Record-breaking train as it left Chicago

An exterior view of a train leaving Chicago and an interior view of the private car of Dr. William Seward Webb, President of the Wagner Palace Car company. Accompanies an article about the Lake Shore special flyer that ran 510 miles in 7 hours from Chicago to Buffalo.

Publication date: 1895-10-25

Size: 14.2 x 19.1 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: grayscale

Language:

• English

Subject(s):

• Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway--Performances--1890-1900
• Railroad passenger cars--American--United States--1890-1900
• Webb, William Seward
• Railroad private cars--American--United States--1890-1900

Genre(s):

• Illustrations

Type(s):

• still image
• text

Copyright(s):

• These materials are either in the public domain, according to U.S. copyright law, or permission has been obtained from rights owners. The digital version and supplementary materials are available for all educational uses worldwide.

Is part of:

• The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Image Collection

Source(s):

• Chicago Daily Tribune (October 25, 1895), p. 2

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg