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CB&Q E7 9931B |
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Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad E7 9931B on Train #15, the westbound Galesburg Local, east of Naperville, Illinois on May 16, 1963, photograph by Chuck Zeiler. This was an accommodation train which departed Chicago at 6:20PM, stopping at La Vergne and Downers Grove before arriving at Aurora. These were likely stops for CB&Q employees. Number 15 continued on to Galesburg, making all the stops between. Train #15 (and its eastbound counterpart, Train #2) appeared in the CB&Q Employees Timetable #7 dated effective October 27, 1963, but not in the next timetable, #8, dated effective April 26, 1964, indicating that it was likely discontinued. |
| Photo Date: |
5/16/1963 Upload Date: 7/2/2015 2:35:55 PM |
| Location: |
Naperville, IL |
| Author: |
Chuck Zeiler |
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Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
CBQ 9931B(E7A) |
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CB&Q E7 9931B |
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Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad E7 9931B on Train #2, the eastbound Galesburg Local, east of Naperville, Illinois on May 16, 1963, photograph by Chuck Zeiler. This was an accommodation train making all the stops between Galesburg and Aurora. After Aurora it made just two stops before arriving in Chicago; Downers Grove and La Vergne. These were likely stops for CB&Q employees. Train #2 (and its westbound counterpart, Train #15) appeared in the CB&Q Employees Timetable #7 dated effective October 27, 1963, but not in the next timetable, #8, dated effective April 26, 1964, indicating that it was likely discontinued. |
| Photo Date: |
5/16/1963 Upload Date: 7/2/2015 1:59:57 PM |
| Location: |
Naperville, IL |
| Author: |
Chuck Zeiler |
| Categories: |
Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
CBQ 9931B(E7A) |
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| Title: |
CB&Q E7 9931B |
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Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad E7 9931B eastbound at Naperville, Illinois on June 14, 1963, photo by Chuck Zeiler. This locomotive was built in March 1949 (c/n 6501), became BN 9912, and was scrapped April 26, 1972. It is equipped with two steam generators, the evidence being the rectangular exhaust stack to one side at the rear of the unit. It is seen here leading Train #2, the eastbound Galesburg Local, arriving at Union Station at 10:45 AM, according to the CB&Q Chicago and Aurora Divisions Employees Timetable #6, effective April 28, 1963. This train made most of the local stops between Galesburg and Aurora, stopping only at Downers Grove and La Vergne before the last stop in Chicago. It appears in Employees Timetable #7, effective October 27, 1963, but not in #8, effective April 26, 1964, suggesting that this train was cancelled. |
| Photo Date: |
6/14/1963 Upload Date: 12/12/2008 12:11:04 PM |
| Location: |
Naperville, IL |
| Author: |
Chuck Zeiler |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
CBQ 9931B(E7A) |
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CB&Q E7 9931B |
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Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad E7 9931B at West Burlington, Iowa on September 26, 1965, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. This locomotive was built in March 1949 (c/n 6501) on EMD Order E1006A, became BN 9912 sometime after the merger (March 2, 1970) and was sold for scrap to Hyman-Michaels on April 26, 1972. It is seen here undergoing repairs at the Burlington's West Burlington shops. The occasion was steam fantrip powered by 4960, celebrating the birthday of 5632, which was also undergoing repairs at West Burlington. Although 9931B would be returned to service, 5632 would not. |
| Photo Date: |
9/26/1965 Upload Date: 12/12/2008 11:54:02 AM |
| Location: |
West Burlington, IA |
| Author: |
Chuck Zeiler |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
CBQ 9931B(E7A) |
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