[gpapa]

1866 was what the caption said. The pic is from the C&NW Historical Society. The location of the photo of where the photo was taken was not indicated.

One of the more famous locomotives associated with Chicago is the Baldwin Pioneer 4-2-0 which pulled the first train westward from Chi-town in 1848.

Pioneer CNW 4-2-0

[MinuteGal]

That train photo instantly reminded me of the 1927 silent film, "The General" with Buster Keaton in which he wins the Civil War armed only with his beloved locomotive.....a movie that is among the most memorable in silent film history.

I can't remember if he won the war for the south or the north....neither, of course......but I DO know he won his southern belle sweetheart (Marion Mack) in this most stirring of Keaton's movies.

Louella

[Fiddlstix]

Matthais W. Baldwin is a name synonymous with great locomotives. His first locomotive “Old Ironsides” was built in 1832. The locomotive in the picture you posted is a very famous Baldwin locomotive. Baldwin built some of the best steam locomotives ever made.