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CB&Q F7 163A |
| Description: |
Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad F7 163A westbound at Naperville, Illinois on August 10, 1965, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. This locomotive was built in May 1950 (c/n 9692) on EMD Order 3021, was wrecked at Tecumseh, Nebraska on July 5, 1968, and traded as credit on an order for SD45's in February 1969. It is seen here westbound on Track 3 on what, for a few minutes, was a very busy piece of railroad. Normally, Track 3 was for eastbound moves, although it was signalled for movement in either direction. When the gates started ringing, I grabbed my camera and shot the arriving Dinky (commuter train), which according to the CB&Q Employees Timetable #10 (effective April 25, 1965) was Train #111, on Track 1, the usual westbound track. The gates did not go up after the Dinky, and I saw two approaching headlights. The next train was westbound #25, the North Coast Limited, on Track 2. As #25 was passing, F7 163A passed by on Track 3. Most likely this freight will cross over behind #25 at Eola, about 5 or 6 miles further west. It certainly was an interesting couple of minutes. |
| Photo Date: |
8/10/1965 Upload Date: 12/16/2008 12:09:44 PM |
| Location: |
Naperville, IL |
| Author: |
Chuck Zeiler |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
CBQ 163A(F7A) |
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| Title: |
CB&Q F7 163A |
| Description: |
Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad F7 163A at Plano, Illinois on March 20, 1966, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. This unit was wrecked at Tecumseh, NE 7/7/68. Number 163A was delivered to the CB&Q during May 1950 (c/n 9692) as part of EMD Order 3021 for four A-units. These four units were mated to a F3 A-B set producing drawbar-connected F7A-F3B-F3A locomotive 163-166. The F7's were assigned the suffix "A", and the F3A was assigned the suffix "C", although the suffix was not displayed in the numberboard until the mid-1960's when the drawbars were replaced with couplers. |
| Photo Date: |
3/20/1966 Upload Date: 4/9/2008 2:12:43 PM |
| Location: |
Plano, IL |
| Author: |
Chuck Zeiler |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
CBQ 163A(F7A) |
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