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| Title: |
CNW 493 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
5/16/1920 Upload Date: 5/17/2006 5:41:47 PM |
| Location: |
Council Bluffs, IA |
| Author: |
? |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
CNW 493(4-4-2) |
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1385 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
IC 4-6-2 #1124 - Illinois Central |
| Description: |
Originally built by ALCo-Richmond in March of 1913, Illinois Central #1124 (serial #53206) worked until a rebuild and renumbering to IC #2065 in March of 1942. The loco was later sold to Tennessee Central in March of 1945 where it lasted until it disappeared off the roster in January of 1953. Origihnal specs - 75" drivers, 180 psi boiler pressure, 25x26" cylinders, engine weight of 247,500 lb, tractive effort of 33,150 lb. R.H. Carlson photo |
| Photo Date: |
6/22/1932 Upload Date: 8/29/2022 8:02:25 AM |
| Location: |
Council Bluffs, IA |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
IC 1124(4-6-2) |
| Views: |
669 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Union Pacific 4-4-0 940 |
| Description: |
Taken during 1933. |
| Photo Date: |
1/1/1933 Upload Date: 12/4/2022 9:49:25 PM |
| Location: |
Council Bluffs, IA |
| Author: |
Unknown |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
UP 940(4-4-0) UP 945(4-4-0) |
| Views: |
830 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Union Pacific 4-4-0 935 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
7/15/1935 Upload Date: 12/4/2022 9:48:29 PM |
| Location: |
Council Bluffs, IA |
| Author: |
Joseph Schick |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
UP 935(4-4-0) |
| Views: |
746 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CB&Q 2-8-2 Class O-3 5358 |
| Description: |
Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad 2-8-2 Class O-3 5358 between Council Bluffs, Iowa and Omaha, Nebraska on May 23, 1938, photographer unknown, print by Tom Klinger, Chuck Zeiler collection. Number 5358 was built by Baldwin in April 1919 (c/n 51743) and sold for scrap in April 1954. |
| Photo Date: |
5/23/1938 Upload Date: 7/21/2015 11:51:40 AM |
| Location: |
Council Bluffs, IA |
| Author: |
unknown |
| Categories: |
Steam |
| Locomotives: |
CBQ 5358(2-8-2) |
| Views: |
701 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CB&Q E5 9909 |
| Description: |
Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad E5 9909 at Council Bluffs, Iowa on March 1, 1940, photo by unknown photographer, print from Gordon Bassett, Chuck Zeiler collection. This is the Silver Streak Zephyr. Number 9909 was built in March 1940 (c/n 970), named Silver Bullet, sold to Colorado & Southern on November 9, 1955, renumbered to C&S 9953, traded to EMD on March 15, 1968 and scrapped. |
| Photo Date: |
4/1/1940 Upload Date: 4/4/2013 3:30:05 PM |
| Location: |
Council Bluffs, IA |
| Author: |
unknown |
| Categories: |
Yard |
| Locomotives: |
CBQ 9909(E5A) |
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2369 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CB&Q E5 9909 |
| Description: |
Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad E5 9909 at Council Bluffs, Iowa on April 1, 1940, photographer unknown, print by Gordon C. Bassett, Chuck Zeiler collection. |
| Photo Date: |
4/1/1940 Upload Date: 1/11/2014 2:49:09 PM |
| Location: |
Council Bluffs, IA |
| Author: |
unknown |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
CBQ 9909(E5A) |
| Views: |
2456 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
MILW 2-8-2 #428 - Milwaukee Road |
| Description: |
This fine 2-8-2 Mikdao was built by Baldwin in May of 1923 as CMStP #8328 but renumbered later to MILW 428 in June of 1938. The loco served well for nearly 31 years before being sent to the scrapper's torch. Specs - 63" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 26x30" cylinders, engine wt of 292,770 lb, tractive effort of 54,723 lb. No photographer was listed for the photo. |
| Photo Date: |
1/12/1946 Upload Date: 1/8/2025 5:19:52 AM |
| Location: |
Council Bluffs, IA |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
MILW 428(2-8-2) |
| Views: |
548 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
UP 4-12-2 #9022 - Union Pacific |
| Description: |
Alco-Brroks, 7/1928 serial #67588, class UP-3 Scrapped in 9/1954. Specs - 67" drivers, impressive 220 psi boiler pressure, 27x32" high pressure cylinders & 1 27x31" low pressure cylinder, engine weight of 495,500 lb, impressive tractive effort of 96,646 lb. Jack A. Pfeifer photo |
| Photo Date: |
6/14/1947 Upload Date: 7/12/2025 7:28:05 AM |
| Location: |
Council Bluffs, IA |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
UP 9022(4-12-2) |
| Views: |
586 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
UP 4-8-2 #7000 |
| Description: |
Built by Alco-Brooks in April of 1922, the loco was the first 4-8-2 mountain type ordered by UP. The UP roster would eventually hold 65 Alco-Brooks built 4-8-2's. The loco was retired in February of 1954. Jack A. Pfeifer photo |
| Photo Date: |
12/13/1947 Upload Date: 6/3/2022 10:30:22 AM |
| Location: |
Council Bluffs, IA |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
UP 7000(4-8-2) |
| Views: |
706 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CNR 1298 1952 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
1/1/1952 Upload Date: 4/4/2005 5:21:57 PM |
| Location: |
Council Bluffs, IA |
| Author: |
? |
| Categories: |
Steam |
| Locomotives: |
CNW 1298(4-4-2) |
| Views: |
1818 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
IC 1537 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
6/7/1952 Upload Date: 2/2/2018 8:31:15 PM |
| Location: |
Council Bluffs, IA |
| Author: |
Charles Willhoft |
| Categories: |
Roster,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
IC 1537(2-8-2) |
| Views: |
1094 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR #8673 MACATAWA |
| Description: |
10S-1DR-2C sleeper, Lot #4527, Plan #2585D/E, 1917, 1 of 20 such sleepers built in that Lot, 1 of 16 for assignment to the UP, acquired by PRR at the 12/31/1948 divestiture, sold for scrap in 1962. Scanned with an Epson V550 from a duplicate Ektachrome 35mm slide. Photographer is unknown. |
| Photo Date: |
8/16/1952 Upload Date: 10/25/2019 7:46:38 PM |
| Location: |
Council Bluffs, IA |
| Author: |
Unknown/Louis Fols Collection |
| Categories: |
Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
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| Views: |
915 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Illinois Central 0-8-0 #3532 |
| Description: |
Hard at work switching reefers in the yard, this plucky 0-8-0 was built in 1923 by Baldwin. Photo credit goes to C. W. Burns for capturing it at work among the corn fields of Iowa. |
| Photo Date: |
7/14/1953 Upload Date: 8/2/2013 6:07:26 AM |
| Location: |
Council Bluffs, IA |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Steam,Action |
| Locomotives: |
IC 3532(0-8-0) |
| Views: |
1111 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
MILW 2-8-2 #458 - Milwaukee Road |
| Description: |
Milwaukee Road 2-8-2 Mikado #458 sits in the Council Bluffs, IA, yard ready to head out for the next assingment. Baldwin, 7/1923, nee-Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul 2-8-2 #8358 (serial #56833, class L-2b) > renumbered in June of 1938 to MILW #458. It served for nearly 32 years before being scrapped in December of 1955. Specs - 63" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 26x30" cylinders, engine wt of 292,770 lb and tractive force of 54,723 lb. Unfortunately, no photographer was listed for this photo. |
| Photo Date: |
8/16/1953 Upload Date: 9/28/2025 4:54:01 PM |
| Location: |
Council Bluffs, IA |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
MILW 458(2-8-2) |
| Views: |
427 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CB&Q #4629 NEPTUNE |
| Description: |
CB&Q 60 seat chair #4629 NEPTUNE (Budd, Lot #964, December 1936), ordered as part of the "Train of the Gods" trainset for the TWIN CITIES ZEPHYR, transferred to the NEBRASKA ZEPHYR in November 1947, retired in February 1968 and sold to Civic Plaza National Bank (Kansas City), later resold to Saudi Arabia. Scanned with an Epson V550 from a duplicate Ektachrome 35mm slide. Photographer is unknown. |
| Photo Date: |
2/13/1954 Upload Date: 1/28/2025 3:25:00 AM |
| Location: |
Council Bluffs, IA |
| Author: |
Unknown/Louis Fols Collection |
| Categories: |
Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
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| Views: |
739 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
UP MacA-63 2281 |
| Description: |
Union Pacific Railroad MacA-63 2281 at an unknown location on an unknown date, photo by Dick Rumbolz, Chuck Zeiler collection. This is another unmarked negative that I purchased from Dick Rumbolz in 1965. The date entered is based on the retirement date, the location is based on most of the UP photos I have from Dick Rumbolz were shot in Council Bluffs. According to utahrails.net, This locomotive was built by Baldwin in March 1918 (c/n 48143) and was a coal burner. It was originally classed as MK-63, during WWII it was re-classed as MacA-65 (MacArthur class). It was retired in July 1954. It appears that the trailing locomotive is 9000, a 4-12-2 that was saved. That might help narrow down the location. I don't believe the 4-12-2's were allowed to go to Council Bluffs. |
| Photo Date: |
6/1/1954 Upload Date: 4/7/2013 2:59:36 PM |
| Location: |
Council Bluffs, IA |
| Author: |
Dick Rumbolz |
| Categories: |
Roster,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
UP 2281(2-8-2) |
| Views: |
1247 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
UP FA-1 1639 |
| Description: |
Taken during 1955. |
| Photo Date: |
1/1/1955 Upload Date: 12/19/2024 9:24:13 PM |
| Location: |
Council Bluffs, IA |
| Author: |
Richard H. Kindig |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
UP 1639(FA1) UP 1616C(FB1) |
| Views: |
848 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CNW 2599 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
3/1/1956 Upload Date: 5/6/2012 6:45:52 PM |
| Location: |
Council Bluffs, IA |
| Author: |
Wendy Crim |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
CNW 2599(2-8-2) |
| Views: |
1634 Comments: 3 |
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| Title: |
CB&Q 160 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
9/9/1956 Upload Date: 6/12/2025 3:41:03 PM |
| Location: |
Council Bluffs, IA |
| Author: |
Andrew Sims |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
CBQ 160(F3A) |
| Views: |
633 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CBQ 215 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
9/9/1956 Upload Date: 6/12/2025 3:41:36 PM |
| Location: |
Council Bluffs, IA |
| Author: |
Ron Sims |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
CBQ 215(GP7) |
| Views: |
540 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CBQ 223 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
9/9/1956 Upload Date: 6/12/2025 3:42:30 PM |
| Location: |
Council Bluffs, IA |
| Author: |
Ron Sims |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
CBQ 223(GP7) |
| Views: |
686 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
MILW 8A |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
9/9/1956 Upload Date: 6/12/2025 3:43:07 PM |
| Location: |
Council Bluffs, IA |
| Author: |
Ron Sims |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
MILW 8A(ERIE-A) |
| Views: |
649 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
MILW 1874 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
9/9/1956 Upload Date: 6/12/2025 3:44:15 PM |
| Location: |
Council Bluffs, IA |
| Author: |
Ron Sims |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
MILW 1874(S4) |
| Views: |
699 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
UP CSA-1 3812 |
| Description: |
Union Pacific Railroad CSA-1 3812 (Cabside Class CSA-69) at Council Bluffs, Iowa on an unknown day in April 1957, Kodachrome by Dick Rumbolz, Chuck Zeiler collection. According to utahrails.net, this locomotive was built as 3912 in September 1936 (c/n 68757), renumbered to 3812 in 1944, off the roster in December 1958. |
| Photo Date: |
4/1/1957 Upload Date: 8/27/2013 11:00:15 AM |
| Location: |
Council Bluffs, IA |
| Author: |
Dick Rumbolz |
| Categories: |
Steam |
| Locomotives: |
UP 3812(4-6-6-4) |
| Views: |
3927 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
MILW 6B |
| Description: |
MILW 6B |
| Photo Date: |
6/19/1957 Upload Date: 4/8/2024 6:23:09 PM |
| Location: |
Council Bluffs, IA |
| Author: |
Al Choine collection |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
MILW 6B(UNKNOWN) |
| Views: |
541 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
MILW 9A |
| Description: |
MILW 9A |
| Photo Date: |
7/28/1957 Upload Date: 4/8/2024 6:24:25 PM |
| Location: |
Council Bluffs, IA |
| Author: |
Al Choine collection |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
MILW 9A(CFA16-4) |
| Views: |
581 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CB&Q SW1 9141 |
| Description: |
Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad SW1 9141 at Council Bluffs, Iowa on an unknown day in February 1958. Kodachrome by Dick Rumbolz, Chuck Zeiler collection. Number 9141 was built in May 1940 (c/n 1068), became BN 86 sometime after the merger, retired by the BN in November 1975, became PotlatXh Lumber 86. |
| Photo Date: |
2/1/1958 Upload Date: 5/11/2008 7:44:48 PM |
| Location: |
Council Bluffs, IA |
| Author: |
Dick Rumbolz |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
CBQ 9141(SW1) |
| Views: |
2513 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
UP 0-6-0 Class S-5 4442 |
| Description: |
Union Pacific 0-6-0 Class S-5 (cabside Class S-51) 4442 at Council Bluffs, Iowa on an unknown day in February 1958, Kodachrome by Dick Rumbolz, Chuck Zeiler collection. According to utahrails.net, number 4442 was built by Baldwin in April 1918 (c/n 48276) as a coal burner and assigned as the Omaha depot switcher, with chrome-plated cylinder covers, nickel-plated drive rods, and its boiler jacket extended over its smokebox and painted gray; moved to Las Vegas in the late 1930s; donated for exhibition; displayed at Clark County Museum, Henderson, Nevada. |
| Photo Date: |
2/1/1958 Upload Date: 11/8/2013 1:20:52 PM |
| Location: |
Council Bluffs, IA |
| Author: |
Dick Rumbolz |
| Categories: |
Steam |
| Locomotives: |
UP 4442(0-6-0) |
| Views: |
2090 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
UP C-2 6324 |
| Description: |
Union Pacific Railroad class C-2 (cabside class C-57) 6324 at Council Bluffs, Iowa on an unknown day in February 1958, Kodachrome by Dick Rumbolz, Chuck Zeiler collection. According to utahrails.net, this locomotive was built by the Brooks Works (Alco) in March 1908 (c/n 44996) for the Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio Railroad as number 850. It became UP 324 at an unknown date and was renumbered to 6324 in 1957 to clear the 300 series numbers for use by new GP9s delivered in that year. It was off the roster in June 1958. |
| Photo Date: |
2/1/1958 Upload Date: 12/30/2013 12:04:23 PM |
| Location: |
Council Bluffs, IA |
| Author: |
Dick Rumbolz |
| Categories: |
Steam |
| Locomotives: |
UP 6324(2-8-0) |
| Views: |
1489 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
SRS 132 |
| Description: |
Sperry Rail Service 132 at Council Bluffs, Iowa on February 22, 1958, Kodachrome by Lou Schmitz, Chuck Zeiler collection. |
| Photo Date: |
2/22/1958 Upload Date: 3/16/2013 3:07:39 PM |
| Location: |
Council Bluffs, IA |
| Author: |
Lou Schmitz |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
SRS 132(Doodlebug) |
| Views: |
1419 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
UP C-57 430 |
| Description: |
Union Pacific Railroad C-57 2-8-0 430 at an unknown location, on an unknown date, photo by Dick Rumbolz, Chuck Zeiler collection. Unfortunately, I have no information about this photo. This was a negative I purchased from Dick Rumbolz in 1965. He sent a batch of negatives, I selected which ones I wanted, mailed the rejects back to him with a check for what I kept. This particular negative cost me 45 cents. From utahrails.net I determined that this locomotive was built in October 1900 by Baldwin (c/n 18324) as a Vauclain compound and assigned road number 1650, classed C-57. It was later simplified and retired in June 1958. |
| Photo Date: |
6/1/1958 Upload Date: 4/7/2013 2:23:22 PM |
| Location: |
Council Bluffs, IA |
| Author: |
Dick Rumbolz |
| Categories: |
Roster,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
UP 430(2-8-0) |
| Views: |
1399 Comments: 3 |
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| Title: |
MILW 8B |
| Description: |
MILW 8B |
| Photo Date: |
8/22/1958 Upload Date: 4/8/2024 6:26:23 PM |
| Location: |
Council Bluffs, IA |
| Author: |
Al Choine collection |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
MILW 8B(UNKNOWN) |
| Views: |
524 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CGW 154 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
8/31/1958 Upload Date: 5/31/2013 8:10:08 PM |
| Location: |
Council Bluffs, IA |
| Author: |
Wendy Crim |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
CGW 154(F7A) |
| Views: |
1837 Comments: 5 |
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| Title: |
MILW 6A |
| Description: |
MILW 6A |
| Photo Date: |
2/28/1959 Upload Date: 4/8/2024 6:25:25 PM |
| Location: |
Council Bluffs, IA |
| Author: |
Al Choine collection |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
MILW 6A(ERIE-A) |
| Views: |
569 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CB&Q SW1 9137 |
| Description: |
Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad SW1 9137 with class lights at Council Bluffs, Iowa on March 21, 1959, Kodachrome by unknown photographer, Chuck Zeiler collection. Number 9137 was built in June 1939 (c/n 898), and some time after the merger became BN 79. |
| Photo Date: |
3/21/1959 Upload Date: 2/5/2013 3:54:17 PM |
| Location: |
Council Bluffs, IA |
| Author: |
unknown |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
CBQ 9137(SW1) |
| Views: |
1936 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
MILW 744 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
2/11/1960 Upload Date: 3/16/2005 8:24:02 AM |
| Location: |
Council Bluffs, IA |
| Author: |
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| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
MILW 744(H-12-44) |
| Views: |
1375 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
MILW 850 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
5/11/1960 Upload Date: 3/16/2005 9:56:41 AM |
| Location: |
Council Bluffs, IA |
| Author: |
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| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
MILW 850(S2) |
| Views: |
1762 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
UP #3965 |
| Description: |
Retired Challenger, which was vacated from the roster in July 1960. Scanned with an Epson V550 from a 35mm slide, brand is unknown. Exact date is approximate. |
| Photo Date: |
7/1/1960 Upload Date: 8/7/2016 9:18:57 PM |
| Location: |
Council Bluffs, IA |
| Author: |
Unknown/Paul Frantz Collection |
| Categories: |
Roster,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
UP 3965(4-6-6-4) |
| Views: |
1903 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CGW 154 No Info |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
1/1/1961 Upload Date: 3/30/2005 10:05:17 PM |
| Location: |
Council Bluffs, IA |
| Author: |
? |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
CGW 154(F7A) |
| Views: |
2725 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Chicago Great Western F5-A |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
9/21/1961 Upload Date: 12/22/2007 7:40:19 PM |
| Location: |
Council Bluffs, IA |
| Author: |
Don Kirby |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
CGW 151(F3A) |
| Views: |
2044 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
C&NW RS27 903 |
| Description: |
Chicago & North Western Railway RS27 903 at Council Bluffs, Iowa on May 5, 1962, Kodachrome by Lou Schmitz, Chuck Zeiler collection. |
| Photo Date: |
5/5/1962 Upload Date: 3/28/2014 11:41:42 AM |
| Location: |
Council Bluffs, IA |
| Author: |
Lou Schmitz |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
CNW 903(RS27) |
| Views: |
2118 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
C&NW RS27 901 |
| Description: |
Chicago & North Western Railway RS27 901 at Council Bluffs, Iowa on May 13, 1962, Kodachrome by Lou Schmitz, Chuck Zeiler collection. The C&NW acquired four RS27's, this one built by Alco in March 1962 (c/n 83602), returned to Alco after four years as credit toward C425's. I'll bet there's an Alco salesman story to go with this deal. This unit (and the other three returned C&NW RS27's) were repainted by Alco and put into a lease fleet, eventually sold to Precision National which leased this unit to the CP, then sold the 901 to the GB&W in May 1976. It went to WC in September 1987, then to Minnesota Commercial in 1993. |
| Photo Date: |
5/13/1962 Upload Date: 8/12/2011 12:24:55 PM |
| Location: |
Council Bluffs, IA |
| Author: |
Lou Schmitz |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
CNW 901(RS27) |
| Views: |
2410 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
UP RS27 677 |
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Union Pacific Railroad RS27 677 at Council Bluffs, Iowa on an unknown day in September 1962, I'm pretty sure the?photographer was Lou Schmitz (Kodachrome slide unmarked except for location and date), Chuck Zeiler collection. Number 677 was completeed in January 1960 as Alco Demonstrator 640-4, one of five RS27 (DL-640) demonstrators built and numbered 640-1 through 640-5. Including the five demonstrators, only 27 RS27's were built, directly competing with GE's U25B and EMD's GP30. The UP acquired four RS27 demonstrators in September 1961, and acquired four production U25B demonstrators at the same time. The railroad followed up with an order for 12 more U25B's, but did not order additional RS27's. This unit was wrecked November 23, 1968 at Aikens, Nebraska, and scrapped by the UP at Omaha. |
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9/1/1962 Upload Date: 1/15/2011 1:29:59 PM |
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Council Bluffs, IA |
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Lou Schmitz |
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UP 677(RS27) |
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UP INLAND EMPIRE |
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UP Pullman Plan #3973A 10 section-1 drawing room-1 compartment (10S-1DR-1C) sleeper INLAND EMPIRE, built in May 1930 in Lot #6358 for San Francisco-Spokane service, repainted in March 1947 to UP's Two-Tone Gray paint scheme, sold to UP at the 12/31/1948 divestiture and leased to Pullman for operation, repainted in June 1952 to Armour Yellow, withheld from lease in June 1962, transferred in 1964 to the roadway (MofW) department as bunk car #906036, retired in 1970, no further disposition info. Scanned with an Epson V550 from an original Kodachrome 35mm slide. Photographer is unknown. |
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10/27/1962 Upload Date: 11/28/2015 4:28:57 AM |
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Council Bluffs, IA |
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Unknown/John C. Benson Collection |
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Passenger |
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UP #5315 |
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Union Pacific 48 seat chair #5315, 1 of 28 such cars (#5300-#5327) built by P-S in 1937 in Lot #6510 to Plan #7385. Retired in 1964 and sold for scrap in 1968 to Aaron Ferer & Sons (Omaha). Scanned with an Epson V550 from an original Kodachrome 35mm slide. Photographer is unknown. |
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10/27/1962 Upload Date: 10/1/2016 10:18:00 PM |
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Council Bluffs, IA |
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Unknown/John C. Benson Collection |
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Passenger |
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CBQ 9203 |
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11/1/1962 Upload Date: 2/25/2011 2:24:11 AM |
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Council Bluffs, IA |
| Author: |
Al Chione |
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CBQ 9203(NW2) |
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UP FA1 1632 |
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UP FA1 1632 built September 1948 (c/n 76003) retired February 1965, at Council Bluffs, Iowa, November 1962, photographer unknown, Chuck Zeiler collection. It is pictured with Farr Aire grills, a railroad modification. Farr Aire grills were superior in keeping rain and snow out of the engine room. The UP acquired FA1's and FB1's in three batches in 1947-48, for a total of 44 FA1's and 44 FB1's, making the UP the largest single owner of that model, 15% of Alco's production run. The UP primarily operated its fleet on the Los Angeles and Salt Lake line, and as a result Alco was able to advertise that the UP had assigned the highest tractive effort ratings to the FA/FB's over its severe 2.2% grades over Cajon Pass of any of its road freight power. The ratings for four-unit 6000 horsepower locomotives were 3000 tons eastbound and 4000 tons westbound. Unfortunatley, a welding defect in the engine block assembly struck the UP's FA/FB fleet, necessitating a 100% warranty replacement, and as a result, these 88 FA/FB's were the UP's last big acquisition from Alco. The problem was later found to be a process defect in the weldment between the saddle and block. The first indication of a cracked block was the failure of the crankshaft due to induced bearing misalignment. This problem resulted in the replacement of blocks and crankshafts in all 88 of UP's FA1's and FB1's. All told about 600 blocks had to be replaced before process improvements eliminated this problem. |
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11/1/1962 Upload Date: 10/24/2010 11:00:12 PM |
| Location: |
Council Bluffs, IA |
| Author: |
Chuck Zeiler |
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Roster |
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UP 1632(FA1) |
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UP GP30 812 |
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Union Pacific Railroad GP30 812 at Council Bluffs, Iowa on an unknown day in January 1963, Kodachrome by Dick Rumbolz, Chuck Zeiler collection. |
| Photo Date: |
1/1/1963 Upload Date: 4/7/2013 1:25:49 PM |
| Location: |
Council Bluffs, IA |
| Author: |
Dick Rumbolz |
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Roster |
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UP 812(GP30) |
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UP GP30 869 |
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UP GP30 869 at Council Bluffs, Iowa on an unknown day in January 1963, photographer unknown (but it looks like Dick Rumbolz handwriting on the Kodachrome slide mount), Chuck Zeiler collection. |
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1/1/1963 Upload Date: 6/1/2011 2:11:01 PM |
| Location: |
Council Bluffs, IA |
| Author: |
Dick Rumbolz |
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Roster |
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UP 869(GP30) |
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