I found this historic photo from the long gone Chicago Great Western Railroad at My link page Yesteryear Depot www.yesteryeardepot.com located to the right of Your computer screen.

This photo was taken in west suburban Maywood Illinois during the year of 1948.

The Chicago Great Western was one of many midwestern United States railroads that were in a big hurry to dieselize their operations after World War 2 had ended in 1945. During the steam era, the CGW had utilized these big, heavy and very powerful 2-10-4 Texas type steam locomotives on their road freights.

If You use Your imagination, You could just hear the shear power of CGW 2-10-4 steam locomotive # 851 pulling this heavy freight train under load conditions. You could proboubly feel the ground shake underneath You as it passes by as well.

The CGW did indeed dieselize their locomotive fleet early, and all remaining steam was off the roster by 1951. As far as I know, It appears that the entire CGW steam locomotive fleet was cut up for scrap. The money from the scrap sale, was used to purchase new diesel locomotives.