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CRI&P NW2 771 |
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CRI&P NW2 771, Blue Island, Illinois, October 1979, photo by Chuck Zeiler. This locomotive was built during january 1949 (c/n 6130) on EMD Order E973 and became RSS (Rail Switching Services) 771 sometime in 1981. |
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10/1/1979 Upload Date: 10/22/2009 12:18:30 PM |
| Location: |
Blue Island, IL |
| Author: |
Chuck Zeiler |
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Roster |
| Locomotives: |
CRIP 771(NW2) |
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763 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
CRI&P NW2 771 |
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CRI&P NW2 771, Blue Island, Illinois, October 1979, photo by Chuck Zeiler. This is the Rock Island's roundhouse at Blue Island, patched and falling apart. In August 1979 the Brotherhood of Railway and Airline Clerks walked out on strike over back wages, leaving the suburban service in the hands of Metra, and the freight service operated by the Kansas City Terminal, as directed by the court. Locomotive 771 was built in January 1949 (c/n 6130) on EMD Order E973, and became RSS 771 sometime in 1981. |
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10/1/1979 Upload Date: 10/22/2009 11:16:16 AM |
| Location: |
Blue Island, IL |
| Author: |
Chuck Zeiler |
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Roster |
| Locomotives: |
CRIP 771(NW2) |
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771 Comments: 1 |
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CRI&P NW2 4901 |
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CRI&P NW2 4901 at about 16th Street, Chicago, Illinois, July 1978, photo by Chuck Zeiler. This locomotive was built in December 1947 as P&LE 8708 (c/n 5252) on EMD Order E888, arriving on the RI sometime during the 1970's. |
| Photo Date: |
7/1/1978 Upload Date: 11/23/2009 9:58:17 AM |
| Location: |
Chicago, IL |
| Author: |
Chuck Zeiler |
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Roster |
| Locomotives: |
CRIP 4901(NW2) |
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641 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
CRI&P NW2 4901 |
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CRI&P NW2 4901 at about 18th Street, Chicago, Illinois, July 1978, photo by Chuck Zeiler. The NW2 is northbound, approaching the 16th Street interlocking which controls thr crossing of the ICG's Saint Charles Airline. Overhead the CTA's Budd-built transit cars are passing on the Dan Ryan line, later called the Red Line. The extra cribbing below the CTA supports was to repair stress cracks which showed up shortly after this bridge was put into service. |
| Photo Date: |
7/1/1978 Upload Date: 11/24/2009 10:12:40 AM |
| Location: |
Chicago, IL |
| Author: |
Chuck Zeiler |
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Roster |
| Locomotives: |
CRIP 4901(NW2) |
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585 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CRI&P NW2 4901 |
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CRI&P NW2 4901 at about 18th Street in Chicago, Illinois on an unknown day in August 1979, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. |
| Photo Date: |
8/1/1979 Upload Date: 5/15/2015 1:08:01 PM |
| Location: |
Chicago, IL |
| Author: |
Chuck Zeiler |
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Roster |
| Locomotives: |
CRIP 4901(NW2) |
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323 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CRI&P NW2 4905 |
| Description: |
CRI&P NW2 4905, Blue Island, Illinois, October 1979, photo by Chuck Zeiler. Number 4905 was built in March 1949 as P&LE 8741 (c/n 7419) on EMD Order E1056, becoming RI 4905 sometime in the early 1970's, then moving on to Kuhlman Bulk Terminals becoming #1. The two C415's, built in 1966, also moved on to other careers, becoming Brandon 423 and 421. |
| Photo Date: |
10/1/1979 Upload Date: 11/24/2009 11:33:48 AM |
| Location: |
Blue Island, IL |
| Author: |
Chuck Zeiler |
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Roster |
| Locomotives: |
CRIP 4905(NW2) CRIP 423(C415) CRIP 421(C415) |
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1132 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
CRI&P NW2 4908 |
| Description: |
CRI&P NW2 4908, Blue Island, Illinois, October 1979, photo by Chuck Zeiler. Built in March 1949 as P&LE NW2 8748 (c/n 7426) on EMD Order E1056, it migrated to the Rock Island sometime in the early 1970's. |
| Photo Date: |
10/1/1979 Upload Date: 11/25/2009 10:38:22 AM |
| Location: |
Blue Island, IL |
| Author: |
Chuck Zeiler |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
CRIP 4908(NW2) |
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446 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
CRI&P NW2 4908 |
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CRI&P NW2 4908, Blue Island, Illinois, October 1979, photo by Chuck Zeiler. Built in March 1949 as P&LE NW2 8748 (c/n 7426) on EMD Order E1056, it migrated to the Rock Island sometime in the early 1970's. This locomotive presents a bit of a challenge to diesel spotters. It is listed in the roster resources as an NW2, but shows a couple of characteristics of a SW7. At the time of its construction, the NW2 production had been transferred to the Cleveland, Ohio plant (EMD Plant #3, which produced the NW2's between February - December 1949). The most outstanding feature is the full height front radiator grill, very uncharacteristic of an NW2. This locomotive also has a single taper hood, which was introduced on the last production run of NW2's. Note also the single row of louvers on the hood doors, whereas late production NW2's had two rows of louvers and a letterboard space between ( early NW2's had no louvers, a subsequent production had louvers top to bottom, no letterboad gap). Finally, it has twin sealed-beam headlights. This unit does have the NW2 arched windows in the cab over the hood. There are two possible explanations: the Cleveland plant may have used SW7 components, or this may have been a wreck repair. For those of you that have ever wondered (I have) about that intake grill that is below the front of the cab window at the running board, that is the intake for the rear traction motor blower, the motor of which is located under the fireman's (left) side of the cab. |
| Photo Date: |
10/1/1979 Upload Date: 11/25/2009 12:16:02 PM |
| Location: |
Blue Island, IL |
| Author: |
Chuck Zeiler |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
CRIP 4908(NW2) |
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619 Comments: 3 |
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