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CB&Q E7 9924B |
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Chicago Burlington & Quincy E7 9924B eastbound at Naperville, Illinois on May 27, 1965, Ektachrome by Chuck Zeiler. I believe this might be Train No. 30, the Ak-Sar-Ben Zephyr, due through my neighborhood about this time, roughly 7:00 AM. |
| Photo Date: |
5/27/1965 Upload Date: 5/16/2008 8:39:05 AM |
| Location: |
Naperville, IL |
| Author: |
Chuck Zeiler |
| Categories: |
Roster,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
CBQ 9924B(E7A) |
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| Title: |
CB&Q E7 9924B |
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Chicago Burlington & Quincy E7 9924B eastbound at Naperville, Illinois on June 11, 1965, photo by Chuck Zeiler. This locomotive was built in November 1945 (c/n 2955) on EMD Order E646A and was sold for scrap in February 1968. I marked the slide as the North Coast Limited (NCL). I believe that is in error. I've consulted the June 1965 copy of the Official Guide, which states that Train# 26, the NCL was due at Aurora (10 miles west from this point) at 1:15 PM, and it it early morning judging by the lighting, and the headight in the left background, which would be the East End Way Freight, also a morning train in Naperville. However, the Mainstreeter, Train #48, was due at Aurora at 5:45 AM, and if it was running late, it would fit into this photo quite well. Either way, there was Northern Pacific passenger equipment in this train. |
| Photo Date: |
6/11/1965 Upload Date: 5/4/2009 4:58:01 PM |
| Location: |
Naperville, IL |
| Author: |
Chuck Zeiler |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
CBQ 9924B(E7A) |
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866 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CB&Q E7 9924B |
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Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad E7 9924B eastbound at Naperville, Illinois on June 12, 1965, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. Built in November 1945 (c/n 2955), sold for scrap in February 1968, it is seen here on an eastbound Dinky. I shot this same locomotive the previous day (Friday) heading east on a passenger train from the Twin Cities. That being the case, I surmise that 9924B was serviced, turned, and sent out to Aurora on a Dinky (commuter train). June 12 was a Saturday, and the Burlington would run its E units back to Chicago during the weekend lull. They would be serviced and rotated into Zephyr service and the E's that were in Zephyr service would be assigned to suburban service. Generally, on Friday evening, the extra E's in Aurora would be ganged up (4-5 per train) on a single car Dinky for the return to Chicago, but sometimes on Saturday there would be a few stragglers left to send back, as seen here. This locomotive was among the first group of E7's acquired by the CB&Q, and were the "Phase 1" design with small numberboards and retractable front couplers. Part of the retractable coupler mechanizm included the buffer plate, the item above the coupler allowing footing when walking between coupled locomotives. There was air-operated apparatus in the nose of the early E7's that extended the coupler and buffer plate, or retracted same, as needed. It soon became apparent that simply leaving the coupler and buffer plate in the extended position simplified maintenance. |
| Photo Date: |
6/12/1965 Upload Date: 5/4/2009 5:50:19 PM |
| Location: |
Naperville, IL |
| Author: |
Chuck Zeiler |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
CBQ 9924B(E7A) |
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