Nostalgia & History > Around Chicago, Illinois, 3/20, 26, 31/75

115th Street, Kensington, Chicago, Illinois, 3/20/75
1. A s/b ICG train was led by GP10s #8084, rebuilt 8//69 from IC GP9 #9084, built in 1955, to IAIS #484 11//88, + #8036, rebuilt 11//69 from IC GP9 #9036, built in 1954, to IAIS #436 10/84, + 1 unit.
Rondout, Illinois, 3/26/75
2. A w/b MILW auto racks train was led by SD40-2s #156, built 8//72 as #3026, later TFM/KCSM #1420, to MEC/PAR #609, + #134, built 7//72 as #3004, later NdeM #13042, FNM #13042, TFM #1439, + #136, built 7//72 as #3006, later NdeM #13047, FXE #3175, TFM #1416.
Proviso Yard, Melrose Park, Illinois, 3/26/75
3. C&NW SD38-2 #6650, built 1//75, to UP #2806 6/24/95, to UPY #806 9/14/01, worked the hump here until moved to the North Platte hump when renumbered to UPY and repainted.

Gerry

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Proviso Yard, Melrose Park, Illinois, 3/26/75
4. C&NW MP15DC #1304 was built 2//75, to UPY #1317 7/1/01.
McCook, Illinois, 3/26/75
5. EMDX SW1500 + UP SD40-2 #3291 and
6. SSW SD45T-2 #9376 + AT&SF GP39-2 #3651 were in EMD’s backyard.

Gerry

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McCook, Illinois, 3/26/75
7. A s/b (compass) train on IHB was led by PC U33Bs #2950, built 12//68, later CR #2950, + #2898, built 11//68, later CR #2898, + 1 GE unit.
Chicago, Illinois, 3/26/75
8. BRC C424s #600, built 4//65, + #601, built 4//65, to HBRR #601, to A&M #01, renumbered #32, led a w/b train.
9. An e/b train was led by L&N GP38-2 #4136, built 8//73, to CSXT #2643, + L&N GP38AC #4028, built 5//71, to CSXT #2158, HHLC #205, VTR #205.

Gerry

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Former GM&O/C&A Glenn Yard, Forest View, Illinois, 3/26/75
10. ICG GP30 #526 was built 9//63 as GM&O #526.
11. ICG RS-1m #1130 was built 11//45 as C&A #53 and rebuilt and renumbered 2//72.
12. ICG GP35 #625, built 1//65 as GM&O #625, to ICG #2523, BN/BNSF GP39V #2975, WAMX #3906, + GP38AC #9549, built 4//71 as GM&O #730, to IC #9549, NECR #9549, renumbered #3857, + GP35 #638, built 8//65 as GM&O #638, to PAL/VMV #638, led a w/b train.

Gerry

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Proviso Yard, Melrose Park, Illinois, 3/26/75
13. C&NW NW2 #1001 was built 12//47 as P&LE #8706, to C&NW from PNC 6/18/73, retired 7/15/86.

Gerry

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115th Street, Kensington, Chicago, Illinois, 3/31/75
14. ICG F3A #801B, built 12//46 as GM&O #801B, later rebuilt to MBTA FP10 #1105, +
15. F3A #1620, built 6//47 as GM&O #885A, later rebuilt to MBTA FP10 #1150, led a n/b train.
16. A n/b ICG coal train was led by GP40 #3067, built 8//69, to IC GP40R #3125, rebuilt to LLPX GP38-2 #2266, + GP38AC #9506, built 2//70, later returned to lessor HELM in 1985, to MKT #331, to UP #1988, renumbered #289, + 2 units.
 
References:
That site that archives railroad pictures
https://www.thedieselshop.us/
https://utahrails.net/index.php
 
Gerry

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Gerry , thank you for sharing these with us .

The good old days for sure.   Thanks for sharing.

Dave

Excellent shot of Milwaukee 156 at Rondout. Thanks for sharing all of em.  BSB

THE place in the seventies.
JB

Terrific bunch with lots of great variety...

JG

Photo 8 of the BRC power looks like the train is on the BRC / B&OCT connection at Forest Hill.
Engines are on the BRC end.  Looks like photo was taken from the south side of the N&W (Wabash) right of way.
Two Landers yard tracks, the N&W main track, two BRC mains, and the B&O "wye".
In that era the train is probably the BRC delivery to B&O Barr Yd. They returned lite to Clearing.


Photo 9 of the L&N power was taken on the BRC at Columbus Ave., aka Southwest Highway, aka "the Highway".
Train is compass eastbound at the east end of Rockwell yard.

Thanks for posting.


 



Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 05/06/26 13:33 by Englewood.

Incredible paint and variety, you scored!

GPutz Wrote:
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> Proviso Yard, Melrose Park, Illinois, 3/26/75
> 4. C&NW MP15DC #1304 was built 2//75, to UPY #1317
> 7/1/01.
> McCook, Illinois, 3/26/75
> 5. EMDX SW1500 + UP SD40-2 #3291 and
> 6. SSW SD45T-2 #9376 + AT&SF GP39-2 #3651 were in
> EMD’s backyard.
>
> Gerry

You are very lucky that the McCook Police didn't arrest you and confiscate your film, while taking those photos behind the EMD plant.

I never got in hot water for that.  Did you?  Gerry
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HotWater Wrote:
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You are very lucky that the McCook Police didn't arrest you and confiscate your film, while taking those photos behind the EMD plant.

GPutz Wrote:
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> I never got in hot water for that.  Did you?
>  Gerry
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No but, I heard that many guys did have that happen, especially trying to photograph what was in Pielet Bros. Scrap Yard.


> HotWater Wrote:
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> You are very lucky that the McCook Police didn't
> arrest you and confiscate your film, while taking
> those photos behind the EMD plant.