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C&NW C628 6721
Title:  C&NW C628 6721
Description:  C&NW C628 6721, Escanaba, Michigan, July 19, 1985, photo by Gib Allbach, Chuck Zeiler collection. Built as N&W 1120 April 1966 (c/n 3455-11), it was part of a second order for 20 C628's, numbered 1110-1129 (the first order of 10 units was numbered 1100-1109). At 204 tons, this order was the heaviest C628's built, and the N&W ordered the only high short hood versions. By 1973, the C628's were orphaned on the N&W by a large fleet of EMD's and GE's, and the C&NW bought all 30 from the N&W. They were assigned in the general service pool on the Twin Cities Division, and when the Fairbanks-Morse locomotives were retired in 1975, the Alco's were re-assigned to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. They were retired in late 1986, replaced by SD50's, and this unit left the roster October 2, 1990.
Photo Date:  7/19/1985  Upload Date: 2/2/2011 12:38:56 PM
Location:  Escanaba, MI
Author:  Gib Allbach
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CNW 6721(C628) CNW 6702(C628)
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C&NW C628 6705
Title:  C&NW C628 6705
Description:  Chicago & North Western Railway Alco C628 6705 at Green Bay, Wisconsin, September 5, 1976, Kodachrome by J. H. Nixon, Chuck Zeiler collection. This locomotive was built as Norfolk and Western 1104 (c/n 3429-05) October 1965, leased to C&NW on February 1, 1973, purchased by the C&NW on June 29, 1973, retired December 8, 1980, used for parts. The N&W's C628's were delivered to run long hood forward (the F for Front is still stencilled on the long hood end of the frame), and were equipped with dual controls. This required a larger cab, and the overall length of the N&W versions was six inches longer than standard production C628's. These were the only high short hood examples of the C628.
Photo Date:  9/5/1976  Upload Date: 12/22/2010 11:00:27 AM
Location:  Green Bay, WI
Author:  J. H. Nixon
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CNW 6705(C628)
Views:  1189   Comments: 0
C&NW C628 6707
Title:  C&NW C628 6707
Description:  Chicago & North Western Railway C628 6707 at South Brampton, Michigan on July 20, 1985, Kodachrome by Gib Allbach, Chuck Zeiler collection.
Photo Date:  7/20/1985  Upload Date: 10/11/2013 12:15:47 PM
Location:  Brampton, MI
Author:  Gib Allbach
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CNW 6707(C628)
Views:  397   Comments: 0
C&NW C628 6707
Title:  C&NW C628 6707
Description:  C&NW C628 6707, Escanaba, Michigan, July 20, 1985, photo by Gib Allbach, Chuck Zeiler collection. Built as N&W 1106 October 1965 (c/n 3429-07), it became surplus to the N&W in 1973. The C&NW leased six of the 30 N&W units in 1973, later purchasing the entire N&W fleet of C628's. This locomotive waq retired October 2, 1990.
Photo Date:  7/20/1985  Upload Date: 2/4/2011 8:27:53 AM
Location:  Escanaba, MI
Author:  Gib Allbach
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CNW 6707(C628)
Views:  576   Comments: 0
MILW H-16-66 524
Title:  MILW H-16-66 524
Description:  MILW H-16-66 524, Escanaba, Michigan, November 9, 1975, photo by J. H. Nixon, Chuck Zeiler collection. There is conflicting information about this locomotive, the following is from the book, 'Faribanks-Morse Locomotives In Color', by Jim Boyd: The Milwaukee Road was one of only four customers to buy the H-16-66 Baby Trainmasters. They were delivered in two batches, numbers 2125-2127 (later 550-552) were built during August-September 1953, and 2128-2130 (later, 553-555, later still 547-549) were built during September 1953, and all were classed 16-FRS-6 by the Milwaukee. Somehow, the second batch had lower constrution (serial) numbers.

The book does not connect this road number to any previous number, but this web site ( http://www.trainweb.org/milwaukee/roster.txt ) claims that 524 was built as 2128, then renumbered to 553, then 547, then 524. The web site offers c/n 16L-757 as the serial for number 524. Take your pick. It appears that 524 was out of service on January 1976, and sold for scrap to Precision National in June 1976. Finally, consulting the book, "Milwaukee Road Locomotives, Volume Three", by Thomas J. Strauss, this locomotive was built as 2128 (c/n 16L693), renumbered to 553, then 547, then 524, equipped with MU connections at both ends, no dynamic brakes. Only 60 H16-66's were built, with the C&NW owning 50, the Milwaukee owning eight, Alcoa owning one, and TVA owning one.
Photo Date:  11/9/1975  Upload Date: 1/7/2010 11:29:04 AM
Location:  Escanaba, MI
Author:  J. H. Nixon
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MILW 524(H-16-66) CNW 6718(C628)
Views:  1951   Comments: 1


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