INTERURBAN FREIGHT Train! JOHNSON Siding, east of UNION, Illinois on June 14, 2024

Russell Sharp Train Videos
It’s Friday afternoon, June 14, 2024, at Johnson Siding, east of Union, Illinois, on the Illinois Railway Museum mainline.
We see an eastbound freight pass by, propelled by EMD GM McCook, Illinois plant, where I worked, GP7 number 4160, built in 1952 for the Chicago and North Western Transportation Company.

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Actually, this locomotive was originally constructed for the Rock Island as 1266 in December of 1952 and entered service in January of 1953. In the early 1970s, the Rock Island started overhauling and rebuilding them into GP7 and GP9Rs with 1266 becoming 4506 in December of 1972. It was retired when the railroad folded and went to the Chicago & Northwestern in 1984 becoming 4160. It was retired again in 1995 and sold to the Illinois Railway Museum in 2008. However, after many years of wearing CNW paint, it was beginning to peel and was repainted into its 1972 condition. It's a patched unit from an event that happened like a month ago.

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Thanks for the informative comment!

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@@russellsharptrainvideos No problem! If you're in LaGrange tomorrow, CSX 1836 is expected to come through with train B642 to Proviso Yard.