Chicago and Northwestern 4-8-4 Northerns

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When the C&NW bought 35 Northerns from Baldwin did they ran the entire C&NW from Chicago to Minneapolis,and everywhere in between.

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The H class was pretty restricted in its operating area.  Most of their service was on the Chicago-Omaha main.  As bridges were strengthened to handle their weight, they were able to work freight out of Proviso on the New Line to Milwaukee and just short of Minneapolis.  The October 1970 TRAINS has an excellent article about the "Zeppelins Of The Rails".