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Owner: Chicago Burlington & Quincy
Model:EMD E8ABuilt As:CBQ 9968 (E8A)
Serial Number:16709Order No:2048
Frame Number:2048-A5Built:9/1952
Notes:blt 9/52 to BN 9968, AMTK 351
Other locos with this serial:  CBQ 9968(E8A) AMTK 351(E8A) BN 9968(E8A)
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CB&Q E8 9968
Title:  CB&Q E8 9968
Description:  Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad E8 9968 on 2nd Train Number 1, the second section of the Denver Zephyr, westbound at Naperville, Illinois on July 3, 1965, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler.
Photo Date:  7/3/1965  Upload Date: 7/30/2015 10:38:46 AM
Location:  Naperville, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  CBQ 9968(E8A)
Views:  215   Comments: 0
CB&Q 9968 With The Denver Zephyr
Title:  CB&Q 9968 With The Denver Zephyr
Description:  At Congress Park Commuter Station.
Photo Date:  8/2/1965  Upload Date: 7/3/2007 9:48:55 AM
Location:  La Grange, IL
Author:  Marty Bernard
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CBQ 9968(E8A)
Views:  1327   Comments: 4
CB&Q E8 9968
Title:  CB&Q E8 9968
Description:  Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad E8 9968 westbound on Train #17, the California Zephyr, at Eola, Illinois on January 8, 1966, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. This locomotive was built in September 1952 (c/n 16709) on EMD Order 2048A, became BN 9968, was sold to Amtrak August 1, 1972 becoming 351, was retired May 28, 1975 and sold for scrap to Naporano Iron & Metal Company, Newark, New Jersey.

On this date the lines of the California Zephyr are interrupted by a Havelock-built baggage car substituting for the usual Budd bagage car. There is an extra flat top coach behind the baggage car, and another flat top coach is between the first two dome cars, indicating that the usual second (of four) dome coaches has been pulled for service. On the left are a few out of service heavyweight coaches which will likely make the journey across the main line to the rails on the far right, the interchange tracks with the EJ&E and the leads to the Eola Reclamation Plant, where most likely they will be cut up and sold for scrap. To the right of the Zephyr is a cut of cars coming off the EJ&E, which passed over the CB&Q just beyond the signal bridge in the background.
Photo Date:  1/8/1966  Upload Date: 12/31/2009 11:49:38 AM
Location:  Eola, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Roster,Passenger
Locomotives:  CBQ 9968(E8A)
Views:  746   Comments: 1
1879
Title:  1879
Description:  That's Number 18 at 79 MPH.
Photo Date:  6/15/1968  Upload Date: 1/4/2010 1:13:12 AM
Location:  Aurora, IL
Author:  Karl Rethwisch
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  CBQ 9968(E8A)
Views:  453   Comments: 4
BN 9968
Title:  BN 9968
Description:  Unknown date and location.
Photo Date:  2/2/1969  Upload Date: 12/16/2010 6:31:40 PM
Location:  Belmont, IL
Author:  Jack Smith
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  CBQ 9968(E8A)
Views:  417   Comments: 1
1779
Title:  1779
Description:  The westward CZ makin' track speed.
Photo Date:  2/25/1970  Upload Date: 1/4/2010 9:57:05 PM
Location:  Earlville, IL
Author:  Karl Rethwisch
Categories:  Winter,Signal,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  CBQ 9968(E8A)
Views:  514   Comments: 3


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