CB&Q E8 9943A         
Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad E8 9943A eastbound at Naperville, Illinois on April 26, 1965, Ektachrome by Chuck Zeiler.
Date: 4/26/1965 Location: Naperville, IL   Map Show Naperville on a rail map Views: 372 Collection Of:   Chuck Zeiler
Locomotives: CBQ 9943A(E8A)    Author:  Chuck Zeiler
CB&Q E8 9943A
Picture Categories: Passenger This picture is part of album:  CB&Q Passenger Diesels
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Kenneth Smith General Is it just the light, or is that rear porthole painted over? Another photo of yours also looks like it is blanked out. 11/2/2018 10:10:17 AM
Chuck Zeiler General I talked to a former CB&Q/BN Engineer who told me that the rear porthole, on the Engineer's side only, was painted for modesty purposes. The toilet (dry hopper) was located in that area. He suspected that there might have been complaints from passing passenger trains observing the "call of nature" in process. He also mentioned that carmen disliked replacing brake shoes on the truck below for obvious reasons. 11/2/2018 11:22:55 AM

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