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12/29/2024
 
 
 
 
 
Owner: Chicago and Western Indiana
Type: MofW Equipment
AAR Class: MWW: Wrecking Derrick. A derrick used for wrecking purposes, having donkey engine to raise and lower booms and hoists; engine housed in and on separate platform with boom, is pivoted in center of car frame in order that it can be worked on either side or ends; usually fitted with anchor beams to be used for heavy lifting. Fitted with safety appliances and propelled by means of locomotive. Lifting capacity in tons shown by means of figures.
AAR Type: M250
Detail Info:   Misc Cars
User Notes:   100-ton Wrecker Built in 1906

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C&WI #1900
Title:  C&WI #1900
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/17/2004  Upload Date: 9/12/2010 3:51:43 PM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  Tim Fennell
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  357   Comments: 0
C&WI #1900
Title:  C&WI #1900
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/30/2005  Upload Date: 8/9/2010 1:25:37 PM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  Tim Fennell
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  401   Comments: 0
C&WI 1900
Title:  C&WI 1900
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/17/2006  Upload Date: 12/21/2009 7:32:57 AM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  Tim Fennell
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  175   Comments: 0
C&WI 1900
Title:  C&WI 1900
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/17/2006  Upload Date: 12/21/2009 7:34:13 AM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  Tim Fennell
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  228   Comments: 0
"Roundhouse Leads"
Title:  "Roundhouse Leads"
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/15/2007  Upload Date: 8/11/2010 6:09:38 AM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  Tim Fennell
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  505   Comments: 0
Chicago & Western Indiana Crane
Title:  Chicago & Western Indiana Crane
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/15/2007  Upload Date: 8/11/2010 6:10:41 AM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  Tim Fennell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  GTW 8380(0-8-0)
Views:  848   Comments: 0
Chicago & Western Indiana Idler Flat for Crane
Title:  Chicago & Western Indiana Idler Flat for Crane
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/4/2011  Upload Date: 1/5/2022 12:32:21 AM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  Mauricio Burguete
Categories:  Scenic,RollingStock,Station
Locomotives: 
Views:  121   Comments: 0
Chicago & Western Indiana 100 Ton Steam Wrecker
Title:  Chicago & Western Indiana 100 Ton Steam Wrecker
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/4/2011  Upload Date: 1/5/2022 12:32:28 AM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  Mauricio Burguete
Categories:  Scenic,Station
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Views:  105   Comments: 0
Chicago & Western Indiana 100 Ton Steam Wrecker
Title:  Chicago & Western Indiana 100 Ton Steam Wrecker
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/4/2011  Upload Date: 1/5/2022 12:32:34 AM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  Mauricio Burguete
Categories:  Scenic,RollingStock,Station,Steam
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Views:  106   Comments: 0
Chicago & Western Indiana 100 Ton Steam Wrecker
Title:  Chicago & Western Indiana 100 Ton Steam Wrecker
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/4/2011  Upload Date: 1/5/2022 12:32:41 AM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  Mauricio Burguete
Categories:  Scenic,RollingStock,Station,Steam
Locomotives: 
Views:  126   Comments: 0
Chicago & Western Indiana 100 Ton Steam Wrecker
Title:  Chicago & Western Indiana 100 Ton Steam Wrecker
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/4/2011  Upload Date: 1/5/2022 12:32:47 AM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  Mauricio Burguete
Categories:  Scenic,RollingStock,Station,Steam
Locomotives: 
Views:  119   Comments: 0
Chicago & Western Indiana 100 Ton Steam Wrecker
Title:  Chicago & Western Indiana 100 Ton Steam Wrecker
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/4/2011  Upload Date: 1/5/2022 12:32:53 AM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  Mauricio Burguete
Categories:  Scenic,RollingStock,Station,Steam
Locomotives: 
Views:  100   Comments: 0
Chicago & Western Indiana 100 Ton Steam Wrecker
Title:  Chicago & Western Indiana 100 Ton Steam Wrecker
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/4/2011  Upload Date: 1/5/2022 12:33:01 AM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  Mauricio Burguete
Categories:  Scenic,RollingStock,Station,Steam
Locomotives: 
Views:  108   Comments: 0
Chicago & Western Indiana 100 Ton Steam Wrecker
Title:  Chicago & Western Indiana 100 Ton Steam Wrecker
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/4/2011  Upload Date: 1/5/2022 12:33:09 AM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  Mauricio Burguete
Categories:  Scenic,RollingStock,Station,Steam
Locomotives: 
Views:  134   Comments: 0
Chicago & Western Indiana 100 Ton Steam Wrecker
Title:  Chicago & Western Indiana 100 Ton Steam Wrecker
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/4/2011  Upload Date: 1/5/2022 12:33:22 AM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  Mauricio Burguete
Categories:  Scenic,RollingStock,Station,Steam
Locomotives: 
Views:  117   Comments: 0
Grand Trunk Western 0-8-0 Steam Locomotive & Steam Crane
Title:  Grand Trunk Western 0-8-0 Steam Locomotive & Steam Crane
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/4/2011  Upload Date: 1/5/2022 12:33:58 AM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  Mauricio Burguete
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Station,Steam
Locomotives:  GTW 8380(0-8-0)
Views:  170   Comments: 0
Chicago & Western Indiana 100 Ton Steam Wrecker
Title:  Chicago & Western Indiana 100 Ton Steam Wrecker
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/4/2011  Upload Date: 1/5/2022 12:34:14 AM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  Mauricio Burguete
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Station,Steam
Locomotives:  GTW 8380(0-8-0)
Views:  134   Comments: 0
Chicago & Western Indiana #1900
Title:  Chicago & Western Indiana #1900
Description:  100-ton steam derrick, built by Industrial Works during 1906. Acquired by IRM in 1968.
Photo Date:  9/21/2013  Upload Date: 9/30/2013 8:37:11 PM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  Tim Fennell
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  129   Comments: 0
Chicago & Western Indiana #1900
Title:  Chicago & Western Indiana #1900
Description:  100-ton steam derrick, built by Industrial Works during 1906. Acquired by IRM in 1968.
Photo Date:  9/21/2013  Upload Date: 9/30/2013 8:37:36 PM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  Tim Fennell
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  152   Comments: 0
Chicago & Western Indiana #1900
Title:  Chicago & Western Indiana #1900
Description:  100-ton steam derrick, built by Industrial Works during 1906. Acquired by IRM in 1968.
Photo Date:  10/13/2013  Upload Date: 10/17/2013 4:43:45 AM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  Tim Fennell
Categories:  RollingStock,Steam
Locomotives: 
Views:  237   Comments: 0
Chicago & Western Indiana #1900
Title:  Chicago & Western Indiana #1900
Description:  100-ton steam derrick, built by Industrial Works during 1906. Acquired by IRM in 1968.
Photo Date:  10/13/2013  Upload Date: 10/17/2013 4:44:20 AM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  Tim Fennell
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  GTW 8380(0-8-0)
Views:  500   Comments: 0
Chicago & Western Indiana #1900
Title:  Chicago & Western Indiana #1900
Description:  100-ton steam derrick, built by Industrial Works during 1906. Acquired by IRM in 1968.
Photo Date:  10/13/2013  Upload Date: 10/17/2013 4:44:57 AM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  Tim Fennell
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives: 
Views:  260   Comments: 2
Chicago & Western Indiana #1900
Title:  Chicago & Western Indiana #1900
Description:  100-ton steam derrick, built by Industrial Works during 1906. Acquired by IRM in 1968.
Photo Date:  10/13/2013  Upload Date: 10/17/2013 5:04:47 AM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  Tim Fennell
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives: 
Views:  307   Comments: 0
Chicago & Western Indiana wrecker and idler flat
Title:  Chicago & Western Indiana wrecker and idler flat
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/5/2015  Upload Date: 9/7/2015 6:42:11 PM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  Tim Fennell
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  332   Comments: 0
Chicago & Western Indiana 1900
Title:  Chicago & Western Indiana 1900
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/2/2018  Upload Date: 7/31/2019 12:33:05 AM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  Joseph C.
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Yard
Locomotives:  CO 2707(2-8-4) GTW 8380(0-8-0)
Views:  444   Comments: 0
Chicago & Western Indiana 1904
Title:  Chicago & Western Indiana 1904
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/2/2018  Upload Date: 7/31/2019 12:36:48 AM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  Joseph C.
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Yard
Locomotives:  CO 2707(2-8-4) GTW 8380(0-8-0)
Views:  372   Comments: 0
Wrecker at Sunset
Title:  Wrecker at Sunset
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/15/2018  Upload Date: 9/16/2018 3:33:23 PM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  Tim Fennell
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  129   Comments: 0
Chicago & Western Indiana Wrecker
Title:  Chicago & Western Indiana Wrecker
Description:  The Illinois Railway Museum's 112-year-old 100-ton steam wrecker.
Photo Date:  10/13/2018  Upload Date: 10/17/2018 8:47:33 PM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  Tim Fennell
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  106   Comments: 0
Chicago & Western Indiana Wrecker
Title:  Chicago & Western Indiana Wrecker
Description:  Looking like a wreck train sitting on a siding of some obscure shortline.
Photo Date:  10/13/2018  Upload Date: 10/17/2018 9:24:42 PM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  Tim Fennell
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  187   Comments: 0
Chicago & Western Indiana #1900
Title:  Chicago & Western Indiana #1900
Description:  A 100-ton steam wrecker built by Industrial Works in 1906.
Photo Date:  10/13/2018  Upload Date: 10/17/2018 9:29:01 PM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  Tim Fennell
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  162   Comments: 1
Chicago & Western Indiana #1900
Title:  Chicago & Western Indiana #1900
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/13/2018  Upload Date: 10/17/2018 9:30:44 PM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  Tim Fennell
Categories: 
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Views:  183   Comments: 1
Chicago & Western Indiana #1904
Title:  Chicago & Western Indiana #1904
Description:  With sway rods and arch bar trucks, the C&WI wrecker's flatcar is quite the vestige of railroadings past.
Photo Date:  10/13/2018  Upload Date: 10/17/2018 9:32:36 PM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  Tim Fennell
Categories: 
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Views:  135   Comments: 1
CWI 1900
Title:  CWI 1900
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/3/2021  Upload Date: 10/17/2021 11:45:55 PM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  Nicholas Katz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Yard,Track
Locomotives: 
Views:  69   Comments: 0
Chicago & Western Indiana Steam Wrecker
Title:  Chicago & Western Indiana Steam Wrecker
Description:  115-year-old 100-ton crane
Photo Date:  7/26/2021  Upload Date: 8/2/2021 1:53:29 AM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  Tim Fennell
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  123   Comments: 0
C&WI Crane 1900
Title:  C&WI Crane 1900
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/15/2022  Upload Date: 6/24/2022 11:32:09 PM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  Wil Hata
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  69   Comments: 0
Western Indiana Wrecker
Title:  Western Indiana Wrecker
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/15/2023  Upload Date: 6/13/2023 5:44:22 PM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  Tim Fennell
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  98   Comments: 0


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