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Pictures of CBQ 978
Owner:
Chicago Burlington & Quincy
Model:
EMD GP35
Built As:
CBQ 978 (GP35)
Serial Number:
28300
Order No:
7668
Frame Number:
7668-1
Built:
12/1963
Notes:
blt 12/1963, BN 2524, 2913
Other locos with this serial:
BN 2524(GP35)
CBQ 978(GP35)
BNSF 2913(GP39E)
BN 2913(GP39E)
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Title:
CB&Q GP35 978
Description:
Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad GP35 978 eastbound at Naperville, Illinois on April 8, 1966,Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. This locomotive was the Burlington's first GP35, built in December 1963 (c/n 28300) on EMD Order 7668 for four GP35's (road numbers 978-981). It became BN 2524, and in December 1990 it was rebuilt to GP39E 2913. Trailing is GP35 993 (c/n 29283), which became BN 2539, retired August 1986. An interesting bit of trivial information: the last GP30 delivered to the Burlington was the previous construction (serial) number to this locomotive, and the first EMD GP35 demonstrator was 20 units later, suggesting that perhaps EMD was in a hurry to get the first GP35's in the hands of the CB&Q. The folks at EMD may have heard that the Q was in the process of ordering their first non-EMD diesels in almost 20 years, an order for six GE U25B's. The horsepower of the Model 567D3A prime mover was increased from 2250 to 2500 by increasing the RPM from a maximum of 835 to 900.
Photo Date:
4/8/1966
Upload Date:
12/29/2008 12:39:23 PM
Location:
Naperville, IL
Author:
Chuck Zeiler
Categories:
Roster
Locomotives:
CBQ 978(GP35)
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Title:
No. 97
Description:
The "telltales" warn trainmen of Wood St. bridge, just in front of the lead unit.
Photo Date:
6/26/1969
Upload Date:
1/4/2010 8:08:57 PM
Location:
Aurora, IL
Author:
Karl Rethwisch
Categories:
Action
Locomotives:
CBQ 978(GP35)
CBQ 502(SD24)
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2140
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