| Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad E7 9934B eastbound on Train #18, the California Zephyr, at Naperville, Illinois, January 2, 1965, photo by Chuck Zeiler. Train #18 departed Aurora at 1:20 PM, if on time, so this is about 1:30 or so in the afternoon. This train is about 29 miles away from completing its run of 2525 miles, having left Oakland, California two days earlier. This locomotive was built in May 1949 (c/n 8489) on EMD Order E1006A, became BN 9918 (3/2/1970), and was traded in on a order of SD45's on September 14, 1970. |