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Photos from Dispatcher BK (Steam & Various) |
| A great assortment of old
steam and various other photos collected by BK over the years.
Some of these photos were originally in the J's "MilePost"
Newsletter. Thanks to Neal for scanning these. |
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| Subject: Baldwin
2-6-0 #123 |
| Location: Unknown |
| Date: Unknown |
Notes: This steamer was one
of a kind on the EJ&E roster. |
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| Subject: CLS&E
Alco Pittsburgh 2-8-0 #559 |
| Location: Unknown |
| Date: Unknown |
Notes: Eventually renumbered
to 547. |
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| Subject: Bairstow
Car Dumper (Above) |
| Location: Indiana Harbor, IN |
| Date: Unknown |
Notes: This rail car dumper
once operated on the Lakefront Line. |
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| Subject: Bairstow
Car Dumper (Trucks) |
| Location: Indiana Harbor, IN |
| Date: Unknown |
| Notes: The facility dumped
rail cars by flipping them over and transferred
the material to trucks below. |
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| Subject: Bairstow
Car Dumper (Rotator) |
| Location: Indiana Harbor, IN |
| Date: Unknown |
| Notes: A car is being flipped. |
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| Subject: Alco Brooks
2-8-2 #724, 726 & Alco Pittsburgh 2-8-0 #528 |
| Location: East Joliet Yard, IL |
| Date: Unknown |
| Notes: Numerous steamers
sit at the Joliet engine facility. The date is
probably before 1950. Notice the old truck-less
caboose being used to the right. |
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| Subject: Caboose
#97 |
| Location: Brisbane, IL |
| Date: Unknown |
| Notes: #97 was one of the
older wood sided cars. EJ&E cabs apparently
had two digit numbers in some cases, but there
doesn't seem to be much photo evidence of them.
However the number '97' is seen in three places
on this cab. |
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| Subject: EJ&E
Passenger Car (Front End) |
| Location: East Joliet Yard, IL |
| Date: Unknown |
| Notes: One of the EJ&E's
old passenger cars sits out in front of the car
shops. This may be the #40 business car. |
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| Subject: EJ&E
Passenger Car (Rear End) |
| Location: East Joliet Yard, IL |
| Date: Unknown |
| Notes: Same as above. |
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| Subject: Steel Caboose
#505 & Other Cabs |
| Location: Unknown |
| Date: Unknown |
Notes: #505 sits coupled to
other EJ&E cabs. Note the hefty looking antenna
on each roof. This photo may have been shot around
the time the cars were new. |
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| Subject: Covered
Hopper #3200 |
| Location: Unknown |
| Date: Unknown |
Notes: #3200 was the first
in a series of 18 cars. These covered hoppers
were painted a basic gray. |
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| Subject: Alco Brooks
2-8-2 #765 Restored (Right Side) |
| Location: Kirk Yard, Gary, IN |
| Date: Unknown |
Notes: #765 appears to be
newly painted in this photo after being restored. |
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| Subject: Alco Brooks
2-8-2 #765 Restored (Left Side) |
| Location: Kirk Yard, Gary, IN |
| Date: Unknown |
| Notes: Same as above. |
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| Subject: Alco Brooks
2-8-2 #765 Restored (Left Side) |
| Location: Kirk Yard, Gary, IN |
| Date: Unknown |
| Notes: The tender wears a
'Chicago Outer Belt Line' logo. |
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| Subject: Alco Brooks
2-8-2 #765 Before Restoration |
| Location: Unknown |
| Date: Unknown |
| Notes: Looks to have been
in pretty poor shape. |
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| Subject: LNER Steam
Locomotive & Train (Entering Yard) |
| Location: East Joliet Yard, IL |
| Date: Unknown |
| Notes: Not sure what the
story is on this train, but it apparently ran
on the EJ&E? |
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| Subject: LNER Steam
Locomotive & Train (Engine) |
| Location: East Joliet Yard, IL |
| Date: Unknown |
| Notes: Same event as above. |
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| Subject: LNER Steam
Locomotive & Train (Tender) |
| Location: East Joliet Yard, IL |
| Date: Unknown |
| Notes: Same event as above. |
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| Subject: LNER Steam
Locomotive & Train (Cab) |
| Location: East Joliet Yard, IL |
| Date: Unknown |
| Notes: Same event as above. |
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| Subject: Small EJ&E
Transfer Cab |
| Location: Unknown |
| Date: Unknown |
| Notes: A very small wood
sided transfer cab. |
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| Subject: EJ&E
Box Car #62035 & Others |
| Location: Unknown |
| Date: Unknown |
Notes: What appears to be
a newly delivered order of orange and black, single
door EJ&E box cars. |
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| Subject: East Joliet
Roundhouse & Yard |
| Location: East Joliet Yard, IL |
| Date: Unknown |
Notes: Looking over the roundhouse
and turntable, with the service pit and North
end of the yard in the background. |
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| Subject: Bridge 710
& South Works |
| Location: East Chicago, IN |
| Date: Unknown |
Notes: The bridge is seen
turned for a boat, with USS South Works in the
background. |
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| Subject: EJ&E
Gon #31210 |
| Location: Unknown |
| Date: Unknown |
| Notes: The car looks to be
newly painted in this photo. |
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| Subject: Steel Caboose
#523 |
| Location: Unknown |
| Date: Unknown |
| Notes: #523 appears to be
wearing new paint in this photo. |
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| Subject: Steam Locomotive
#29 & Caboose |
| Location: Unknown |
| Date: Unknown |
| Notes: Both the locomotive
and cab have 'Chicago Outer Belt Line' logos. |
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| Subject: EJ&E
Box Car, Two Cabs & Alco RS-2 |
| Location: Kirk Yard, Gary IN |
| Date: Unknown |
| Notes: The box car is free
rolling down the hump into a designated track
while the Alco and cabs are waiting on the "North
Trimmer" track. They'll enter the hump with
a Joliet road caboose, which will be tied onto
an outbound train. |
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| Subject: East Joliet
Roundhouse |
| Location: East Joliet Yard, IL |
| Date: Unknown |
| Notes: Shot from the roof
of the roundhouse, showing the turntable and pits. |
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| Subject: J MilePost
Newsletter Article "Roundhouse Gossip" |
| Location: None |
| Date: Unknown |
| Notes: Photo shows steam
locomotive #83 at Coal City, IL in 1902. |
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