| Title: |
CRI&P U25B 225 |
| Description: |
Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Railroad U25B 225 and U33B 296 at La Salle, Illinois on June 24, 1973, Ektachrome by Chuck Zeiler. Number 225 is a U25B, built in September 1965 (c/n 35701), and is equipped with frog eye headlights on the corners of the cab roof, an early form of ditch lights. The trailing unit is 296, a U33B built around September 1968 (c/n 36828). The occasion is a fan trip powered by Southern Railway's 2-8-2 4501, which is waiting for this train to clear so it can be wyed for the return trip to Chicago. |
| Photo Date: |
6/24/1973 Upload Date: 11/21/2009 10:00:15 AM |
| Location: |
La Salle, IL |
| Author: |
Chuck Zeiler |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
CRIP 225(U25B) CRIP 296(U33B) |
| Views: |
2060 Comments: 2 |
