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Western Maryland Slug 139T and Its Mommy |
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Western Maryland had 2 BL2s. It made two slugs for the BL2s to mother out of spare parts. A close look at this slug shows EMD trucks and most of an ALCO body. Clearly the BL2s needed more traction to perform yard switching duty, as seen here. |
| Photo Date: |
12/29/1970 Upload Date: 3/20/2007 7:41:30 PM |
| Location: |
Hagarstown, MD |
| Author: |
Marty Bernard |
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WM 139T(Yard Slug) WM 82(BL2) |
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| Title: |
Mommy and Baby (see description) |
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Western Maryland had 2 BL2s. It made two slugs for the BL2s to mother out of spare parts. A close look at this slug shows EMD trucks and most of an ALCO body. Clearly the BL2s needed more traction to perform yard switching duty, as seen here. Where else can you see a BL2 parenting a slug but here? That last phrase ought to get me an "Editor's Choice." |
| Photo Date: |
12/29/1970 Upload Date: 3/20/2007 7:41:49 PM |
| Location: |
Hagarstown, MD |
| Author: |
Marty Bernard |
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WM 82(BL2) WM 139T(Yard Slug) |
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1776 Comments: 1 |
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WM 82 |
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| Photo Date: |
12/29/1970 Upload Date: 3/20/2007 7:41:48 PM |
| Location: |
Hagarstown, MD |
| Author: |
Marty Bernard |
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WM 82(BL2) |
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CRI&P BL2 #425 in the Beverly Hills Neighborhood, 95th St. |
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12/31/1964 Upload Date: 2/18/2007 10:44:01 AM |
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Chicago, IL |
| Author: |
Marty Bernard |
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CRIP 425(BL2) |
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2273 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Pulling Quite a Train, Diamonds are with the PRR, at Englewood Union Station |
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This is Rock Island's version of EMD's BL2. BL stood for "branch line" because the unit was lighter than an F-unit and much easier to work with (i.e., steps on all corners). In a sense they were a transition to Geeps. Here 17 year old number 425 is filling out its life in commuter service with a northbound morning rush hour train at Englewood Union Station on the south side of Chicago. Those are PRR tracks it is about to cross. |
| Photo Date: |
4/21/1965 Upload Date: 2/18/2007 10:44:02 AM |
| Location: |
Chicago, IL |
| Author: |
Marty Bernard |
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CRIP 425(BL2) |
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2335 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
CRI&P #426, One of Five BL2s the Rock had Inbound at Englewood Union Station |
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4/21/1965 Upload Date: 2/18/2007 10:44:03 AM |
| Location: |
Chicago, IL |
| Author: |
Marty Bernard |
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CRIP 426(BL2) |
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2026 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
CRI&P 427 Shot From the 12th St. Bridge |
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Notice the NYC container operation to the right. They are not containers in today's sense. As you can see they are semi-trailers and can't be stacked. I'm sure the wheels had to be removed to fit under bridges and through tunnels. Note each has a NYC logo which probably means they are captive. They seem to be being unloaded/loaded at the fright house in the background. Anyhow, I bet any railroad would love today to have a contained facility this closes to the Loop and North Michigan Ave. Unfortunately I can't improve the picture quality anymore (cheap film and processing on a teenager's budget) and that the cat tails hang across the RI locos. |
| Photo Date: |
5/13/1964 Upload Date: 2/18/2007 10:44:04 AM |
| Location: |
Chicago, IL |
| Author: |
Marty Bernard |
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| Locomotives: |
CRIP 427(BL2) |
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2451 Comments: 3 |
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| Title: |
CRI&P 427 and 487 Taken From the 12th St. Bridge |
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| Photo Date: |
5/13/1964 Upload Date: 2/18/2007 10:44:05 AM |
| Location: |
Chicago, IL |
| Author: |
Marty Bernard |
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CRIP 427(BL2) CRIP 487(RS3) |
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2807 Comments: 5 |
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CRI&P 428 Seen From the 12th St. Bridge |
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One of 5 BL2s the Rock had finishes its life in commuter service. |
| Photo Date: |
5/13/1964 Upload Date: 2/18/2007 10:44:07 AM |
| Location: |
Chicago, IL |
| Author: |
Marty Bernard |
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CRIP 428(BL2) |
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2302 Comments: 5 |
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