Monday, November 14, 2011

The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Lives in 2008! ( Sort of.) Chicago Illinois. Friday, October 31st, 2008.

I took this photo back in late October of 2008.

Last minute preparations are being performed, on Central Illinois Railroad EMD SW 1200 # 1206, at the railroad's locomotive storage yard on West 18th Street in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood.

The Central Illinois Railroad, was having a special one day open house event for local railfan photographers. The occasion was the official debut of locomotive # 1206, wearing a new 1950's era heritage paint scheme, honoring the pre 1970 predecessor railroad Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, that had served this very industrial branchline back then.

1 comment:

bjbuttons said...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bjbuttons/5745443722/in/set-72157626775494246/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bjbuttons/5744901339/in/set-72157626775494246/
The Central Illinois SW's Parked in Storage at there yard in may 2011