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10/30/2024
 
 
 
 
 
By:Mike Woodruff
Dates:1/1/1971 - 1/1/2020
Album Info:Preserved equipment at tourist lines and museums in the US and Canada
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GB&W 2407
Title:  GB&W 2407
Description:  A couple of six-axle Alcos kick it into high gear at IRM's Diesel Days. GB&W 2407 is ex-FRVR 2407, exx-LS&I 2402, exxx-ATSF 9841, nee-ATSF 841.
Photo Date:  7/18/2015  Upload Date: 8/24/2015 5:29:22 PM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  Jeff Van Cleve
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Locomotives:  GBW 2407(RSD15)
Views:  173   Comments: 0
IRMX 902
Title:  IRMX 902
Description:  Another new addition to IRM's stable is this GP9. She's ex-MBTA 902, exx-SEMTA 902, nee-GTW 4915.
Photo Date:  7/18/2015  Upload Date: 8/16/2015 9:38:30 AM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  Jeff Van Cleve
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Locomotives:  IRMX 902(GP9)
Views:  461   Comments: 0
ITC 1605
Title:  ITC 1605
Description:  Illinois Terminal 1605 was the highest numbered of six GP7s ITC received in 1953. She was also N&W 3405 for awhile before being restored to her original appearance.
Photo Date:  7/18/2015  Upload Date: 8/23/2015 3:07:43 PM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  Jeff Van Cleve
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Locomotives:  ITC 1605(GP7)
Views:  126   Comments: 0
MILW 1984
Title:  MILW 1984
Description:  One of the Milwaukee Road's homemade ribbed-sided bay-window cabooses, nicely restored at IRM.
Photo Date:  7/18/2015  Upload Date: 8/24/2015 5:11:28 PM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  Jeff Van Cleve
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Views:  98   Comments: 0
MILW 37A
Title:  MILW 37A
Description:  Although operable, these two Milwaukee Road veterans are badly in need of body work and paint.
Photo Date:  7/18/2015  Upload Date: 8/24/2015 6:06:32 PM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  Jeff Van Cleve
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Locomotives:  MILW 37A(E9A)
Views:  447   Comments: 0
MILW 760
Title:  MILW 760
Description:  Milwaukee 760 was originally MILW 1802, the very first diesel built by F-M (serial L1001, blt 8/44).
Photo Date:  7/18/2015  Upload Date: 8/23/2015 3:30:33 PM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  Jeff Van Cleve
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Locomotives:  MILW 760(H10-44)
Views:  421   Comments: 0
MNS 21
Title:  MNS 21
Description:  MN&S 21, aka "The Blue Dragon" at IRM. Note the Hancock air whistle.
Photo Date:  7/18/2015  Upload Date: 8/23/2015 2:18:31 PM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  Jeff Van Cleve
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Locomotives:  MNS 21(DT66-2000)
Views:  230   Comments: 0
BSVY 6540
Title:  BSVY 6540
Description:  Boone and Scenic Valley's FP9 is ex-VIA, nee-CN.
Photo Date:  7/29/2015  Upload Date: 8/27/2015 12:59:00 PM
Location:  Boone, IA
Author:  Jeff Van Cleve
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Locomotives:  BSVY 6540(FP9A)
Views:  178   Comments: 0
BSVY 8419
Title:  BSVY 8419
Description:  A peek inside the shop finds BSVY's Chinese Mikado keeping company with a South Shore MU car.
Photo Date:  7/29/2015  Upload Date: 8/28/2015 11:38:11 AM
Location:  Boone, IA
Author:  Jeff Van Cleve
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Locomotives:  BSVY 8419(2-8-2)
Views:  319   Comments: 0
BSVY 244
Title:  BSVY 244
Description:  Also inside the shop is BSVY 244. Decorated as M&StL 244, she's actually ex-LS&I 1002.
Photo Date:  7/29/2015  Upload Date: 8/28/2015 12:06:07 PM
Location:  Boone, IA
Author:  Jeff Van Cleve
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Locomotives:  BSVY 244(RS1)
Views:  700   Comments: 0
UP 2921
Title:  UP 2921
Description:  Also at the Boone & Scenic Valley is UP tunnel motor 2921. She's ex-UP 4476, nee-SP 8385.
Photo Date:  7/29/2015  Upload Date: 8/28/2015 12:30:41 PM
Location:  Boone, IA
Author:  Jeff Van Cleve
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Locomotives:  UP 2921(SD40T-2)
Views:  385   Comments: 0
C&O 2789
Title:  C&O 2789
Description:  C&O Kanawha 2789 at HVRM, awaiting funds for restoration.
Photo Date:  8/8/2015  Upload Date: 8/29/2015 6:35:07 PM
Location:  North Judson, IN
Author:  Jeff Van Cleve
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Locomotives:  CO 2789(2-8-4)
Views:  952   Comments: 1
EL 310
Title:  EL 310
Description:  EL 310, at the Hoosier Valley RR museum, was originally Erie 310, was also ATPX 1010 at Pensacola, FL before being restored to its original appearance.
Photo Date:  8/8/2015  Upload Date: 8/29/2015 6:43:35 PM
Location:  North Judson, IN
Author:  Jeff Van Cleve
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Locomotives:  EL 310(S1)
Views:  154   Comments: 0
EMC Model 40
Title:  EMC Model 40
Description:  HVRM's EMC model 40, formerly owned by Calumet Steel. Powered by 2 Detroit Diesel 6V71 engines, only 11 of these locomotives were built.
Photo Date:  8/8/2015  Upload Date: 8/29/2015 6:57:07 PM
Location:  North Judson, IN
Author:  Jeff Van Cleve
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HVRM 11
Title:  HVRM 11
Description:  The Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum has this nicely restored Phase III B-3 GE 95-tonner (a 70-tonner ballasted to 95 tons with thicker deckplate).
Photo Date:  8/8/2015  Upload Date: 8/29/2015 4:14:03 PM
Location:  North Judson, IN
Author:  Jeff Van Cleve
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Locomotives:  HVRM 11(95 Tonner)
Views:  372   Comments: 0
HVRM 27
Title:  HVRM 27
Description:  This 44-tonner was built by Whitcomb in August of 1941 (serial #60105) for the munitions contractor Day & Zimmerman as their #4-44, it was sold to the US Army as #7308 during WWII. Next it was sold to McGraw Construction Co, then bounced to the Chicago Gravel Co of South Elgin, IL, as their #509. Then it was traded to the Port of Indiana in 1984 and painted red, white & blue as their #1776. Finally it was sold to the Hoosier Valley RR Museum as their #27 in 1988. Thanks to Gary Everhart for this info.
Photo Date:  8/8/2015  Upload Date: 8/29/2015 5:32:55 PM
Location:  North Judson, IN
Author:  Jeff Van Cleve
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Locomotives:  HVRM 27(44 Tonner)
Views:  202   Comments: 0
NDW 5332
Title:  NDW 5332
Description:  Inside the shop at HVRM is Notre Dame & Western 5332, nee-USAX 7032, a 65 ton Porter built in 1942.
Photo Date:  8/8/2015  Upload Date: 8/29/2015 4:22:15 PM
Location:  North Judson, IN
Author:  Jeff Van Cleve
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Locomotives:  NDW 5332(65 Tonner)
Views:  315   Comments: 0
RPCX 467
Title:  RPCX 467
Description:  Another piece of former LIRR equipment at HVRM is this RS1. Retired by LIRR in 1977, it was later WTOH 102, IHRC 167 and IBCX 467.
Photo Date:  8/8/2015  Upload Date: 8/29/2015 5:25:07 PM
Location:  North Judson, IN
Author:  Jeff Van Cleve
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Locomotives:  RPCX 467(RS1)
Views:  349   Comments: 0
GLRX 12
Title:  GLRX 12
Description:  Georgetown Loop #12 at the Midwest Central in Mount Pleasant. MWC swapped their former West Side Lumber 3-truck Shay to Georgetown for this little Prairie.
Photo Date:  9/3/2015  Upload Date: 12/31/2016 11:01:49 AM
Location:  Mount Pleasant, IA
Author:  Jeff Van Cleve
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Locomotives:  GLRX 12(2-6-2)
Views:  358   Comments: 0
"Rock Island 52554"
Title:  "Rock Island 52554"
Description:  This caboose is displayed at the Rock Island Depot Museum at Eldon, IA. It is actually ex-CC 199036, exx-ICG 199036, exxx-GM&O 2636, exxxx-GM&O 2710, nee-Alton C3055. This group of riveted-side cars was built in the 1946-47 time period by Western Steel for the Alton Railroad. GM&O had them rebuilt 1966-67 with welded extended vision cupolas added by International Car. The number 52554 is the USPS zip code for Eldon, IA.
Photo Date:  10/7/2015  Upload Date: 12/28/2016 9:29:28 PM
Location:  Eldon, IA
Author:  Jeff Van Cleve
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Views:  80   Comments: 0
"Rock Island 1275"
Title:  "Rock Island 1275"
Description:  When the Rock Island depot museum in Eldon, IA decided to obtain a locomotive for display, they acquired this GP7m from NRE - it's ex-BNSF 3822, exx-AT&SF 1312, nee-AT&SF GP7 2830 (17641, 12/52). NRE cosmetically restored it as Rock Island 1275, and BNSF transported to their siding at Agency, IA for offloading.
Photo Date:  10/21/2015  Upload Date: 12/27/2016 10:02:05 PM
Location:  Agency, IA
Author:  Jeff Van Cleve
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Views:  110   Comments: 1
BNSF 9806
Title:  BNSF 9806
Description:  Faux Rock Island 1275 destined for the Rock Island depot museum in Eldon, IA, is about to be unloaded from a flatcar at Agency, IA on BNSF's Ottumwa sub, as the DPU of a westbound hopper train passes.
Photo Date:  10/22/2015  Upload Date: 12/27/2016 11:07:52 PM
Location:  Agency, IA
Author:  Jeff Van Cleve
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Locomotives:  BNSF 9806(SD70MAC)
Views:  122   Comments: 2
"Rock Island 1275"
Title:  "Rock Island 1275"
Description:  Coonrod Crane Service of Cedar Rapids, IA, works to unload faux Rock Island 1275 from a BNSF flatcar and load it on a flatbed truck for the move to the Rock Island depot museum in Eldon, IA.
Photo Date:  10/22/2015  Upload Date: 12/27/2016 11:11:28 PM
Location:  Agency, IA
Author:  Jeff Van Cleve
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Views:  115   Comments: 3
"Rock Island 1275"
Title:  "Rock Island 1275"
Description:  And away she goes, bound for the Rock Island depot museum in Eldon, IA.
Photo Date:  10/22/2015  Upload Date: 12/27/2016 11:14:32 PM
Location:  Agency, IA
Author:  Jeff Van Cleve
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Views:  93   Comments: 2
"Rock Island 1275"
Title:  "Rock Island 1275"
Description:  This locomotive is displayed at the Rock Island Depot Museum in Eldon, IA. She's actually ex-BNSF 3822, exx-AT&SF 1312, nee-AT&SF 2830 (17641, 12/52), cosmetically restored and painted as "Rock Island 1275" by NRE Silvis. She was never a Rock Island unit.
Photo Date:  10/25/2015  Upload Date: 12/29/2016 12:15:20 PM
Location:  Eldon, IA
Author:  Jeff Van Cleve
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Views:  168   Comments: 0
The Man, The Legend - I
Title:  The Man, The Legend - I
Description:  The man, the legend....JVC aboard his private car at the Union Pacific museum.
Photo Date:  12/10/2015  Upload Date: 12/31/2016 11:19:56 AM
Location:  Council Bluffs, IA
Author:  Jeff Van Cleve
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Views:  106   Comments: 0
UP 6900
Title:  UP 6900
Description:  The display at Kennefick Park.
Photo Date:  12/10/2015  Upload Date: 12/31/2016 10:08:06 AM
Location:  Omaha, NE
Author:  Jeff Van Cleve
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Locomotives:  UP 6900(DDA40X) UP 4023(4-8-8-4)
Views:  266   Comments: 1
GBW 308
Title:  GBW 308
Description:  This Green Bay and Western RS3m has also worked as WC 308 and KB&S 308. It was rebuilt in 4/74 with a 12-251 engine and was rated at 2,000 hp.
Photo Date:  6/26/2016  Upload Date: 6/29/2016 8:15:35 PM
Location:  Monticello, IL
Author:  Jeff Van Cleve
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Locomotives:  GBW 308(RS3M)
Views:  640   Comments: 1
IC 704
Title:  IC 704
Description:  Monticello Railroad Museum's IC RS3 704 is actually ex-Gettysburg 1559, nee-Long Island 1559. It was never an IC unit.
Photo Date:  6/26/2016  Upload Date: 6/29/2016 8:11:39 PM
Location:  Monticello, IL
Author:  Jeff Van Cleve
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Locomotives:  IC 704(RS3)
Views:  557   Comments: 1
IC 9926
Title:  IC 9926
Description:  The Monticello Railroad Museum also has this nice IC caboose.
Photo Date:  6/26/2016  Upload Date: 6/29/2016 1:23:45 PM
Location:  Monticello, IL
Author:  Jeff Van Cleve
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Views:  116   Comments: 0
SOU 401
Title:  SOU 401
Description:  A peek inside the Monticello Railroad Museum's shop building finds their former Southern Railway 2-8-0 keeping company with an ex-IC GP11 and a former CN FPA4.
Photo Date:  6/26/2016  Upload Date: 6/29/2016 1:25:45 PM
Location:  Monticello, IL
Author:  Jeff Van Cleve
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Locomotives:  SOU 401(2-8-0) IC 8733(GP11) CN 6789(FPA4)
Views:  231   Comments: 0
WAB 1189
Title:  WAB 1189
Description:  Some Wabash heritage at the Monticello Railroad Museum, as their beautiful Wabash F7 is ready to depart from their nicely restored former Wabash depot.
Photo Date:  6/26/2016  Upload Date: 6/29/2016 1:20:51 PM
Location:  Monticello, IL
Author:  Jeff Van Cleve
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Locomotives:  WAB 1189(F7A)
Views:  85   Comments: 0
WAB 1189
Title:  WAB 1189
Description:  Monticello Railroad Museum's excursion train behind nicely restored Wabash F7 1189.
Photo Date:  6/26/2016  Upload Date: 6/29/2016 8:07:03 PM
Location:  Monticello, IL
Author:  Jeff Van Cleve
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Locomotives:  WAB 1189(F7A)
Views:  194   Comments: 1
WAB 1189
Title:  WAB 1189
Description:  A "locomotive portrait" of Monticello Railroad Museum's Wabash F7 1189.
Photo Date:  6/26/2016  Upload Date: 6/29/2016 8:09:18 PM
Location:  Monticello, IL
Author:  Jeff Van Cleve
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Locomotives:  WAB 1189(F7A)
Views:  371   Comments: 1
CB&Q 504
Title:  CB&Q 504
Description:  Except for the trolley wire, we could be somewhere on the Q during the early 1960s...
Photo Date:  7/24/2016  Upload Date: 8/8/2016 12:16:12 PM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  Jeff Van Cleve
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Locomotives:  CBQ 504(SD24) CBQ 9911A(E5A)
Views:  146   Comments: 1
CB&Q 504
Title:  CB&Q 504
Description:  Contemporary competitors, both 2,400 hp C-C's. CB&Q 504 was BN 6244, MMID 6244 before being restored back to her original appearance. This group of SD24s introduced the "Chinese Red" paint scheme to the Q in 1959.
Photo Date:  7/24/2016  Upload Date: 8/8/2016 1:07:34 PM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  Jeff Van Cleve
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Locomotives:  CBQ 504(SD24) GBW 2407(RSD15)
Views:  198   Comments: 1
CB&Q 9911A
Title:  CB&Q 9911A
Description:  IRM's iconic CB&Q E5.
Photo Date:  7/24/2016  Upload Date: 8/8/2016 11:59:38 AM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  Jeff Van Cleve
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Locomotives:  CBQ 9911A(E5A)
Views:  143   Comments: 1
CNW 8646
Title:  CNW 8646
Description:  C&NW power together at IRM.
Photo Date:  7/24/2016  Upload Date: 8/8/2016 10:47:47 PM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  Jeff Van Cleve
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Locomotives:  CNW 8646(C44-9W) CNW 8701(C44-9W) CNW 6847(SD40-2) CNW 1689(RSD5)
Views:  390   Comments: 0
GB&W 2407
Title:  GB&W 2407
Description:  GB&W 2407 is ex-FRVR, exx-LS&I, nee-AT&SF.
Photo Date:  7/24/2016  Upload Date: 8/8/2016 12:52:16 PM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  Jeff Van Cleve
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Locomotives:  GBW 2407(RSD15)
Views:  163   Comments: 1
ICG 199458
Title:  ICG 199458
Description:  Caboose train at IRM with cars from CGW, UP, CB&Q and ICG, and pulled by ITC GP7 1605.
Photo Date:  7/24/2016  Upload Date: 8/8/2016 10:59:07 AM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  Jeff Van Cleve
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Locomotives:  ITC 1605(GP7)
Views:  204   Comments: 0
L&N 2726
Title:  L&N 2726
Description:  Recently restored at IRM is L&N diner "Galt House".
Photo Date:  7/24/2016  Upload Date: 8/3/2016 8:31:28 AM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  Jeff Van Cleve
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Views:  379   Comments: 0
MILW 1603
Title:  MILW 1603
Description:  A couple of nice-looking orange switchers; MILW HH660 1603 and MILW H10-44 760. The 760 had half again as much horsepower, 1000 vs. 660, but roughly the same tractive effort, 72,000 lbs vs. 69,000 lbs.
Photo Date:  7/24/2016  Upload Date: 8/8/2016 1:46:00 PM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  Jeff Van Cleve
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Locomotives:  MILW 1603(HH660) MILW 760(H10-44)
Views:  453   Comments: 1
MILW 1603
Title:  MILW 1603
Description:  Recently restored at IRM.
Photo Date:  7/24/2016  Upload Date: 8/3/2016 8:26:36 AM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  Jeff Van Cleve
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Locomotives:  MILW 1603(HH660)
Views:  363   Comments: 0
NYC Dover Strait
Title:  NYC Dover Strait
Description:  Recently restored at IRM, Dover Strait is a 6DB/buffet lounge built by Pullman in 1924.
Photo Date:  7/24/2016  Upload Date: 8/3/2016 8:29:01 AM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  Jeff Van Cleve
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Views:  480   Comments: 0
SLSF 1630
Title:  SLSF 1630
Description:  One of the "Russian" decapods orphaned by the Bolshevik Revolution and assigned to the Frisco by the USRA. Frisco had twenty of these engines, SLSF 1613-1632. Amazingly, five were preserved, including this one at IRM.
Photo Date:  7/24/2016  Upload Date: 8/8/2016 11:05:13 AM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  Jeff Van Cleve
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Locomotives:  SLSF 1630(2-10-0)
Views:  146   Comments: 1
SWPC 409
Title:  SWPC 409
Description:  Former Southwest Portland Cement 409 at IRM is ex-UP 1366, nee-FM 2000, the H-20-44 demonstrator. The flared air intakes on the sides of the hood were a SWPC modification.
Photo Date:  7/24/2016  Upload Date: 8/9/2016 9:23:57 AM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  Jeff Van Cleve
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Locomotives:  SWPC 409(H-20-44)
Views:  279   Comments: 0
UP 6930
Title:  UP 6930
Description:  UP 6930 at IRM. The wall in the foreground is from the old Soo Line freight station in Minneapolis which spelled out the full name, MStP&SSM. Amazing how far back you have to go in order to get a broadside view of a DDA40X.
Photo Date:  7/24/2016  Upload Date: 8/8/2016 11:38:57 AM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  Jeff Van Cleve
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Locomotives:  UP 6930(DDA40X)
Views:  216   Comments: 1
IC 8408
Title:  IC 8408
Description:  On display at Homewood, IC 8408 is ex-CC 8181, exx-ICG 8181, rebuilt to GP10 from IC GP9 9181.
Photo Date:  8/27/2016  Upload Date: 9/3/2016 6:17:27 PM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Jeff Van Cleve
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Locomotives:  IC 8408(GP10)
Views:  146   Comments: 0
BN 1
Title:  BN 1
Description:  BN 1 is ex-BN 9800, exx-BN 766, nee-NP 6700A.
Photo Date:  9/17/2016  Upload Date: 9/18/2016 11:14:05 AM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  Jeff Van Cleve
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Locomotives:  BN 1(F9A)
Views:  179   Comments: 2
CA&E 308
Title:  CA&E 308
Description:  Roarin' Elgin express at IRM.
Photo Date:  9/17/2016  Upload Date: 9/18/2016 8:31:09 PM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  Jeff Van Cleve
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Locomotives:  CAE 308(Interurban)
Views:  144   Comments: 0


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