yard", it was also a site where other vegetables could be bought, sold or traded. Logo In 1891, the CNW adopted the famous "ball and bar" logo, which survived a few modifications throughout its 104-year existence. This included the changing of text: The North Western Line (1891-1902) Chicago & North Western Line (1902-1944) Chicago & North Western System (1944-1957) Chicago & North Western Railway (1957-1971) North Western: Employee Owned (1971-1982) Chicago & North Western System (1982-1995) Reused rolling stock The railroad also purchased a great deal of its equipment second-hand. CNW shop forces economized wherever possible, earning the railroad the nickname "Cheap and Nothing Wasted." Sometimes employees referred to the condition of equipment as "Cardboard and No Wheels." Rail trails One of the first rail trails created in the United States was the Elroy-Sparta State Trail in Wisconsin, which used a segment abandoned in 1965. The Cowboy Trail is a rail trail that follows the abandoned CNW line between Chadron, Nebraska and Norfolk, Nebraska. When completed, it will be 321 miles in length. The Sangamon Valley Trail is another rail trail, currently 5.5-mile (8.9 km) in length, on the west side of Sangamon County in Illinois, which skirts Springfield, Illinois. It is a segment of a former St. Louis, Peoria and North Western Railway right-of-way (which was later folded into the CNW) that has been set aside for rail trail use. The entire right-of-way connects Girard, Illinois, on the south end, to Athens, Illinois, at the north end. The right-of-way spans the western half of Sangamon County in a north-south direction, and also traverses small sections of Macoupin County and Menard County. The Wild Rivers Trail is a 104-mile-long rail trail that follows the abandoned CNW line between Rice Lake, Wisconsin and Superior, Wisconsin. The Great Western Trail of 17 miles follows the abandoned Chicago Western Railroad from Forest Park to St. Charles. The Glacial Drumlin State Trail of 52 miles follows the abandoned CNW line between Madison, Wisconsin and Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Notable employees Silas B. Cobb, Chicago industrialist and philanthropist, former member of C & NW board of directors. Clarence Darrow, noted attorney and a former Chief Counsel for the C & NW. Albert Hammond, Wisconsin State Assemblyman Fred H. Hildebrandt, U.S. Congressman from South Dakota Charles Ingalls, De Smet, South Dakota (1879–1880); father of Laura Ingalls Wilder Carl Ingold Jacobson, Los Angeles, California; City Council member, 1925–1933. William