9973 was built in 1953 and became BN 9973.

A solid blue Builder lasted only a few years.

9947A was built in May 1950 and became BN 9947 and then Amtrak 341.

A Dinkey with a baggage car? Yes, one RT/day carried baggage!

The front portion of the first car contains a generator because the locomotive has no head end power for the gallery cars (double deckers).

A commuter train begins its run from Aurora to Chicago. The two large gold color circle stickers on the unit's nose are for the CB&Q's 100th year of serving the Chicago suburbs. Aurora Tower can... (more)

A "Dinkey" on a frosty January morning. The last car is a generator car for the gallery (double-deckers) cars. 9945B became BN 9951.

Bye!

Three sisters elephant style take CZ passengers for a fast ride on the Chicago/Aurora raceway.

After idling in Union Station, the first time the engineer notched up all the built-up soot in the cylinders was blown out as these three elephant-style E7 ladies demonstrated. Photo taken from Ro... (more)

This shows why they call it the "race track." Headed for Chicago, CB&Q 9939B flies through suburban Hinsdale the morning of April 28, 1963 with the eastbound Denver Zephyr.

Which of the two Nebraska Zephyr train sets this is unknown so you are looking at either observation car Juno or Jupiter. The train sets were originally the 2nd Twin Cities Zephyr pair.

1st #30, AK-SAR-BEN Zephyr. Yes it is July, but the weeds between the pavers of the platform are not knee high yet.

Elephant-style eastbound E7As duck under Yender Road.