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CB&Q E7 9929A |
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Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad E7 9929A eastbound at Naperville, Illinois on December 1, 1963, photograph by Chuck Zeiler. This E7 was built in September 1947 (c/n 4439) on EMD Order E792A, and was traded as credit to GE for a U28B in February 1968. It is pictured on the eastbound Train #2, the Galesburg Local, which made all the station stops between Galesburg and Aurora, the ones the Zephyrs skipped. On this day, the Galesburg Local has three heavyweight coaches and a former troop kitchen car from World War II converted to a storage mail car. I could have framed this photo better, and come up with a much better photo of the train, but in cleaning the scan, I noticed a face in the house on the far left. Although this is winter, the window is open in the upper story of the house, and there is a face staring at me as I take this photo. That is my mother, and she is watching over her 15 year old son as he carelessly wanders onto railroad property and photographs this scene. Most of our mothers don't get to see what we do to get these photos, and I'm sure she's wondering what this is all about. She had the same question that most professional railroaders asked me; 'What are you going to do with all of these train photos?' I never could explain it at the time, and I doubt they would have bought into the story that I was waiting until the Internet was invented and I could plunk my photos into a place where anyone could look at them and read this story. Actually, I had no idea why I was taking all these train photos. |
| Photo Date: |
12/1/1963 Upload Date: 9/20/2008 6:24:17 PM |
| Location: |
Naperville, IL |
| Author: |
Chuck Zeiler |
| Categories: |
Roster,Winter,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
CBQ 9929A(E7A) |
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CB&Q E7 9929A |
| Description: |
Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad E7 9929A westbound on Train #21, The Morning Zephyr (aka Twin Cities Zephyr) a little east of Naperville, Illinois, June 24, 1965, photo by Chuck Zeiler. The CB&Q E7's were delivered with silver (actually, the paint color was called Aluminum) side panels. Some, not all, of the E7's were retrofitted with stainless steel side panels when they were shopped. This photo shows two E7's that received stainless steel panels. The cab and roof remained painted. And here's a note about this particular E7 from Karl Rethwisch, a retired CB&Q Engineer:An engine used to show up at Aurora Roundhouse for inspection purposes and be gone for 32 days again. This engine caused me more headaches than ALL of the E8's and E9's combined !! The headache I speak of was a CLINICAL headache, not a metaphorical headache. The source of this chronic and sometimes debilitating condition was none other than Miss 9929A herself, dang her !! All E8's and 9's had their control switches neatly arrayed on a panel immediately to the left of, and slightly lower than, the control stand. These switches energized the control circuits, (e.g. fuel pump, generator field, headlight) and such other appurtenances as the Engineer may find useful. The E7's, however, like F units, had a row of these switches just above the Engineer's window. So, after 32 days of hostling 8's and 9's you kinda have a tendency to forget these little nuances of design. Climb up on an engine, go to lean out the window to get a sign from the Roundhouse Helper and BAM !!!!,, 9929A. Every month I'd have a series of from two to three red welts on my forehead. OUCH !!!!!!!!! |
| Photo Date: |
6/24/1965 Upload Date: 4/25/2008 3:09:23 PM |
| Location: |
Naperville, IL |
| Author: |
Chuck Zeiler |
| Categories: |
Roster,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
CBQ 9929A(E7A) |
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1966 Comments: 0 |
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