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Pictures of CBQ 9987A
Owner:
Chicago Burlington & Quincy
Model:
EMD E9A
Built As:
CBQ 9987A (E9A)
Serial Number:
20537
Order No:
2071
Frame Number:
2071-A5
Built:
12/1955
Notes:
blt 12/1955, to BN 9987
Other locos with this serial:
NERR 9917(E9A)
LTEX 9917(E9A)
CBQ 9987A(E9A)
BN 9987(E9A)
BN 9917(E9AM)
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Title:
CB&Q E9 9987A
Description:
Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad E9 9987A westbound at Naperville, Illinois on May 19, 1963, photograph by Chuck Zeiler. On Sunday evenings, the Burlington would run a few dozen E units from Chicago to Aurora on the Dinkys (commuter trains) to get ready for Monday morning's rush hour. On Friday evenings, the process would be reversed to get the E units into Chicago for rotation into Zephyr service.
Photo Date:
5/19/1963
Upload Date:
9/9/2016 5:28:21 PM
Location:
Naperville, IL
Author:
Chuck Zeiler
Categories:
RollingStock
Locomotives:
CBQ 9987A(E9A)
Views:
790
Comments:
0
Title:
CB&Q E9 9987A
Description:
Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad E9 9987A at the Eola Illinois Reclamation Plant on October 11, 1964, Ektachrome by Chuck Zeiler. Number 9987A was built in December 1955 (c/n 20537), and was wrecked at Montgomery, Illinois on September 27, 1964. This unit was the third of three E-units (the rear of E7 9922B on the left was the second) leading Train Number 3, which was mis-directed into a standing, detouring Rock Island train and Number 3 struck the Rock Island train at about 52 mph. Four railroad employees were killed. After the wreck was cleaned up and service restored, the wreckage was moved to the Eola Reclamation Plant where it was held for a couple of weeks while the investigation took place. Number 9987A was repaired and returned to service, the other two CB&Q locomoives were scrapped.
Photo Date:
10/11/1964
Upload Date:
9/5/2016 12:38:41 PM
Location:
Eola, IL
Author:
Chuck Zeiler
Categories:
Roster,Wreck
Locomotives:
CBQ 9987A(E9A)
Views:
1118
Comments:
2
Title:
CB&Q E9 9987A
Description:
Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad E9 9987A eastbound at Naperville, Illinois on May 27, 1965, Ektachrome by Chuck Zeiler. This locomotive had been recently returned to service after wreck repairs, and I believe the whiskers ( nose stripes ) were a darker shade of red that usual.
Photo Date:
5/27/1965
Upload Date:
9/5/2016 7:06:52 PM
Location:
Naperville, IL
Author:
Chuck Zeiler
Categories:
Passenger
Locomotives:
CBQ 9987A(E9A)
Views:
909
Comments:
0
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