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Redbird in Bloomington
After the previous post, I wanted to track down an example of a GM&O SD40, which sported the nickname of "Redbird."
This one was found in Bloomington, Illinois, the town where a few of us would visit every so often in a hunt for GM&O F-units. This particular unit was built for the road in 1966.
One image by Richard Koenig; taken at dawn on November 21st 1976.
GM&O, Lockport IL, Jan 1968
196801.3C02-15 efts
Steam locomotives facing the end of the line as the GM&O switches to diesel
(Francis Miller. 1949)
The Golden Spike Centennial Limited at St. Louis Union Station. May 14, 1969
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Glenn Yard
Chicago
June 1975
Photo by Mark Llanuza
Granite City (2015)
Fifty Years Ago... A Haven for F-Units
In the mid- to late-1970s, Bloomington, Illinois was well-known as a haven for the remaining GM&O F-units.
With this during the Illinois Central Gulf years, one of them, 806A, got the orange and white treatment and renumbered to 1615. All of these units are EMD F3As built for the railroad in 1946 or 1947.
Two images by Richard Koenig; taken on the eve of the Bicentennial, July 3rd 1976.
Joliet with Texas Eagle, Part Two
Following up on my previous post on Joliet: only twenty minutes later we see another Texas Eagle, this time the southbound Number 21. I had a quick, friendly chat with Fortier who was working the train.
And I've included a vintage shot here as well: the Santa Fe Super-C, seen in 1975. This is the only train (back then) I had images of going in a southerly direction.
As stated before, the tower is now a railroad museum with a new transportation center attached. Not sure what is happening with Union Station, but it's good to see it well taken care of.
Once again, the Amtrak train is on the former GM&O, now Union Pacific. And now we have evidence of the other double track main beging that of the former ATSF. The Rock Island Railroad crossed the two other lines here (see next post).
Five images by Richard Koenig; taken 1975 (1) and May 2nd 2024.
