The Pelletier's are a railroading family. My grandfather - Armand D. Pelletier, worked for the Chicago and Northwestern around the time of the First World War, but left the railroad after repeated strikes in 1919 - he felt he could not be sure of being able to support his family. My uncles, Frank A. Pelletier and Donald M. Pelletier both were career engineers on the C&NW after serving in the Second World War.

My father, Julian M. (Jack) Pelletier also worked for the C&NW in the late thirties, but went on to a long career in Mechanical Engineering with Samuel R. Lewis and Associates. However he did retain an avid interest in railroading, and took many photographs of C&NW steam in the '30's and '40's. Some of them are shown here.

Steam Locomotive class: D   E   E-1   E-2   E-4   H   J   J-4   M-4   R-1   Z

Engine 390 : Class D : 4-4-2 : Builders photograph : Schenectady : 1901 Engine 390 - Class D

Engine 393 : Class D : 4-4-2 : Schenectady : 1901 : Winona, MN : 6-10-37 Engine 393 - Class D

Engine 1452 : Class D : 4-4-2 : Proviso, IL : 11-11-38
Must be on the scrap line, the bell and headlamp have already been removed Engine 1452 - Class D

Engine 1559 : Class E : 4-6-2 : Schenectady 1910 : Villa Park, IL : 1936 Engine 1559 - Class E

Engine 2219 : Class E-1 : 4-6-2 : Schenectady 1916 : Elmhurst, IL : 1936 Engine 2219 - Class E-1

Engine 2222 : Class E-1 : 4-6-2 : Schenectady : Chicago Ave roundhouse
May 1938 Engine 2222 - Class E-1

Engine 2909 : Class E-2-b : 4-6-2 : Schenectady 1923 : Elmhurst, IL : 6-12-37 Engine 2909 - Class E-2-b

Engine 4001 : Class E-4 : 4-6-4 : (not dad's photo but I included it anyway) Engine 4001 - Class E-4

Engine 3001 : Class H : 4-8-4 : Baldwin 1929 :Proviso, IL : 1936 Engine 3001 - Class H

Engine 3008 : Class H : 4-8-4 : Baldwin 1929 : Proviso, IL : 1936 Engine 3008 - Class H

Engine 2346 : Class J : 2-8-2 : Schenectady 1914 : Proviso, IL : 3-14-37 Engine 2346 - Class J

Engine 2408 : Class J : 2-8-2 : Schenectady 1914 : Proviso, IL : 3-14-37 Engine 2408 - Class J

Engine 2806 : Class J-4 : 2-8-4 : American Locomotive Company
Pictured in the builders official photo : October 1927 Engine 2806 - Class J-4

Builders card - CNW 2806

Engine 2640 : Class M-4 : 0-8-0 : Proviso, IL : 1936
American Locomotive Co. (Richmond) : 1927 Engine 2640 - Class M-4

Engine 1342 : Class R-1 : 4-6-0 : Schenectady 1908 - Proviso, IL : 1936 Engine 1342 - Class R-1

Engine 1738 : Class Z : 2-8-0 : Schenectady 1910 - Proviso, IL : 1936 Engine 1738 - Class Z

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