| Ex - Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad E5 9911A at Springfield, Missouri on January 6, 1994, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. Number 9911A was on loan from the Illinois Railway Museum and stopped at the former SLSF shops in Springfield for some wheel truing work. Here it is seen being pulled from the shops after a couple of days work. It will be reunited with the ex-Nebraska Zephyr trainset, and with leased EMDX GP38 753 leading (for collision protection) depart for Fort Worth, Texas and an appearance at the debut of the BNSF's SD70MAC locomotives. Another interesting thing in this photo is the turntable in the background. I don't know the history, but apparently either the Frisco or the BNSF decided that a surface (rather than a pit) was the better plan. |