CB&Q E-8 #9938A,
Naperville, IL, April 27, 1965, photo by Chuck Zeiler
BN E-8u #9901,
Naperville, IL, June, 1981, photo by Chuck Zeiler
PHOTOS COPYRIGHT BY CHUCK ZEILER AND USED WITH PERMISSION.
Built December 1949 as CB&Q #9938A (c/n 9675), it became
BN #9938. Around November 1973 it was sent to Morrison-Knudsen to be
rebuilt to E8-Au specs, exchanging its twin 12-567B model prime movers
for 12-645EC's, and the electrical system was upgraded. In addition,
the steam generators were replaced with a Cummins 500Kw generator for
Head End Power (HEP). When it returned to BN rails (now numbered 9901)
it was owned by the West Suburban Mass Transit District (WSMTD) and
leased to the BN, and named "Village of Clarendon Hills". It worked
suburban trains until July 1992 when it was retired, and eventually
became Illinois Central #100.
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