CRI&P RS2m 451, Blue Island, Illinois, October 1979, photo by Chuck Zeiler. Built in September 1948 (c/n 75953) as Alco RS2 451, it was sent to EMD between July - September 1957, exchanging its Alco Model 244B for an EMD 567C (EMD Order 8532), and acquiring an EMD GP9 style long hood. |