Nostalgia & History > GM&O on the EJ&E 1970's

Unit trains of (as I recall) Com Ed bathtub gondolas of coal ran through with GM&O power and cabooses.  I think they went to a power plant on the state line at Lake Michigan.  But there did they get on the J?  I presume Joliet.

Most likely got on the J at Joliet.  I remember seeing these trains through Griffith in '72 when I was a kid.  Usually had 5 GP30's or 5 GP35's or a mixture of the two models. Always 5 units though.
Steve B.

At one point the GMO and/or the "J" leased Elevation 1 between UD tower and MC tower
in Joliet.  They used this for run through coal trains.  I worked MC tower as a extra dispatcher
in the early '70's.  We would empty our trash cans into tyhe "coal buckets" as they went by!
zr190

Did it stay that way post merger?

Hi there zr190. Good to hear from you. I always wondered how that move was made. I got shots of the GM&O SD's at South Joliet. Used to wave to you guys as I went by working the Rock Island Dummies and freights. I held a regular brakeman's jon on 11 & 12 for a few weeks at ine time. Got to know Elmer Campbell really well at UD too.

Bob Krieger
Cheyenne, WY

My stepdad ran a TV and radio repair shop in Waukegan, Il. One day, a trainmaster from the EJ&E came in for some radio repair. He mentioned the GM&O runthroughs going to the Com Ed plant on the north side of Waukegan on the shore of Lake Michigan and left a business card for me. He stated that if anyone gave me trouble while watching the EJ&E trains, just show them the card. I went trackside several times, but never caught one.

This train with GM&O power passed Griffith in July of 1970/

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What is/was "Elevation 1?"