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CRI&P SW900m 551 |
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CRI&P SW900m 551, 47th Street, Chicago, Illinois, March 28, 1965, photo by Chuck Zeiler. This locomotive was built by EMC during July 1938 (c/n 721) as #523, a Model SW built on EMC Order E205 (an order for ten SW's, #'s 519-528). During April 1957, SW 523 was sent to EMD for rebuilding into SW900m 551 (on EMD Order 7543), rated at 600 horsepower. There was only three inches difference between the SW frame (40'5") and the SW900 production frame (40'8") so likely the frame and cab were reused during rebuilding. I cannot account for the horsepower derating, but perhaps the original GE model 287E traction motors were also reused. |
| Photo Date: |
3/28/1965 Upload Date: 9/30/2009 11:28:25 AM |
| Location: |
Chicago, IL |
| Author: |
Chuck Zeiler |
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Roster |
| Locomotives: |
CRIP 551(SW900) |
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909 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
RI 551 |
| Description: |
A silent Rock Island switcher outside the yard off at Silvis, IL. (date not exact) |
| Photo Date: |
4/15/1980 Upload Date: 5/9/2006 10:45:11 PM |
| Location: |
Silvis, IL |
| Author: |
Rob Kitchen |
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| Locomotives: |
CRIP 551(SW900) |
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1292 Comments: 6 |
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| Title: |
RI 553 |
| Description: |
RI 553 is in the Silvis deadline waiting on shop time and a new front truck. |
| Photo Date: |
9/6/1975 Upload Date: 3/18/2016 9:30:00 PM |
| Location: |
Silvis, IL |
| Author: |
Ron Hawkins |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
CRIP 553(SW900) |
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758 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
RI 561 |
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| Photo Date: |
8/6/1972 Upload Date: 5/13/2011 11:02:34 AM |
| Location: |
Silvis, IL |
| Author: |
Robert Farkas |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
CRIP 561(SW900) |
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690 Comments: 3 |
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| Title: |
RI 561 |
| Description: |
Date is approximate. I rode on this engine during some switching maneuvers in Muscatine Iowa. |
| Photo Date: |
1/1/1976 Upload Date: 1/2/2022 10:46:07 PM |
| Location: |
Muscatine, IA |
| Author: |
Rich Varner |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
CRIP 561(SW900) |
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147 Comments: 0 |
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