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C&NW BU3 |
| Description: |
Chicago and North Western Railway Yard Slug BU3 and GP7 1532 at Proviso, Illinois on February 14, 1965, photo by Chuck Zeiler. Yard Slug BU3 was built in September 1942 as C&NW SW1 1207 (c/n 1738) on EMD Order E489, rebuilt December 24, 1958 to BU3 and mated with GP7 1532. It was retired May 13, 1982 traded to EMD during April 1986 and scrapped by Saint Louis Auto Shredding. Note that someone has chalked B/O on the rear step/frame likely indicating Bad Order. |
| Photo Date: |
2/14/1965 Upload Date: 10/7/2010 3:13:12 PM |
| Location: |
Proviso, IL |
| Author: |
Chuck Zeiler |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
CNW BU3(Yard Slug) CNW 1532(GP7) |
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1640 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Two Hump Units Humping |
| Description: |
Humping a train out of Proviso Yard 9 and over the hump, which is still many car lengths to the right, where they are uncoupled and roll through the retarders into the classification yard. The tall signals in the picture tell the engineers what to do, e.g., proceed at hump speed, back up, and stop. The caboose was probably part of the inbound train, which must have been very heavy to require that much hump power. |
| Photo Date: |
6/6/1966 Upload Date: 9/15/2007 8:43:11 AM |
| Location: |
Melrose Park, IL |
| Author: |
Marty Bernard |
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| Locomotives: |
CNW 1532(GP7) CNW BU3(Yard Slug) CNW 1548(GP7) CNW BU2(Yard Slug) |
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2058 Comments: 1 |
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