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Railroadiana As well as Other Unique, Rare &
Interesting Stuff for |
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Chicago & North Western Ry. Ephemera |
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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 dont
exactly fit this definition but nonetheless are Chicago & North Western
collectibles. All are in excellent
condition unless noted. Please ignore
the bracketed [ ]
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The 400 Reproduction advertising & timetables
for 400 service. Undated, but looks to
be late 1930s early 1940s. Full
color, 16 x 10, excellent condition.
Photo [fct] |
1940 |
$2.50 |
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Advertising The 400.
Announcement of a pre-service demonstration trip of the new
streamlined 400, |
1939 |
$7.50 |
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The Alco Line by
Eric Hirsimaki. Coverage of the
Chicago & North Western Alco diesels operating in Minnesota and South
Dakota in the 1970's and 1980's. Excellent
color photos. hb, dj, 128 p, Illus.,
11½"x 9", mint. [bck] |
1993 |
$150.00 |
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Blotter describing the Chicago City Ticket Offices. 2-color, 9 x 4, excellent unused condition. Photo |
1928 |
$15.00 |
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Boone Daily News. This is a reprint edition of
the Boone Daily News for |
2001 |
$5.00 |
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Brochure - A Pioneering Railroad, Its First
Century.
A 24 page illustrated booklet written by F.V. Koval covering
highlights of the C&NWs first century.
Fair condition with penned-in date on cover and tape repairs on
interior pages not affecting readability.
[hj] Photo |
1948 |
$0.50 |
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Car-Fax. A description of the C&NWs electronic
freight information system. 10 x 8,
14 pages, very good condition. [x2] |
Ca. 1959 |
$5.00 |
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Chicago & North Western Telephone Directory. A listing
of employees, their job function and location. 1983, pb, 117 p, 6 x 8-1/2, excellent
condition. [bcd] |
1983 |
$3.00 |
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Chicago & North Western |
1989 |
$7.50 |
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C&NW UP Merger. Includes 24 internal
documents titled Merger Bulletin issued
between March and August, 1995 providing updates on the merger to
employees. Topics include department
integration, severance programs, buy-out eligibility, hiring freezes,
executives choosing severance, new operating officers, shops consolidations,
familiarization trip to |
1995 |
$10.00 |
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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 |
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City of |
Late 1930s |
$35.00 |
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Cleaner Specification Manual. Provides
instruction for the use of various types of cleaning solutions, their
application and safety considerations.
8-1/2 x 11, 36 pages.
[wt] Photo |
08/1991 |
$3.00 |
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Clearance Forms. Pad of
Chicago & North Western Transportation Co. clearance forms (about 75 to
100); for the delivery of train orders.
[bci] Photo |
1980s |
$2.00 |
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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 |
1980s |
$2.00 |
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400 Cocktail Napkin. Paper, 4-3/4 square, mint
condition. Photo |
1950s |
$2.50 |
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Corporate Compliance Manual. Booklet
on company policy in matters of Antitrust, Securities Laws, Equal Employment,
Environmental, Safety, Corporate Integrity and Conflict of Interest
matters. 5-1/2 x 8-1/2, 40 p. Photo |
ca. 1980s |
$4.00 |
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Crew Sheet ( |
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$15.00 |
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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 |
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Employees List of Freight & Passenger Cars
and Locomotives. 3-1/4 x 5-1/2, 12 pages, mint
condition. Photo |
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$5.00 |
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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 |
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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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$15.00 |
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$15.00 |
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$100.00 |
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Everymans 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 |
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Forty Ways to |
1926 |
$15.00 |
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General Operating Rules. General Code of Operating Rules, issued 04/10/1994 & 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 |
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A History of the Origin of the Place Names
Connected with the Chicago & North Western and the Chicago, |
1908 |
$75.00 |
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A History of the Origin of the Place Names
Connected with the Chicago & North Western and the Chicago, |
1908 |
$90.00 |
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Letter. 4-Page handwritten letter on unique CStPM&O stationary. Good Condition. Photo |
1897 |
$5.00 |
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Letter. 2-Page handwritten letter on C&NW
stationary & envelope dated |
1915 |
$12.00 |
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Locomotive Facilities C&NW &
CStPM&O, Engine Terminals by Joseph
Follmer. A complete analysis of steam
locomotive servicing facilities in the steam era, profusely illustrated and
with a tabular listing of all locations.
Includes a map pocket with 2 drawings. 1996, pb, 246 p, illus., 11 x 8-1/2. [bck] |
1996 |
$55.00 |
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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 1940s &
1950s. [m2] |
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C&NW Operations
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Sept. 2004 |
$3.00 |
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C&NW Operations
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Oct. 2004 |
$3.00 |
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C&NW Operations
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Nov. 2004 |
$3.00 |
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C&NW Operations
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Dec. 2004 |
$3.00 |
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** All issues of Mainline Modeler listed above ** |
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$10.00 |
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Map 1933 Worlds Fair & Description of the
C&NW Exhibit. The 1933 Worlds 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 |
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Map of the |
1938 |
$20.00 |
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System Map. Timetable size, unfolds to 32 panels with a
detailed system map on one side. A
complete |
06/1973 |
$6.00 |
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System Map. Timetable size, unfolds to 32 panels with a
detailed system map on one side. A
complete |
10/1979 |
$6.00 |
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System Map. Timetable size, unfolds to 32 panels with a
detailed system map on one side identifying single & double track main
lines and secondary lines. A complete |
08/1985 |
$6.00 |
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System Map. Timetable size, unfolds to 36 panels with a
detailed system map on one side identifying single & double track main
lines and secondary lines. A complete |
03/1993 |
$6.00 |
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Note: Comparison of the preceding 4 maps shows
the trackage decline over this 20-year period. |
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Mechanical Instructions. Issued by
the Mechanical Department in November 1950, these instructions cover both
steam and diesel with some pages dating back to the middle 1940s. Numbering between 450 & 500 pages, they
cover a multitude of things from air brake dirt collectors to water glass
renewals. 125 items are listed in the
index. Procedures for early diesel
locomotives are included. The below
listed item Various Maintenance Specifications is included with this item
at no additional cost. 8-1/2x 11,
very good condition. [sb2] |
11/1950 |
$35.00 |
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Memo Books. Vest pocket memo books issued
annually. 2-1/2 x 5, condition as
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1909 |
$18.00 |
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1909 |
$18.00 |
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1915 |
$6.00 |
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1933 |
$15.00 |
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1938 |
$5.00 |
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1940 |
$5.00 |
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1940 |
$10.00 |
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1943 |
$5.00 |
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1943 |
$8.00 |
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1949 |
$3.00 |
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1956 |
$6.00 |
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1957 |
$6.00 |
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A Pioneering Railroad, Its First Century. A 24 page
illustrated booklet written by F.V. Koval covering highlights of the
C&NWs first century. Fair
condition with tape repairs not affecting readability. [wt-hj] |
1948 |
$.50 |
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Prairie Rails
by Robert Olmstead. Primarily a
picture book with descriptive captions covering the C&NW in |
1989 |
$55.00 |
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Prosperity |
1982 |
$5.00 |
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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 |
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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 |
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1980 |
$10.00 |
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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. [v] Photo |
1980s |
$1.25 |
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Suburban Passenger Tariff No. 5-6. One-way
fares and mileage between all stations in |
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$2.50 |
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Summer Outings. A timetable size brochure advertising |
1926 |
$35.00 |
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Summer Outings. A timetable size brochure advertising |
1932 |
$30.00 |
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Table of Distances. Provides distances between
stations of the C&NW and CStPM&O and important junctions. 448 pages, 8 x 11, good condition. [x2] |
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$30.00 |
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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, firemans name, train number, miles run, origin and destination,
mileage and pay amounts plus other notations.
Mr. Pearson worked out of |
1941-1956 |
$10.00 |
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Timely
Topics. - A 4-page
newsletter from the 1930s & 1940s, can be found under Employee Magazines. |
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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 |
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Time Return & Delay Report of Passenger Conductors & Trainmen. About 50 unused forms, bound, for use as noted. Mint. Photo |
08/1968 |
$3.00 |
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Train Location Reports. Pad of
unused forms, also known as Line-Ups.
About 90 sheets per pad. [bci] |
08/1982 |
$3.00 |
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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] |
1960s |
$7.50 |
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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] |
1980s |
$5.00 |
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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] |
1980s |
$5.00 |
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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] |
1980s |
$4.00 |
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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, firemans 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] |
1941-56 |
$10.00 |
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Various Maintenance Specifications. Included
are: 7 Painting Specifications covering various colors and applications
including locomotives, a 10-page set of instructions for welder
qualification, a pad of welder qualification test records and 22 sets of
specifications for purchase or testing of a multitude of parts and
components. See the above listed item
Mechanical Instructions. 8-1/2 x
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1957 to 1980s |
$2.00 |
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Water Stations. This comprehensive document provides
detailed information on each and every C&NW locomotive watering station
on the system as of January 1, 1921.
Details are provided for the tanks, pumps, pump houses, penstocks, pits, type of
power, meters, treating plants and water supply details including joint
ownership with other railroads and in some cases city ownership Foundation details, capacities and
manufacturer information is included including original cost data and current
cost of replacement. It is organized
by division and consists of 450 to 500 pages, all in very good condition for
its age the cover has suffered some damage.
8-1/2 x 11. [sb2] |
01/1921 |
$175.00 |
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Welding Folio. This is an illustrated steam era document
covering acetylene and electric arc welding methods, specifications and
procedures on just about every part of a steam locomotive. Each part is identified including a many
where welding is deemed not profitable or is prohibited. 8-1/2 x 11, 150 pages, very good
condition. Photo [sb2] |
07/1945 |
$35.00 |
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Yesterday and Today compiled by W.H. Stennett. A history
of the Chicago & North Western Railway System. Original 1st edition, not a reprint. 1905, hb, 124 p, illus., 6 x 9, with
fold-out map. [bck] |
1905 |
$35.00 |
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Yesterday and Today compiled by W.H. Stennett. A history
of the Chicago & North Western Railway System. Original 3rd edition, not a reprint. 1910, pb, dj, 199 p, illus., 6 x 9, with
fold-out map, near-mint condition.
[bck]. |
1910 |
$80.00 |
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