| Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Railroad U25B 225 and U33B 296 at La Salle, Illinois on June 24, 1973, Ektachrome by Chuck Zeiler. Number 225 is a U25B, built in September 1965 (c/n 35701), and is equipped with frog eye headlights on the corners of the cab roof, an early form of ditch lights. The trailing unit is 296, a U33B built around September 1968 (c/n 36828). The occasion is a fan trip powered by Southern Railway's 2-8-2 4501, which is waiting for this train to clear so it can be wyed for the return trip to Chicago. |