Even though this unit spent 30 years under SOO and CP ownership, they never once thought to repaint it. Today, it is seen resting inside Mid-America Car in Kansas City.
Locomotive: SOO 1544... (more)
Still operating in [mostly] Milwaukee Road colors after all these years...
CP's Kingsbury Job heads south on Kingsbury Street. Despite the bell and horn, this lady still cut literally right in front of the engine.
CP's Kingsbury Job heads north along Lakewood Avenue. Here it is passing through a small strip mall approaching the Treasure Island grocery store.
The Milwaukee painted switcher passes by one of Chicago's finest on its way to a lumber company.
The crew watches the tight clearances as they head for their destination, a small lumber company at the far south end of Goose Island.
The Bandit is ready to literally jump out from behind a building as it stops just short of North Avenue.
CP's Kingsbury job crawls over the ancient swing bridge toward the Kingsbury Line and eventually Goose Island.
SOO 1544 works Bensenville yard.
