| CB&Q GP7 206 at Naperville, Illinois on March 31, 1966, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. This locomotive was built in September 1951 (c/n 13175), became BN 1562, and was retired in October 1982. It is seen here on the east end of a westbound locomotive set, being guided back to its train (note the brakeman on the steps) after making a setout at Naperville. In charge is GP20 900, followed by GP7 205, 225, and 206, it was unusual at this late date for GP7's to be assigned road service. It was also somewhat out of the ordinary for a road freight to make a setout at Naperville. One would assume that a boxcar had been delayed on its journey, and the customer was hopping mad. The CB&Q agent then made arrangements for the boxcar to be setout here for the East End Way Freight, due in Naperville in about an hour. Normally, the boxcar would have been setout at Eola, another 10 miles or so west of here, but that would have delayed its delivery by another day, since the way freight's train was already made up and ready to depart, as soon as this train clears the main. |