Nostalgia & History > F-Unit Friday - MILW 103A

Sometimes you choose a slide from a box and take a quick but not careful look. Here is Milwaukee 103A (EMD FP7) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on April 13, 1973. It took a few seconds to catch what was wrong. Her pilot is missing! (That and the ground is so contaminated it looks like and is black.). To make the image more interesting: The nose of a GM&O E7A and a sliver of the nose of an FM switcher are also visible.
Bob



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Interesting photo. The fact that the number board lights are illuminated suggests that it's not just waiting for the scrapper to tow it away. But I wonder where the pilot and the grillework went.
Here's another photo, also from 1973, looks like it may have been repainted by then.

https://www.railpictures.net/photo/275775/
 



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Sometimes you have to really analyze a photo to see all the elements of interest.
The GM&O E7A was in Amtrak service during the photo period.
Thanks for the very interesting posting.
ALLEN

A very interesting railroad scene not seen anymore.
Gary

> The GM&O E7A was in Amtrak service during the photo period.

This was the short-lived extension of the Abraham Lincoln to Milwaukee. Later the Prairie State also ran Milwaukee-Chicago-St Louis. The through-trains ended in October 1973.

 Once again you've shared with us another unique photo! What's behind the F unit----a homemade sand car??