Nostalgia & History > C&NW years of E2 #LA1

As an SP fan, I've been aware most of my life of the history of EMC E2 #SF1, the 1937-built lead unit for the "City of San Francisco". Upon the breakup of the 6 jointly owned E2As and Bs, SF1 went to SP and became 6017, eventually rebuilt as an E7 model. I just recently took note of the fact that LA1 (SF1's twin, but lead unit for the "City of Los Angeles") went to the Chicago and Northwestern (All 4 B-units went to UP), and this got me to wondering about it's life in later years with C&NW. Any one have a retired, scrap, trade-in, or rebuilt date? Service assignments with C&NW? Photo in C&NW paint? New C&NW number?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:EMD_E2_LA1.jpg

Thanks,
Mark

mwbridgwater Wrote:
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> Any one have a retired, scrap, trade-in, or rebuilt date?

According to Sy Reich, it was retired in 1952.

> New C&NW number?

5003

Have not seen Sy Reich's name in eons. Is he still with us? Fondly recall his columns in the old RAILROAD magazine. Thanks.

NYCSTL8 Wrote:
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> Have not seen Sy Reich's name in eons. Is he
> still with us?

Dunno.

I guess I should have said, "according to Sy Reich's roster book" instead.

Scrapped 1953 as per  http://donsdepot.donrossgroup.net/dr513.htm