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» Chicago & North Western Railroad (more..)
» EMD SD45 (more..) |
» Altoona yard.
» Altoona, Wisconsin, USA (more..)
» February, 1973 |
| Locomotive No./Train ID |
Photographer |
» CNW 972 (more..)
» Unknown |
» Bill Edgar (more..)
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| Remarks & Notes |
| CNW was power hungry in 1973, not having bought a new locomotive since 1969. They leased 30 N&W Alco C628s and 6 C630s in the winter of 1973. Here No. 972 has a nice mix of SD45s and Alcos, along with a GP7 as it prepares to depart Altoona for Superior, WI with a 188 car train. The first 88 cars are empty 40 ft. grain boxes. The Alcos became a common sight around northwestern Wisconsin and CNW ended up purchasing the 30 C628s. The C630s were returned to N&W as CNW was able to start buying SD40-2s. |
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