CB&Q E-8 #9940A, on the Empire Builder at Naperville, IL,January 2, 1965,
photo by Chuck Zeiler
BN E-8u #9903, Chicago, IL, June, 1981, photo by Chuck Zeiler
PHOTOS COPYRIGHT BY CHUCK ZEILER AND USED WITH PERMISSION.
Built January 1950 as CB&Q E-8 #9940A (c/n 9679), it became BN #9940.
Around February 1974 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 9903) it was owned by the West Suburban Mass Transit District (WSMTD) and leased
to the BN, and named "City of Naperville". It worked suburban trains until July 1992 when it was retired, and eventually became Illinois
Central #102.