I found this wonderful photograph from the former Illinois Central Gulf Railroad at my link page Yesteryear Depot.Com, located to the right of your computer screen at www.yesteryeardepot.com
Railfan photographer Doug Edwards, photographed Illinois Central Gulf EMD GP 35 # 630, which was acquired from the former Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad through merger in 1972, and apparently wasn't repainted yet by 1979. I lived approximately one mile north of the paralel Illinois Central Gulf's ex Illinois Central RR Iowa Division Mainline, and the former Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad mainline on the near southwest side of Chicago during the 1970's and 80's era. I fondly remember the sometimes mixed up locomotive head end consists, with various flavors of current and predecessor color schemes on the Illinois Central Gulf freight trains. It was a colorful period for Chicago railfanning back in those days.
Thanks.
Eddie K.
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