Chicago & North-Western Ry.

NUMBER SERIESTYPEBUILDER & DATECAP.NOTES
C&NW 2-7798evenBox__2028,3208,5094,5994 & 6050 Reefers
photo 1818 Green Bay & Western p.12 (photo c1875)
photo 6838 (end) Northwestern Lines Summer 1995 p.31
C&NW 7800-7848evenReefer__Ayers Patent
C&NW 7850-8598evenBox___
C&NW 8600-8618evenMilk Box___
C&NW 8620-9498evenBox___
C&NW 1-1999oddFlat___
C&NW 2001-3999oddStock___
C&NW 4001-5099oddFlat___
C&NW 5101-5199oddFlat_20TON32' L
C&NW 5201-5559oddFlatc1885-188820TON32' L
C&NW 5561-5899oddFlatc1885-188820TON33' L
C&NW 6001-6049oddDump___
C&NW 6101-6259oddDitching__company service?
C&NW 7001-7817oddStock__photo 7665 (wreck) Green Bay & Western p.36
C&NW 8001-8555oddFlat__ex Dakota Central Ry 8001-8555odd re# in 1885
C&NW 8557-8755oddFlat__ex Dakota Central Ry 851-950 re# in 1885
C&NW 9500-9549Box__Commercial Express
C&NW 9550-9649Box_20TON34' L, Lackawanna Line, re# C&NW 16800-16998even in 1888
C&NW 9800-9899Box__Blue Line
C&NW 10000-11998evenBox___
C&NW 10001-10899oddGondola_20TON32' L
C&NW 10901-11899oddGondolac1885-188820TON32' L
C&NW 12009-12199Box__Red Line
C&NW 12501-12550Box__Canada Southern Line
C&NW 13000-13846evenBox___
C&NW 13848-14888evenBox_20TON34' L
C&NW 14890-14908evenReefer__Tiffany Patent
C&NW 14910-15866evenBox_20TON_
C&NW 15868-15946evenReefer__Tiffany Patent
C&NW 15948-16066evenReeferc1885-1888_Tiffany Patent
C&NW 16068-16086evenReeferc1885-1888_Goodell Patent
C&NW 16800-16998evenBox_20TON34' L,
ex C&NW 9550-9649 "Lackawanna Line" re# in 1888
changed to California Fast Freight in 1888
C&NW 17000-17198evenBox_20TON34' L, California Fast Freight
C&NW 17200-17498evenBox_20TON34' L
C&NW 17500-17658evenBox_20TON34' L, Nickel Plate Line
C&NW 17660-17798evenBox_20TON34' L
C&NW 17800-19798evenBox_20TON34' L
C&NW 13001-13999oddGondolac1885-188820TON33' L
C&NW 17001-17999oddStock_15TON31' L
C&NW 18001-18133oddStockc1885-188820TON33' L
C&NW 20000-23857Ore214 cars by 1865 (ex Peninsula RR)
519 cars by 1867
C&NW Escanaba Shops 1869 (about 200)
C&NW Esanaba Shops 1870 (300)
C&NW Fond Du Lac Shops 1873 (834)
1879-80 (1003)
C&NW Escanaba Shops 1881 (196)
Michigan Car Co 1881 (300)
c1882 (400)
7/10TON12'-3" OL, 4 wheel
drawing North Western Lines Fall 1996
ex C&WN A1-A2157?
C&NW 23858-25548Ore1887-189020TON21'-7" OL, drawing North Western Lines Fall 1996 p.68
C&NW 30702-32100evenBox__ex Dakota Central 151-850 re# 1885
C&NW 32102-33300evenBox__ex Dakota Central 951-1550 re# 1885
photo 33288 Green Bay & Western p.100
C&NW 40000-40346evenBox_20TON34' L
C&NW 41000-41468evenFurniturePeninsular Car Co 1888 (all?)20TON38' L, photo 41384 North Western Lines Summer 1995 p.31
C&NW 42000-42198evenBox_20TON34' L
C&NW 42200-44998evenBoxc1885-188820TON34' L
C&NW 45000-45738evenBoxc1885-188820TON34' L
C&NW 45840-46998evenBoxc1885-188820TON34' L
C&NW 47000-48036evenBoxc1885-188820TON34' L
Source: 1885 ORER, 1888 ORER, North Western Lines (various issues)

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