Nostalgia & History > "Duelling" BN E9 units in Chicago -- Dec 76

It looks like a couple of BN commuter trains are racing out of Chicago Union Station.
Actually I believe the train on the right is headed to Aurora and the other is being taken out to the yard.
Miss those E units.
Gary

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Nice! I miss those commuter E's.

Me, too! wag216

CNW8531 Wrote:
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> Nice! I miss those commuter E's.
Several of them were sold to the Maryland DOT for MARC Commuter Trains and operated primarily on the former B&O Railroad for several years in the early 1990's. This photo was not taken by me; sent to me from another friend.
John

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The snow makes for an even better photo of these two trains.
Thanks for posting these.
Bob

ClubCar Wrote:
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> CNW8531 Wrote:
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> > Nice! I miss those commuter E's.
> Several of them were sold to the Maryland DOT for
> MARC Commuter Trains and operated primarily on the
> former B&O Railroad for several years in the early
> 1990's. This photo was not taken by me; sent to
> me from another friend.
> John


Nice shot on the MARC.
I didn't get to see the E units when they were there.
Gary

Were they re-geared? I have seen shots of them with 10 cars.

tomstp Wrote:
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> Were they re-geared? I have seen shots of them
> with 10 cars.

Why would "re-gearing" be necessary, as the Suburban Service was generally operated at a maximum of 79 MPH?

great pic loved those e units

Dilworth Wrote:
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> great pic loved those e units

Please, lets try the caps (shift) key. They are "E Units"!

gcm Wrote:
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> Actually I believe the train on the right is
> headed to Aurora and the other is being taken out
> to the yard.
> Miss those E units.
> Gary

The train on the right might be an inbound train.
Marker lights on the engine are lit and the yellow
gumball on top is out. Headlight would be on because
small markers did not meet FRA marker regs.

This might be an express that
Union Ave. tower kept on BN MT 2 which became CUS
main track 6 (which the train is shown on). Not meaning
to nit-pick but I am always intrigued by CUS pictures
having spent a lot of time working there.

Really nice shot, here. Man, I miss those units.

- Jeff Carlson

>
> The train on the right might be an inbound train.
> Marker lights on the engine are lit and the
> yellow
> gumball on top is out. Headlight would be on
> because
> small markers did not meet FRA marker regs.
>
> This might be an express that
> Union Ave. tower kept on BN MT 2 which became CUS
>
> main track 6 (which the train is shown on). Not
> meaning
> to nit-pick but I am always intrigued by CUS
> pictures
> having spent a lot of time working there.



If I see the headlight on, I assumed it is leading but your statement shows that is not always the case.
Thanks for the info!
Gary



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/06/17 14:18 by gcm.