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See You in Iowa: 1943

Submitted by Dave on Fri, 01/26/2024 - 8:25pm.
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January 1943. "Conductor handling engineer copy of train orders before a Chicago and North Western freight pulls out of Chicago for Clinton, Iowa. Since the track between those points is under automatic train control, the engineer hands the conductor the key to the automatic train control lock of the engine. The conductor will keep the key in the caboose until the train arrives at its destination." Acetate negative by Jack Delano, Office of War Information. View full size.

January 1943. "Conductor handling engineer copy of train orders before a Chicago and North Western freight pulls out of Chicago for Clinton, Iowa. Since the track between those points is under automatic train control, the engineer hands the conductor the key to the automatic train control lock of the engine. The conductor will keep the key in the caboose until the train arrives at its destination." Acetate negative by Jack Delano, Office of War Information. View full size.

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Here Casey!

Submitted by johnnyuma on Sat, 01/27/2024 - 4:20pm.

Smoke one of mine. It'll keep ya warm for the entire trip!

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C&NW Class H-1 Locomotive

Submitted by alrich on Sat, 01/27/2024 - 11:05am.

Attached is a photo of 3014 charging across farmland taken at about the same time as this. The H-1 was a 4-8-4 "Northern" type loco -- one of the final modern steam engines used by the North Western before dieselization. Interestingly, Mr. Delano has set a telephoto equipped camera upon the air pump seen above the heads of the crew.

[LOL! - Dave]

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What a beast

Submitted by davidk on Sat, 01/27/2024 - 8:54am.

Jack Delano sure knew how to capture the essence of steam engines. That locomotive positively looms behind the two humans. It is a thing of power and beauty.

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