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Nostalgia & History > Maroon Monday - Rock Island 639Date: 08/29/16 20:43 Maroon Monday - Rock Island 639 Author: refarkas Rock Island 639, 642 sit in the Joliet, Illinois engine facility on August 18, 1973. They are both EMD E7A locomotives.
Bob Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/30/16 14:29 by refarkas.  Date: 08/29/16 22:26 Re: Maroon Monday - Rock Island 639 Author: miralomarail So many details in your photo, mostly gone these days. Oil and Diesel Fuel on the ground and various pieces of stuff and nice close up the nose of the 639
Date: 08/29/16 23:20 Re: Maroon Monday - Rock Island 639 Author: krm152 Interesting photo from a cherished but bygone time.
Adding to the interest is the cable hanging on the nose of 639. It is not an MU cable. Would not expect it to be a dynamic brake cable as E7s did not have dynamic brakes. Might it be a cable to jump start the engine if the batteries were dead? Thanks for posting. ALLEN Date: 08/30/16 00:38 Re: Maroon Monday - Rock Island 639 Author: The_Chief_Way that cable was head end power, so to speak. I think it provided juice for the lights in the old Al Capone cars.
Date: 08/30/16 06:05 Re: Maroon Monday - Rock Island 639 Author: twin_star_rocket That's 642. 632 never made it to red & yellow. The only E7A in red & yellow was 642.
Brian Ehni Date: 08/30/16 14:30 Re: Maroon Monday - Rock Island 639 Author: refarkas Thanks for catching my giving the wrong number for the second unit. It is indeed 642.
Bob Date: 08/30/16 18:50 Re: Maroon Monday - Rock Island 639 Author: CNW8531 Love it! Great shot!
Date: 08/31/16 06:37 Re: Maroon Monday - Rock Island 639 Author: rrman6 Love these "grimy" old days of the past. I can feel my shoe soles soaking up the spilled diesel fuel and smell the aroma of such. My question...what is the gizzmo with the chain attached to the top of the metal post on the right of the picture and what is its purpose and what does the chain eventually attach to? Nice shot of the #639 and thanks for posting!
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