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Chicago and North Western Railway Bi-Level "Gallery" Cars

7/9/2020

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The Bi-Level "Gallery" cars were first introduced by the Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad in 1950. The Chicago and Northwestern Railway would receive their first bi-levels in 1955. The CNW operated these cars in commuter service from the Chicago and North Western Terminal (now Ogilvie Transportation Center) on 3 separate lines.
West to Geneva IL, Northwest to Harvard IL, and North to Kenosha WI.
​These lines are still operated and served by gallery cars today, as part of Metra's "Union Pacific" lines.

The Illinois Railway Museum has an entire CNW commuter set preserved in operating condition. Here are photos from my visit in 2017 when the set was operating. 
A yellow and green locomotive with
Chicago and North Western Railway #411 is an F-7A Diesel Electric Locomotive built by EMD in 1949.
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Side view of Green and Yellow Bi-level train car at a station platform. Center door is open with silver steps leading up into the railcar.
Chicago and North Western Railway Bi-level "Gallery" commuter coaches built by St. Louis Car Company in 1955.
Interior of bi-level commuter railcar with dark red seats on the lower level. Metal Luggage Rack is overhead as well as upper level seating.
Interior of CNW 1950's era Bi-level "Gallery" Commuter coach.
Rear of bi-level railcar commuter train shows the engineer windows, headlights, and horn that allows the train to be operated from the rear of the train while the locomotive is on the other side.
CNW's first Cab Control car built by Pullman in 1959.
Front of Yellow Diesel locomotive with curved front, 411 is on the locomotive. A old fashioned wig wag railroad crossing signal is at the road crossing.
Chicago and North Western F Unit #411 passes through a crossing protected by an operating "wig-wag" signal at the Illinois Railway Museum.
Yellow Diesel Electric Locomotive pulling a bi-level passenger train is seen through the windows of an older electric passenger train.
The CNW #411 with a bi-level commuter train is photographed from within a 1900's era Chicago Aurora & Elgin Interurban set.
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