| Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad class PA-15 7143 westbound at Naperville, Illinois on December 31, 1964, Ektachrome by Chuck Zeiler. This car was built at CB&Q's Aurora shops sometime during 1929, was rebuilt in March 1950, and converted to MWX 251186 at Galesburg May 5, 1967. It is seen here at the rear of a westbound Dinky (commuter train), and the sign hanging on the gate says 2:10. I could not find a train scheduled to leave Union Station at 2:10 PM in either the Employees Timetable #9 or in the Suburban Train Schedule, so my assumption is that being New Years Eve, it is on a modified schedule. Often in this timeframe, workers were let off work early on holiday eves, and the Burlington adjusted their suburban schedules accordingly. |