The 1524 is a "Passenger Equipped" GP-7, please note the wider lower portion of it's long hood and connections for passenger cars. Also note the special fuel tank and the "Old Stile" marker lights. Chicago & Northwestern also had "Passenger Equipped" GP-7 units.
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Not always obvious, this shot really illustrates the size difference between a Geep and an SD... (40?)
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The equipment box on the end of the Geep's long hood holds a generator for commuter coach lighting, and in addition to the CNJ and CNW examples, the B&M had such devices on almost all of its GP7s, while CNW had some GP9s so-equipped as well. Such generators were also supplied on some passenger-equipped RS3s, on the B&M, CNJ and Rock Island, which was visible as a large square box on the walkway, on either side, adjacent to the radiator shutters. The CNJ added the RS3-like equipment to two passenger-equipped GP9s (6601-6602) it acquired from the B&O. CNJ's own GP7s were dual-controlled, so long hood forward operation was not uncommon. The SD in this photo is an SD35, was bought new by CNJ, and the only low-nosed power the road had in green, as the line's SD40s were ex-B&O, and wore their original blue until some got "red baron" repaints.
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