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Owner: Chicago Burlington & Quincy
Model:EMD SD7Built As:CBQ 315 (SD7)
Serial Number:18335Order No:5242
Frame Number:5242-16Built:8/1953
Notes:blt 8/1953 to BN 6038 ret 9/1983
Other locos with this serial:  CBQ 315(SD7) BN 6038(SD7)
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CB&Q SD7 315
Title:  CB&Q SD7 315
Description:  Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroas SD7 315 at Clyde, Illinois on July 22, 1965, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. Built in August 1953 (c/n 18335) on EMD Order 5242, it became BN 6038 and was retired in September 1983. The rectangular item overlapping the second radiator opening is an exhaust stack for a Vapor standby heater. Most of the CB&Q GP7, GP9, SD7, and SD9 series diesels had these standby heaters installed. The purpose was to allow the prime mover to be shut down in cold weather, and the standby heater would be turned on and heat and circulate the cooling water to prevent freezing. In practice, the prime mover was usually left idling because of the difficulty restarting it with cold batteries.
Photo Date:  7/22/1965  Upload Date: 4/11/2008 1:52:17 PM
Location:  Clyde (subdivision), IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CBQ 315(SD7)
Views:  706   Comments: 0
CB&Q SD7 315
Title:  CB&Q SD7 315
Description:  CB&Q SD7 315 eastbound at Naperville, Illinois, September 19, 1965, photo by Chuck Zeiler. Built in August 1953 (c/n 18335) on EMD Order 5242, it became BN 6038 and was retired in September 1983.
Photo Date:  9/19/1965  Upload Date: 4/11/2008 2:42:52 PM
Location:  Naperville, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CBQ 315(SD7)
Views:  946   Comments: 0
CBQ 348
Title:  CBQ 348
Description:  SD7 and SD9 Combo are hauling a freight at an undisclosed location in the Spring of 1968. Photographer is unknown. SD7 CBQ 315 became BN 6038, whie SD9 CBQ 348 became BN 6150. The SD7 was retired after 30 years service in 1983 and the SD9 in 2002 as BNSF 6150.
Photo Date:  4/6/1968  Upload Date: 12/12/2023 10:19:34 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Unknown
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Locomotives:  CBQ 348(SD9) CBQ 315(SD7)
Views:  48   Comments: 0


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