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Owner: Chicago Rock Island & Pacific
Model:EMD BL2Built As:CRIP 427 (BL2)
Serial Number:6136Order No:E974
Frame Number:E974-3Built:1/1949
Other locos with this serial:  CRIP 427(BL2)
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CRI&P 427 Shot From the 12th St. Bridge
Title:  CRI&P 427 Shot From the 12th St. Bridge
Description:  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)
Views:  2343   Comments: 3
CRI&P 427 and 487 Taken From the 12th St. Bridge
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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Locomotives:  CRIP 427(BL2) CRIP 487(RS3)
Views:  2691   Comments: 5


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