bcd]

$7.00

1940

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x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[bcd]

$7.00

1941

 

 

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[bcd]

$7.00

1942

 

 

x

x

x

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

[bcd]

$7.00

1943

 

 

 

 

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

[pt]

$6.00

1944

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

 

x

[pt]

$6.00

**  All issues of Timely Topics  **

 

$130.00

 

Time Return & Delay Report for Deadheading.  About 48 blank forms (1 or 2 used), bound, for use by Operating Dept. employees.  Very good condition.   Photo

09/1972

$2.50

Time Return & Delay Report of Passenger Conductors & Trainmen.  About 50 unused forms, bound, for use as noted.  Mint.   Photo   

08/1968

$3.00

Track Diagram – Wood St. Potato Yard.  A large diagram (54” x 29”) showing the track arrangement at the C&NW’s Wood Street Potato Yard in Chicago.  Has penned-in notations of track renumberings, reassignments and removals.  Shows streets & industries in the area and the adjacent B&OCT Yards.  These facilities were demolished in the middle to late 1970’s and the area was redeveloped, now containing medical facilities.  Good condition.   [pmc]

Ca. 1950’s

$15.00

Train Order Forms.  Pad of Chicago & North Western Ry Train Order Forms (75 to 100).  These are the single-sheet version; you used as many carbons as you wanted copies.  Very good condition.   Photo    [bci]

1960’s

$7.50

Train Order Forms.  3-Part Chicago & North Western Transportation Train Order Forms.  These have the carbons inserted and are still in their original shrink-wrap.  Hard to tell how many without unwrapping; the package is about an inch thick and looks to be about 60.   Photo    [bci-f]

1980’s

 

$5.00

Train Order Forms.  5- Part Chicago & North Western Transportation Train Order Forms.  These have the carbons inserted and are still in their original shrink-wrap.  Hard to tell how many without unwrapping; the package is about an inch thick and looks to be about 60.   Photo    [bci]

1980’s

$5.00

Train Order Forms.  Package of 21 – 7- Part Chicago & North Western Transportation Form Y Train Order Forms.  These also have the carbons inserted.  See Form Y Clearances, above.   Photo   [bci]

1980’s

$4.00

 

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