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The Chicago and North Western (reporting mark CNW) was a Class I railroad in the Midwestern United States.It was also known as the "North Western".The railroad operated more than 5,000 miles (8,000 km) of track at the turn of the 20th century, and over 12,000 miles (19,000 km) of track in seven states before retrenchment in the late 1970s.
The North Western was incorporated under the general laws of the States of Wisconsin and Illinois, through filing with the secretaries of state of those States, on June 20, 1864, and June 23, 1864, respectively, an agreement dated June 2, 1864, for the purpose of consolidating the property, rights, and franchises of the Chicago and North ...
It was incorporated in 1880 as a consolidation of the Chicago, St. Paul and Minneapolis Railway and the North Wisconsin Railway. [1] The Chicago and North Western Railway (C&NW) gained control in 1882. [2] The C&NW leased the Omaha Road in 1957 [3] and merged the company into itself in 1972. [4]
The Chicago and North Western Railway class Z (and Omaha Road class Z) was a class of 251 American 2-8-0 locomotives. They were built between 1909 and 1913, when production switched to the larger class J 2-8-2 locomotives. The class letter spawned their nickname amongst C&NW and Omaha Road crews: "Zulu".
The Chicago and North Western R-1 class was a class of 325 4-6-0 "Ten-Wheeler" steam locomotives built by the Schenectady Locomotive Works, the American Locomotive Company, and the Baldwin Locomotive Works from 1901 to 1908. The R-1 locomotives were so large and heavy that the Chicago and North Western (C&NW) Railroad had to extensively rebuild ...
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Chicago and North Western 175 is a preserved R-1 class 4-6-0 "Ten-Wheeler" steam locomotive built by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) in December 1908. The locomotive was used for pulling various passenger and freight trains throughout Wisconsin , until the Chicago and North Western (C&NW) Railroad ended revenue steam operations in 1956.