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    • 1945-05-03 The Herald

    • 1945-05-03 The Herald

    • Illinois-Cook County-Proviso Township-Newspapers

    • 200 Citizens Hear Officials Take Oath; Greater Maywood Dinner May 8; Bellwood Police Trap Burglar Leaving Scene; Need Block Workers for Bond Drive; National Baby Week
    • The Proviso Township Herald
    • 1945-05-17 The Herald

    • 1945-05-17 The Herald

    • Illinois-Cook County-Proviso Township-Newspapers

    • Guard Tenants Against Hasty Eviction; Vets Units Direct Memorial Day Parade; V.F.W. Buys $7,000 in War Bonds; 'Better Maywood' is Planning Council Topic; Mighty Seventh War Loan Drive in Proviso Township
    • The Proviso Township Herald
    • 1945-02-08 The Herald

    • 1945-02-08 The Herald

    • Illinois-Cook County-Proviso Township-Newspapers

    • Lt. MacDowell First to Be Liberated; World Theme for Boy Scout Week; Maywood Dinner February 20; Plans for Youth Conference; Valentine Hearts for Pin-up Boys in Service
    • The Proviso Township Herald
    • Railroad Park

    • Railroad Park

    • Parks; Railroad stations; trains

    • South Railroad Park located on south side of the Passenger Depot is pictured about 1918. This item is part of the collection of the Arlington Heights Historical Society (http://www.ahmuseum.org).
    • Arlington Heights People and Places
    • Train Wreck

    • Train Wreck

    • Railroad Accidents; Railroad companies

    • In the photo, people are examining the wrecked train which was the result of a collision between the Chicago bound Minnesota-Chicago mail and passenger train No. 215 and the Barrington local train which left Chicago at 8.02 P.M. On March 18, 1930,...
    • Arlington Heights People and Places
    • Train Wreck

    • Train Wreck

    • Railroad accidents; Railroad companies

    • View of twisted parts of the two passenger trains which collided on March 18, 1930. The Minnesota-Chicago mail and passenger train hit some concrete sewer pipes left on the tracks when a cable used to pull the pipes across the tracks broke leaving...
    • Arlington Heights People and Places
    • Train Wreck

    • Train Wreck

    • Railroad accidents; Railroad companies

    • View of the mangled engine of the Minnesota-Chicago mail and passenger train which hit concrete sewer pipes left on the tracks March 18, 1930. After that collision, the mail and passenger train was hit by the Barrington local train from Chicago...
    • Arlington Heights People and Places
    • Train Wreck

    • Train Wreck

    • Railroads; Railroad accidents

    • Although the note on the picture indicates that the wreck was in November 1931, it is actually a view of twisted parts of the two passenger trains which collided on March 18, 1930. The author of the note must have confused it with a different train...
    • Arlington Heights People and Places
    • Train Wreck

    • Train Wreck

    • Railroads; Railroad accidents

    • Two bystanders are pictured with the train wreck which occurred March 18, 1930, in Arlington Heights. This item is part of the collection of the Arlington Heights Historical Society (http://www.ahmuseum.org).
    • Arlington Heights People and Places
    • Train Wreck

    • Train Wreck

    • Railroad accidents; Railroad companies

    • On March 18, 1930, the Milwaukee-Chicago mail and passenger train collided with concrete sewer pipes mounted on a stoneboat left in the tracks. The engine derailed, rolled over across the other track and was imbedded three feet in the gravel. The...
    • Arlington Heights People and Places
    • Train Wreck

    • Train Wreck

    • Railroad accidents

    • View of the derailed passenger cars of the Minnesota-Chicago mail and passenger train which hit concrete sewer pipes left on the tracks March 18, 1930. Following that collision, the mail and passenger train was hit by the Barrington local train...
    • Arlington Heights People and Places
    • Train Wreck Overview

    • Train Wreck Overview

    • Railroad accidents; Railroad companies

    • Overview of the two trains which collided when concrete sewer pipes were left on the tracks near Stonegate subdivision on March 18, 1930. The first train, Chicago bound Minnesota-Chicago mail and passenger train No. 215, hit the pipes and...
    • Arlington Heights People and Places
    • Railroad Depot and Park

    • Railroad Depot and Park

    • Parks; Railroad stations

    • Pictured is the Railroad Park with water tank, windmill and broad paths for horses and buggies and the railroad station built around 1982 next to the park. Dr. John Best donated maple trees for the south side of the tracks and John Klehm provided...
    • Arlington Heights People and Places
    • Chestnut Avenue, 210 South

    • Chestnut Avenue, 210 South

    • Dwellings; Chestnut Avenue (Arlington Heights, Ill.)

    • This was the home of Donald Hitchcock who was a telegrapher for the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad. He retired in the late 1940s after working for the railroad for 44 years. Photography was his hobby and at one time he operated his own studio....
    • Arlington Heights People and Places
    • Chestnut Avenue, 210 South

    • Chestnut Avenue, 210 South

    • Dwellings; Chestnut Avenue (Arlington Heights, Ill.)

    • This was the home of Donald Hitchcock who was a telegrapher for the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad. He retired in the late 1940s after working for the railroad for 44 years. Photography was his hobby and at one time he operated his own studio....
    • Arlington Heights People and Places

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