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Locomotive Details |
Location/Date of Photo |
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» Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific (Rock Island) (more..)
» EMD BL2 (more..) |
» Englewood Union Station
» Chicago, Illinois, USA (more..)
» April 21, 1965 |
| Locomotive No./Train ID |
Photographer |
» CRIP 425 (more..)
» Unknown |
» Marty Bernard (more..)
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| Remarks & Notes |
| This is Rock Island's version of EMD's BL2. BL stood for "branch line" because the unit was lighter than an F-unit and much easier to work with (i.e., steps on all corners). In a sense they were a transition to Geeps. Here 17 year old number 425 is filling out its life in commuter service with a northbound morning rush hour train at Englewood Union Station on the south side of Chicago. Those are PRR tracks it is about to cross. |
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