A C&NW E-unit With a History, Photo 1

C&NW 509 with Train 333 at Main St., Evanston, IL on July 6, 1981. She was an E8A built 5/53 as UP 940. Utah Rails says, "Sold to Regional Transportation Authority (RTA), 31 December 1977; leased back to C&NW for operation. Sold to Naporano Iron & Metal, Naporano, N.J., June and July 1985, scrapped."

 

Note the two single deck club cars and the Hancock Building under the signal tower.

 

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