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Crossing Over at Oakland Tower |
| Description: |
The order board is out for an opposing move. Of course there can't be one but the interlocking was set up so the opposing move order board would be out for any crossover. |
| Photo Date: |
6/18/1964 Upload Date: 6/25/2007 9:14:01 PM |
| Location: |
Saint Paul, MN |
| Author: |
Marty Bernard |
| Categories: |
Track |
| Locomotives: |
CBQ 9946A(E8A) |
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942 Comments: 3 |
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| Title: |
CB&Q E8 9946A |
| Description: |
Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad E8 9946A eastbound at Naperville, Illinois on February 26, 1965, Ektachrome by Chuck Zeiler. Built May 1950 (c/n 9691), it became BN 9946 on March 2, 1970, and was retired and sold for scrap August 25, 1976. |
| Photo Date: |
2/26/1965 Upload Date: 7/3/2008 12:03:58 PM |
| Location: |
Naperville, IL |
| Author: |
Chuck Zeiler |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
CBQ 9946A(E8A) |
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590 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
CB&Q E8 9946A |
| Description: |
Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad E8 9946A westbound with Train #11, the Nebraska Zephyr, rolling through the Naperville curve on March 13, 1965, Ektachrome by Chuck Zeiler. |
| Photo Date: |
3/13/1965 Upload Date: 9/2/2014 11:58:54 AM |
| Location: |
Naperville, IL |
| Author: |
Chuck Zeiler |
| Categories: |
Signal |
| Locomotives: |
CBQ 9946A(E8A) |
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242 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CB&Q E8's 9947B & 9946A |
| Description: |
Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad E8's 9947B and 9946A eastbound at Naperville, Illinois on March 16, 1965, Ektachrome by Chuck Zeiler. On the left is Train #108, daily except Saturday and Sunday Dinky (commuter train) making most of the local stops between Aurora and Chicago. It departed directly from the coach yard in Aurora, stopping at Eola before arriving at Naperville at 6:53 AM. It will arrive in Chicago's Union Station at 7:46 AM. It is headed by CB&Q E8 9947B, built in September 1950 (c/n 11702) on EMD Order 2012A, became BN 9953, and was sold to Amtrak August 1, 1972, becoming 346. On the right is Train #110, another daily except Saturday and Sunday Dinky, leaving the Aurora depot at 6:39 AM, its next stop is Naperville at 6:51 AM. It will stop at Lisle and Belmont. skip the rest of the stations until arriving at Cicero at 7:19 AM, stopping there and the next three stations, arriving at Union Station at 7:35 AM. The primary purpose of Train #110 was to deliver employees to the Western Electric plant in Cicero, but it also served as an express train from the far western suburbs to Chicago. It is headed by E8 9946A, built in May 1950 (c/n 9691) on EMD Order 2023A, becoming BN 9946, and was sold to Amtrak August 1, 1972 becoming 340. |
| Photo Date: |
3/16/1965 Upload Date: 9/11/2008 12:36:38 PM |
| Location: |
Naperville, IL |
| Author: |
Chuck Zeiler |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
CBQ 9947B(E8A) CBQ 9946A(E8A) |
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899 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
CB&Q |
| Description: |
CB&Q |
| Photo Date: |
5/22/1969 Upload Date: 5/26/2006 8:48:38 PM |
| Location: |
Saint Paul, MN |
| Author: |
Vern Wigfield |
| Categories: |
Passenger,Track |
| Locomotives: |
CBQ 9946A(E8A) |
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423 Comments: 1 |
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