One set even made a round trip to Savanna, and as I recall, the carpet was
rolled out, and it was not red.
Ron Burkhard
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From: <PIXELS@A...>
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Sent: Friday, November 16, 2001 5:09 PM
Subject: [BRHSlist] Re: Update on CB&Q/EL pool power
> So it looks like we could safely add EL SD45's 3601-3634 and
> > SDP45's 3635-3653 to the late 1960's CB&Q/EL pool trains.
> > Tom Mack
>
> Tom and Others:
>
> The Q/EL pool did not start until after the Q disolved pool
> agreements with the new and struggling PC. I have no
> documented date, but believe the pooling with EL did not begin
> until early 1969.
>
> The EL units were seen mostly on Cicero-Dayton's Bluffs trains
> and 97 and 88.
>
> Regarding EL E units laying over at Clyde: they were assigned to
> transfer running between Clyde-47th Street and Hammond.and
> were not pool units. In that era, EL had regeared some E's for
> freight duty. They were also seen laying over on the Milwaukee in
> Bensenville, in both transfer and pool assignments.
>
> Ed DeRouin
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