CR 7508 and 5959 (Why Two Geeps? My Guess, We Don't Trust Our Power) Head One of Two Evening Commuter trains to Valpariaso  Contributor's Pick!       
The smoke? After the diesels idled in Union Station for a while soot built up in the exhaust systems. The first time the engineer notched up you get what you see here: soot - moisture.
Date: 7/3/1978 Location: Chicago, IL   Map Show Chicago on a rail map Views: 1118 Collection Of:   Marty Bernard
Locomotives: CR 7508(GP9) CR 5959(GP7)    Author:  Marty Bernard
CR 7508 and 5959 (Why Two Geeps? My Guess, We Don't Trust Our Power) Head One of Two Evening Commuter trains to Valpariaso
Picture Categories: Passenger This picture is part of album:  Railfan44's Conrail and pre-Conrail Shots
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Name Type Comments Date
Larry Hawkes General Sweet! 1/29/2009 10:09:55 PM
Olaf Junges General Very nice shot! 1/31/2009 1:30:28 PM
Ron Moraca General Great catch, Marty! Two CR freight Geeps on a commuter train!! 2/4/2009 6:51:44 PM
Ian Hilderbrand General I think it's because they were equiped with Steam Generators. 8/12/2021 10:03:46 PM

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