. Jalbum 8.5 slides/File0001.html# Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:38:52 -0500 The Railroad Club of Chicago's drum sign. Perhaps this is the C&NW fan trip in the next picture. The Railroad Club of Chicago's drum sign. Perhaps this is the C&NW fan trip in the next picture. slides/File0001.jpg slides/File0002.html# Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:38:52 -0500 Somewhere on the Chicago & North Western; obviously a fan trip but anybody's guess as to when and where. Probably sometime in the 1940's. Somewhere on the Chicago & North Western; obviously a fan trip but anybody's guess as to when and where. Probably sometime in the 1940's. slides/File0002.jpg slides/File0003.html# Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:38:52 -0500 Sid Davies on the fireman's seat of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific 2504, a 2-8-2 at Blue Island, IL. Sid Davies on the fireman's seat of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific 2504, a 2-8-2 at Blue Island, IL. slides/File0003.jpg slides/File0004.html# Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:38:52 -0500 This one is not as old as it looks - that's a 1948 Illinois license plate on the old car. Sid Davies is on the left and Charlie Felstead is on the right. The engines may in a scrap line. This one is not as old as it looks - that's a 1948 Illinois license plate on the old car. Sid Davies is on the left and Charlie Felstead is on the right. The engines may in a scrap line. slides/File0004.jpg slides/File0005.html# Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:38:52 -0500 Milt Nafus and Charlie Felstead. Milt Nafus and Charlie Felstead. slides/File0005.jpg slides/File0006.html# Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:38:52 -0500 Three roundhouse workers stand on the front end of Baltimore & Ohio Engine 4315, a 2-8-2, possibly at Barr Yard. Each of these men wound up with an enlargement of this photo in appreciation for their cooperation. How likely are you to get service like that today? Three roundhouse workers stand on the front end of Baltimore & Ohio Engine 4315, a 2-8-2, possibly at Barr Yard. Each of these men wound up with an enlargement of this photo in appreciation for their cooperation. How likely are you to get service like that today? slides/File0006.jpg slides/File0007.html# Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:38:52 -0500 Sid Davies and his dependable transportation, complete with a running board! Sid was a Chicago cab driver back in the days when Chicago cab drivers spoke English. Sid Davies and his dependable transportation, complete with a running board! Sid was a Chicago cab driver back in the days when Chicago cab drivers spoke English. slides/File0007.jpg slides/File0008.html# Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:38:52 -0500 A cloudy day on the Marinette, Tomahawk & Western at Tomahawk, Wisconsin with Charlie Felstead on the caboose steps; then Paul Eilenberger & Sid Davies. A cloudy day on the Marinette, Tomahawk & Western at Tomahawk, Wisconsin with Charlie Felstead on the caboose steps; then Paul Eilenberger & Sid Davies. slides/File0008.jpg slides/File0009.html# Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:38:52 -0500 Charlie Felstead and Milt Nafus. Charlie Felstead and Milt Nafus. slides/File0009.jpg slides/File0011.html# Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:38:52 -0500 Looks like Sid has picked up a new car! That's Milt Nafus at the rear. The location is probably somewhere on Chicago's south side. Looks like Sid has picked up a new car! That's Milt Nafus at the rear. The location is probably somewhere on Chicago's south side. slides/File0011.jpg slides/File0012.html# Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:38:52 -0500 Milt Nafus. Milt Nafus. slides/File0012.jpg slides/File0013.html# Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:38:52 -0500 Delmar W. "Doc" Yungmeyer, taken by Mac Poor in 1940. Do this today and you are asking for trouble. Delmar W. "Doc" Yungmeyer, taken by Mac Poor in 1940. Do this today and you are asking for trouble. slides/File0013.jpg slides/File0014.html# Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:38:52 -0500 "Doc" Yungmeyer, again taken by Mac Poor in 1940. Photography was easy back then - just point the camera and shoot! "Doc" Yungmeyer, again taken by Mac Poor in 1940. Photography was easy back then - just point the camera and shoot! slides/File0014.jpg slides/File0015.html# Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:38:52 -0500 Sid Davies and an unidentified friend. Sid Davies and an unidentified friend. slides/File0015.jpg slides/File0016.html# Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:38:52 -0500 Somewhere on the C&EI with Engine 1909, a 2-8-2, up front. This may have been the Spring 1946 or 1947 C&EI fan trip to Danville, Illinois. Notice what the well-dressed railfan wore in those days! Somewhere on the C&EI with Engine 1909, a 2-8-2, up front. This may have been the Spring 1946 or 1947 C&EI fan trip to Danville, Illinois. Notice what the well-dressed railfan wore in those days! slides/File0016.jpg slides/File0017.html# Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:38:52 -0500 Another 1940's fan trip, possibly on the Indiana Harbor Belt. The passenger car in the backgroud is the Monticello owned by the Chesapeake & Ohio. Notice the "Pre-Fred" end-of-train marker. Another 1940's fan trip, possibly on the Indiana Harbor Belt. The passenger car in the backgroud is the Monticello owned by the Chesapeake & Ohio. Notice the "Pre-Fred" end-of-train marker. slides/File0017.jpg slides/File0018.html# Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:38:52 -0500 Sid Davies and the Countess of Dufferin at Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Countess of Dufferin was Western Canada's first steam locomotive. It was built on February 2nd, 1872 and served on the Northern Pacific Railway for five years before migrating to Canada from the United States on October 9, 1877. Sid Davies and the Countess of Dufferin at Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Countess of Dufferin was Western Canada's first steam locomotive. It was built on February 2nd, 1872 and served on the Northern Pacific Railway for five years before migrating to Canada from the United States on October 9, 1877. slides/File0018.jpg slides/File0019.html# Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:38:52 -0500 Charlie Felstead, Sid Davies, Paul Eilenburger, Merle Anderson and Jim Schmidt. Paul was the baggageman at Englewood Union Station. Charlie Felstead, Sid Davies, Paul Eilenburger, Merle Anderson and Jim Schmidt. Paul was the baggageman at Englewood Union Station. slides/File0019.jpg slides/File0020.html# Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:38:52 -0500 Sid Davies with an amusement park engine. Sid Davies with an amusement park engine. slides/File0020.jpg slides/File0021.html# Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:38:52 -0500 Hard to tell who's here or where this is, but that sure looks like Charlie Felstead on the left. All the men pictured in this series lived on the south side and spent a lot of time at Englewood. Chances are this is at Englewood or perhaps somewhere else on the south side. Hard to tell who's here or where this is, but that sure looks like Charlie Felstead on the left. All the men pictured in this series lived on the south side and spent a lot of time at Englewood. Chances are this is at Englewood or perhaps somewhere else on the south side. slides/File0021.jpg slides/File0022.html# Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:38:52 -0500 Charlie Felstead is in the middle and Paul Eilenburger is on the right. The other man is unidentified. Chances are this was taken at Englewood or in the vacinity. Charlie Felstead is in the middle and Paul Eilenburger is on the right. The other man is unidentified. Chances are this was taken at Englewood or in the vacinity. slides/File0022.jpg