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Published: 2008-08-05 01:28:15 +0000 UTC; Views: 857; Favourites: 25; Downloads: 15
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Chicago and NorthWestern first #1211 was an EMD SW1. Here it is in the Proviso Yard in 1967. This series built in the late 1940's were replaced in 1971 with SW1200s. Unfortunately in 1971 I was not in NorthWestern country and I missed the changing of the guard.Check out that dinky little tank car.
Earlier this week I captured SW1200 sister #1218 in Des Moines lettered for ADM but still carrying C&NW colours. [link]
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we will never know the answer to that question.
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Such a dirty looking yard. And Don said it, it looks very model-ish.
Good stuff man.
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Proviso spent 50 years sinking deeper and deeper into the mud. Eventually you couldn't see any ties at all!
I've noticed that many overhead shots without a horizon in view seem to look this way.
Thanks!
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SW 1's are so cool! Again, this shot has an almost model RR look to it. And yeah, that is a tiny tank car.
-YD
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I'm a sucker for the old C&NW stuff.
Thanks for putting that up.
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jeez... u 2?
I was opening up boxes again yesterday... got more of course... just focusing on unique stuff is hard enough!
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Yep. 'Fraid so. I lived within a mile or two of it for most of my first 50 years. And one nine year period it was maybe only a hundred yards away - the CNW freight line that parallels US41 in Highland Park, IL.
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more to come and check out my journal at [link]
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