CB&Q E-9 #9986A, 1st section of the Denver Zephyr, Naperville, IL, July 3, 1965, photo by Chuck Zeiler
BN E9-Au #9916, Chicago, IL, October 1979, photo by Chuck Zeiler
PHOTOS COPYRIGHT BY CHUCK ZEILER AND USED WITH PERMISSION.
Built December 1955 as CB&Q E-9 #9986A (c/n 20535), it became BN #9986. Around August 1973 it was sent to
Morrison-Knudsen to be rebuilt to E9-Au specs, exchanging its twin 12-567C model prime movers for 12-645EC's, and the electrical system was
upgraded. In addition, the steam generators were replaced with twin Cummins 350Kw generators for Head End Power (HEP). When it returned to BN
rails (now numbered 9916) it was owned by the West Suburban Mass Transit District (WSMTD) and leased to the BN, and named "James M. Gagen". It
worked suburban trains until July 1992 when it was retired, and eventually became Illinois Central #103.
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