I thought I would pass this on...great to see a railroad take such an
interest in vintage railroading! The photos will not make it in the
post, so I'll put them up on the website in the next few days...
Cheers!
Jan Kohl
Admin
www.burlingtonroute.com
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Subject: CB&Q Heritage Unit
Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2008 21:10:20 -0700 (PDT)
From: Frank Campbell
Dear Admin:
My name is Frank Campbell. I am a railfan in Chicago. One of my favorite lines
to chase, is the Central Illinois Railroad's Lumber District. The line runs on
ex CB&Q tracks 3 miles southwest of downtown Chicago. The line is run by two Ex
Belt Railway of Chicago SW9's. One engine is in rough shape, just barely
running and covered in graffiti. It is out of service at the time. But the
other engine is in much better shape and was recently repainted. The engine is
painted in the Way of the Zephyrs scheme. Instead of Way of the Zephyrs and
Everywhere West on the longhood, it says Central Illinois on the long hood.
Instead of Burlington Route on the cab it says city of Chicago.
The crew finished detailing the engine today, they painted the bell gold, and
invited local railfans to join in on the fun. Its maiden run was today on
Halloween. The crew dressed up in 1950's attire and flew flags on the engine.
If you are ever in the area, come and check it out. I have lots of pics if you
want to post them on your site. I attached 2 pictures. The first is a group
shot of all of us railfans around the engine and the 3 crew members on the
front of the engine. The second shot was also staged. Thats Engineer Kevin
Vahey at the control stand, running in notch 8 with a cut of 10 cars running
uphill toward BNSF's Western Avenue Yard. If you want more picks let me know.
If you want more any info, contact Kevin Vahey. He as a railfan (and engineer)
would be thrilled to hear from you guys. Tell him I sent you.
Hope to hear back from you,
Frank Campbell
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