| Title: |
C&NW E8 522 |
| Description: |
C&NW E8 522 departing Clybourn Avenue station in Chicago, Illinois on an unknown day in August 1979, Ektachrome by Chuck Zeiler. Number 522 was built in July 1950 as C&NW E8 5021B (c/n 11492), was rebuilt with Cummins diesel generator set for 440VAC auxiliary power for Chicago suburban service in 1959, was renumbered to 522 on December 30, 1974, retired bt tve C&NW and sold to Regional Transportation Authority (RTA), December 31, 1977 and leased back to C&NW for operation, operated as Metropolitan Rail (Metra) 522, retired by Metra April 10, 1989, sold to Kasten Rgilcar Services (Edwardville, Illinois) late 1989, resold to Wisconsin & Southern Railroad becoming 801. |
| Photo Date: |
8/1/1979 Upload Date: 11/7/2011 9:48:37 AM |
| Location: |
Chicago, IL |
| Author: |
Chuck Zeiler |
| Categories: |
Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
CNW 522(E8A) |
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