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| Author: | PMC [ Fri Feb 19, 2021 9:18 pm ] | |||
| Post subject: | WGN RR acquires two cabooses, center cab diesel | |||
Wisconsin Great Northern is the group restoring the Mark Twain Zephyr. The three pieces came from an RV park in South Beloit IL. The wide vision caboose was never a Milwaukee Road caboose but apparently was originally Soo Line. https://www.facebook.com/nick.turinetti ... 7032647502
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| Author: | Tim Moriarty [ Sun Feb 21, 2021 9:42 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: WGN RR acquires two cabooses, center cab diesel |
Does anyone know the builder number on the locomotive? |
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| Author: | Pat Fahey [ Mon Feb 22, 2021 3:57 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: WGN RR acquires two cabooses, center cab diesel |
HI I am curious about the diesel,, who is the builder? Thanks, Pat. |
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| Author: | dieselloco [ Mon Feb 22, 2021 8:50 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: WGN RR acquires two cabooses, center cab diesel |
A side rod GE and by looking at the deck plate thickness it's probably no more than a 45 tonner. Seems a lot of the side rod locos were 45 tons. |
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| Author: | SD70dude [ Mon Feb 22, 2021 9:00 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: WGN RR acquires two cabooses, center cab diesel |
This 2006 local news article indicates that the locomotive came from the Elmhurst Stone company. https://www.beloitdailynews.com/uncateg ... c2bf4.html |
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| Author: | Pat Fahey [ Mon Feb 22, 2021 9:47 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: WGN RR acquires two cabooses, center cab diesel |
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File comment: Photo from Don's depot website Hi all ecssu545_jpg_JPEG_Image_679_×_450_pixels_.jpg # 2.jpg # 4.jpg [ 39.69 KiB | Viewed 2903 times ] Well with the help of a few posts, and the newspaper story, I was able to find out the origin of the diesel locomotive, and also Don's depot website did help with more information and photos. |
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