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Thursday, March 26, 2009
The cab of a Metra 1950's era EMD model E-8 passenger locomotive. Harvard Illinois USA. Saturday, October 28th 1989.
The end of an era had arrived for Metra's last three 1950's era EMD model E-8 cab unit passenger locomotives. On Saturday, October 28th 1989, they operated from Chicago to Harvard Illinois over the Metra / Chicago & NorthWestern Railroad "Northwest Line". Photo runbys were made at Palatine and Richfield Illinois.
At the end of the line in Harvard Illinois,all of the onboard railfans were treated to a rare visit inside the locomotive cab shown here.
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