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Nostalgia & History > GM&O on the EJ&E 1970'sDate: 11/25/15 09:59 GM&O on the EJ&E 1970's Author: filmteknik 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.
Date: 11/25/15 10:13 Re: GM&O on the EJ&E 1970's Author: stevelv 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. Date: 11/25/15 10:33 Re: GM&O on the EJ&E 1970's Author: zr190 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 Date: 11/25/15 11:20 Re: GM&O on the EJ&E 1970's Author: filmteknik Did it stay that way post merger?
Date: 11/25/15 12:56 Re: GM&O on the EJ&E 1970's Author: Bob3985 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 Date: 11/25/15 14:00 Re: GM&O on the EJ&E 1970's Author: MThopper 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.
Date: 11/25/15 16:07 Re: GM&O on the EJ&E 1970's Author: davidwilson10 Date: 11/25/15 17:35 Re: GM&O on the EJ&E 1970's Author: filmteknik ALCO FA / FB trucks!
Date: 11/09/20 19:11 Re: GM&O on the EJ&E 1970's Author: filmteknik What is/was "Elevation 1?"
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