Railway Yard Collection

Curdimurka Railway Siding (Old Ghan Railway), Oodnadatta Track, Outback, South Australia, Australia

Yard Man, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Yard Man, between c1915 and c1920

Scene in railroad yard, Sacramento, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Scene in railroad yard. Sacramento, California

Scene in railroad yard, Sacramento, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Scene in railroad yard. Sacramento, California

Cotton bales lying at the Bombay terminus of the Great Indian Peninsular Railway, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Cotton bales lying at the Bombay terminus of the Great Indian Peninsular Railway ready for shipment to England, 1862. Engraving from a photograph by Messrs. M'Combie and Wright

Mrs. Viola Sievers, one of the wipers at the roundhouse giving a giant "H"... Clinton, Iowa, 1943
Mrs. Viola Sievers, one of the wipers at the roundhouse giving a giant " H" class locomotive a bath of live steam, Clinton, Iowa. Mrs

C. & N.W. R.R. women wipers at the roundhouse cleaning one of the giant... Clinton, Iowa, 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
C. & N.W. R.R. women wipers at the roundhouse cleaning one of the giant " H class locomotives, Clinton, Iowa. Photograph shows Marcella Hart at left, Mrs. Elibia Siematter at right

C. & N.W. R.R. women wipers employed at the roundhouse cleaning one of the... Clinton, Iowa, 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
C. & N.W. R.R. women wipers employed at the roundhouse cleaning one of the giant " H" class locomotives, Clinton, Iowa. Photograph probably shows Mrs. Marcella Hart and Mrs. Viola Sievers

C. & N.W. R.R. Mrs. Marcella Hart, mother of three children, employed as a... Clinton, Iowa, 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
C. & N.W. R.R. Mrs. Marcella Hart, mother of three children, employed as a wiper at the roundhouse, Clinton, Iowa

C. & N.W. R.R. Mrs. Irene Bracker, mother of two children, employed at the... Clinton, Iowa, 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
C. & N.W. R.R. Mrs. Irene Bracker, mother of two children, employed at the roundhouse as a wiper, Clinton, Iowa

C. & N.W. R.R. Cloe Weaver, mother of four children, employed... the roundhouse, Clinton, Iowa, 1943
C. & N.W. R.R. Cloe Weaver, mother of four children, employed as a helper at the roundhouse, Clinton, Iowa. She is learning to operate the turntable. Her husband works for a structural steel company

C. & N. W. R. R. Mrs. Dorothy Lucke, employed as a wiper at the roundhouse, Clinton, Iowa, 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
C. & N.W. R.R. Mrs. Dorothy Lucke, employed as a wiper at the roundhouse, Clinton, Iowa

Section crew at work on the track, C. M. St. P. & P. R. R. Bensenville, Ill. 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
Section crew at work on the track, C. M. St. P. & P. R.R. Bensenville, Ill

Cleaning an engine near the roundhouse, C. M. St. P. & P. R. R. Bensenville, Ill. 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
Cleaning an engine near the roundhouse, C. M. St. P. & P. R.R. Bensenville, Ill

C. M. St. P. & P. R. R. general view of part of the yard, Bensenville, Ill. 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
C. M. St. P. & P. R.R. general view of part of the yard, Bensenville, Ill

Daniel Anastazia, blacksmiths helper, Rock Island R. R. Blue Island, Ill. 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
Daniel Anastazia, blacksmiths helper, Rock Island R.R. Blue Island, Ill

John Kelseh [i.e. Kelsch], blacksmith, at his forge... Rock Island R.R. Blue Island, Ill. 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
John Kelseh [i.e. Kelsch], blacksmith, at his forge in the blacksmith shop at the roundhouse, Rock Island R.R. Blue Island, Ill

Thomas Madrigal greasing a locomotive in the roundhouse, Rock Island R. R. Blue Island, Ill. 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
Thomas Madrigal greasing a locomotive in the roundhouse, Rock Island R.R. Blue Island, Ill

Car jacked up for repairs on the repair tracks, North Proviso, C & NW RR, Chicago, Ill. 1942. Creator: Jack Delano
Car jacked up for repairs on the repair tracks, North Proviso, C & NW RR [i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad] Chicago, Ill

Workers at the roundhouse of the C & NW RR Proviso Yard, Chicago, Ill. 1942. Creator: Jack Delano
Workers at the roundhouse of the C & NW RR [i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad] Proviso Yard, Chicago, Ill

Caboose on the caboose track at C & NW RRs Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill. 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
Caboose on the caboose track at C & NW RRs [i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad s] Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill

Worker inspecting a locomotive on a pit in the round... C & NW RRs Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill
Worker inspecting a locomotive on a pit in the roundhouse at the C & NW RRs [i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad s] Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill

Frederick Batt, brakeman, on the C & NW RR, at Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill. 1942. Creator: Jack Delano
Frederick Batt, brakeman, on the C & NW RR [i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad], at Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill

View of a classification yard at C & NW RRs Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill. 1942. Creator: Jack Delano
View of a classification yard at C & NW RRs [i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad s] Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill

C & NW RR locomotives in the roundhouse at Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill. 1942. Creator: Jack Delano
C & NW RR [i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad]; locomotives in the roundhouse at Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill

Work goes on 24 hours a day at C & NW RRs Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill. 1942. Creator: Jack Delano
Work goes on 24 hours a day at C & NW RRs [i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad s] Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill

C&NWRR towerman R. W. Mayberry of Elmhurst, Ill. at the Proviso yard, Melrose Park, Ill. 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
C&NWRR [i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad], towerman R.W. Mayberry of Elmhurst, Ill. at the Proviso yard. He operates a set of retarders and switches at the hump, Melrose Park (near Chicago)

C & NW RR railroad worker cultivating the small Victory garden, Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill. 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
C & NW RR [i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad], railroad worker cultivating the small Victory garden in the Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill

C & NW RR, a general view of a classification yard at Proviso Yard, Chicago, Ill. 1942. Creator: Jack Delano
C & NW RR [i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad], a general view of a classification yard at Proviso Yard, Chicago, Ill

View in a departure yard at C & NW RRs Proviso (?) yard at twilight, Chicago, Ill. 1942. Creator: Jack Delano
View in a departure yard at C & NW RRs [i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad s] Proviso (?) yard at twilight, Chicago, Ill

C & NW RR putting the finishing touches on a rebuilt caboose... Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill. 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
C & NW RR [i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad], putting the finishing touches on a rebuilt caboose at the rip tracks at Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill

Truck trailers line up at a freight house to load and unload goods... C & NW RR, Chicago, Ill. 1942
Truck trailers line up at a freight house to load and unload goods from the Chicago and Northwestern [i.e. North Western] railroad, Chicago, Ill

C & NW RR railroad workers cultivating a little Victory garden at Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill. 1943
C & NW RR [i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad], railroad workers cultivating a little Victory garden at Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill

Truck trailers loading and unloading at C & NW RRs Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill. 1942. Creator: Jack Delano
Truck trailers loading and unloading at C & NW RRs [i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad s] Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill

A worker in the roundhouse at the C & NW RR. Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill. 1942. Creator: Jack Delano
A worker in the roundhouse at the C & NW RR. Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill

A.S. Gerdee, of 3251 Maypole(?) Street, working as a switchman... Chicago, Ill. 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
A.S. Gerdee, of 3251 Maypole(?) Street, working as a switchman at Proviso yard of C & NW RR [i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad], Chicago, Ill

A train pulling out of the freight house at C & NW RRs Proviso(?) yard, Chicago, Ill. 1942. Creator: Jack Delano
A train pulling out of the freight house at C & NW RRs Proviso(?) yard, Chicago, Ill

A welder who works in the round-house at the Chicago and Northwestern Railroads Proviso yard, 1942
A welder who works in the round-house at the Chicago and Northwestern Railroads Proviso yard

Train going over the hump at C & NW RRs Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill. 1942. Creator: Jack Delano
Train going over the hump at C & NW RRs [i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad s] Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill

A train (or "cut") being pushed out of a receiving... Proviso yard, C & NW RR. Chicago, Ill
A train (or " cut" ) being pushed out of a receiving yard toward the hump. A brakeman rides each train to signal the engineer in the locomotive at the rear; Proviso yard, C & NW RR

Tracks at Proviso yard of C & NW RR, Chicago, Ill. 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
Tracks at Proviso yard of C & NW RR [i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad], Chicago, Ill

A train being pushed over the hump at the Proviso yard, C & NW RR. Chicago, Ill. 1942. Creator: Jack Delano
A train being pushed over the hump at the Proviso yard, C & NW RR. Chicago, Ill

Tracks leading into the freight house at Proviso yard, C&NWRR, Chicago, Ill. 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
Tracks leading into the freight house at Proviso yard. This is said to be the largest covered freight house in the world. C&NWRR [i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad], Chicago, Ill

Tracks at C & NW RRs Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill. 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
Tracks at C & NW RRs [i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad s] Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill

The yardmasters office at the receiving yard, North Proviso(?), C & NW RR, Chicago, Ill. 1942. Creator: Jack Delano
The yardmasters office at the receiving yard, North Proviso(?), C & NW RR, Chicago, Ill

Switchman throwing a switch a C and NW RRs Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill. 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
Switchman throwing a switch a C and NW RRs Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill

Sam Cell, working on the truck of a car... C & NW RRs Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill. 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
Sam Cell, working on the truck of a car at the rip tracks of C & NW RRs [i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad s] Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill

Switch lists coming in by teletype to the hump office at a C& NW RR yard, Chicago, Ill. 1942. Creator: Jack Delano
Switch lists coming in by teletype to the hump office at a Chicago and Northwestern [i.e. North Western] railroad yard, Chicago, Ill

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In the vast Outback of South Australia lies the Curdimurka Railway Siding, a relic of the Old Ghan Railway. This railway yard, with its rusty tracks and weathered buildings, holds stories of a bygone era. Traveling along the Oodnadatta Track, one can catch glimpses of this historical site. It stands as a reminder of the once-thriving railway industry that connected remote regions to bustling cities. Transporting us back in time to 1943 in Clinton, Iowa, we meet Mrs. Viola Sievers and her fellow women wipers at the roundhouse. With determination and pride, they give a giant "H" on an engine's surface - their contribution to keeping these iron giants running smoothly. Among them are Mrs. Marcella Hart and Mrs. Irene Bracker; mothers juggling work and family responsibilities while making invaluable contributions to their community. Cloe Weaver is another remarkable woman who balances motherhood with employment at the roundhouse. Mrs. Dorothy Lucke joins this group as she diligently works as a wiper at the roundhouse in Clinton during those war-torn times when every hand was needed for support. Moving across states to Blue Island, Illinois, we encounter Daniel Anastazia working tirelessly as a blacksmith's helper in Rock Island R. R. 's roundhouse - his skilled hands shaping metal into functional masterpieces. Meanwhile, in Bensenville, Illinois, section crews laboriously work on maintaining tracks for C. M St. P & P. R. R. , ensuring safe journeys for countless passengers passing through these yards daily. The sight of workers cleaning engines near the roundhouse showcases their dedication towards preserving these mechanical marvels that power our transportation system. A general view reveals just part of Bensenville's expansive yard - an intricate network where trains come alive with movement and purpose under Jack Delano's lens capturing moments frozen forever in time.