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Hump master in a Chicago and Northwestern railroad yard operating a signal switch system which extends the length of the hump track. He is thus able to control movements of locomotives pushing the train over the hump from his post at the hump office; Chic

Image taken on 1940-01-01 00:00:00 by The Library of Congress.

One of the yards of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad. On the right are three of the west coast streamliners, Chicago, Ill. (LOC)

Image taken on 1940-01-01 00:00:00 by The Library of Congress.

Freight cars being maneuvered in a Chicago and Northwestern railroad yard, Chicago, Ill. (LOC)

Image taken on 1940-01-01 00:00:00 by The Library of Congress.

Locomotives over the ash pit at the roundhouse and coaling station at the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad yards, Chicago, Ill. (LOC)

Image taken on 1940-01-01 00:00:00 by The Library of Congress.

In the roundhouse at a yard of the Chicago and Northwestern railroad, Chicago, Ill. (LOC)

Image taken on 1940-01-01 00:00:00 by The Library of Congress.

General view of one of the classification yards of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad, Chicago, Ill. (LOC)

Image taken on 1940-01-01 00:00:00 by The Library of Congress.

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