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English: Cleaned up version of Image:Locomotives-Roundhouse.jpg. Steam locomotives of the Chicago & North Western Railway in the roundhouse at the Chicago, Illinois rail yards.
Français : Locomotives à vapeur de la Chicago and North Western Railway dans une Rotonde de la gare de Triage de Chicago.
Deutsch: Dampflokomotiven der Chicago and North Western Railway im Ringlokschuppen des Bahnhofes von Chicago in Illinois
Česky: Depo lokomotiv společnosti Chicago and North Western Railway
Italiano: Locomotiva a vapore della Chicago and North Western Railway.
Македонски: Парни локомотиви на железницата Chicago & North Western Railway на поправка во Чикаго. 1942 година.
Svenska: Ånglok från Chicago and North Western Railway.
Date December 1942
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English: Steam locomotives of the Chicago & Northwestern Railway in the roundhouse at the Chicago, Illinois rail yards in 1942.
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Orientation Normal
Horizontal resolution 1,800 dpi
Vertical resolution 1,800 dpi
Software used Adobe Photoshop CS Windows
File change date and time 11:22, 21 December 2007
Colour space Uncalibrated
Image height 3,500 px
Image width 2,715 px
Date and time of digitizing 03:22, 21 December 2007
Date metadata was last modified 03:22, 21 December 2007

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