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CB&Q GP7 206

            Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad GP7 206 at Naperville, Illinois on August 7, 1963, photograph by Chuck Zeiler.  Having finished switching the north side of the tracks, the East End Way Freight is preparing to switch the south side.  The head end Brakeman ( seen by the white shed hustling to set the switch ) will guide the train to couple to the cars for Moser Lumber ( Moser was at the boxcars on the left ) staged earlier by the way freight.  With the cars for Moser ( out of frame on the right ) on the front of 206, the train will back across all three main line tracks and occupy Track 3 ( the main track on the left ), and swap loads for empties.  The empties will be on the front of 206, so before proceeding out of town, the way freight will do a flying switch maneuver.  Running toward its standing train, the locomotive will cut off at speed about half way, accelerate toward the standing train but head into the siding.  The Conductor will throw the switch, the empties will roll past the locomotive in the siding and smack into the standing train, usually with considerable noise and dust.  The locomotive will pull out, couple up to the train, pump air, and depart for Downers Grove.
   

Taken in: United States / Illinois / Naperville / Downtown Naperville (show map)

Taken on: August 7, 1963

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Sets appears in: • CB&Q GP7 Locomotives

Camera: Plustek OpticFilm 8200i (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Plustek OpticFilm 8200i
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Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS5 Windows
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