File:IllinoisTunnelFirstTrain.jpg
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Size of this preview: 800 × 511 pixels. Other resolutions: 320 × 204 pixels | 640 × 409 pixels | 1,024 × 654 pixels | 1,506 × 962 pixels.
Original file (1,506 × 962 pixels, file size: 277 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)
Summary
| Description |
English: Original caption: "OPENING OF CHICAGO SUBWAY FOR FREIGHT TRAFFIC In the Chicago Milwaukee & St. Paul freight house, where the first train operated by the Illinois Tunnel Company was received." On July 7, 1905, an 11 car train was dispatched over the 2-foot (61 cm) gauge tracks of the Illinois Tunnel Company from the Erie freight house. These 5 cars were delivered to the Milwaukee freight house. The elevator in the foreground goes down to the tunnel. |
| Date | Taken on 15 July 1905; Published in 1910 |
| Source | One Hundred and Twenty-Five Photographic Views of Chicago, Rand McNally, Chicago, 1910; page 60. |
| Author | Anonymous work for hire, probably hired by the Illinois Tunnel Company |
Licensing
 |
This media file is in the public domain in the United States. This applies to U.S. works where the copyright has expired, often because its first publication occurred prior to January 1, 1931, and if not then due to lack of notice or renewal. See this page for further explanation.
|
 |
 |
File history
Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.
| Date/Time | Thumbnail | Dimensions | User | Comment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| current | 01:23, 30 April 2010 | | 1,506 × 962 (277 KB) | wikimediacommons>Douglas W. Jones | {{Information |Description={{en|1=Original caption: "OPENING OF CHICAGO SUBWAY FOR FREIGHT TRAFFIC In the Chicago Milwaukee & St. Paul freight house, where the first train operated by the Illinois Tunnel Company was received." On July 7, 1905, an 11 car |
File usage
The following page uses this file:
