Crandall Cab E-Units *PIC*

Allan · **Posted:** Mon Aug 12, 2002 12:29 pm

Looking for some info on these former UP E-9s rebuilt and operated by the C&NW.
Anyone know how long the C&NW operated them? How many were (re)built? And, what did the interior of the cab look like?
Any info on these "unique" units would be appreciated. Thanks.

Allan

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G. Jenista · **Posted:** Mon Aug 12, 2002 12:59 pm

> Looking for some info on these former UP
> E-9s rebuilt and operated by the C&NW.
> Anyone know how long the C&NW operated
> them? How many were (re)built? And, what did
> the interior of the cab look like?
> Any info on these "unique" units
> would be appreciated. Thanks.

Allan, Kalmbach's Contemporary Diesel Spotters Guide indicates the locomotives were outshopped in 1973, and all were cponverted from former UPRR E-9B units. There were eleven total. Personally, I noted Crandall Cabs working CNW/Metra trains as late as 1984, the last year I lived in the Chicago area.

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dave833 · **Posted:** Tue Aug 13, 2002 7:49 am

Interesting locomotives! If I recall, CNW's designation for these locos was "AB9".

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Allan · **Posted:** Tue Aug 13, 2002 10:11 am

Thanks. They ran a lot longer than I thought.

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Thomas Manz · **Posted:** Tue Aug 13, 2002 11:46 am

At the time, I thought they looked awful - now I almost miss them...

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Allan · **Posted:** Tue Aug 13, 2002 1:13 pm

Ugly is definately the word for them, but that's part of what makes them interesting to me. Then again, anything Northwestern Green and Yellow interests me...

Lots of Northwestern Green and Yellow

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