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Grand Trunk Western, Illinois and Michigan

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Posted by daveklepper on Thursday, December 28, 2017 2:43 AM

1970

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Posted by MidlandMike on Wednesday, December 27, 2017 9:13 PM

About what year was the picture taken?

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Posted by NorthWest on Wednesday, December 27, 2017 11:25 AM

It's actually one of two steam generator equipped GTW GP18s.

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Grand Trunk Western, Illinois and Michigan
Posted by daveklepper on Monday, December 25, 2017 3:10 AM

4:20PM, Durand, 20 February, 4:20 PM.   Background, Left and Right, International Limited, Chicago to Montreal (154?); up front Durand - Detroit (164?).

While the Internatinal had mostly lightweight equipment, the Durand - Detroit train had four rebuilt heavyweights, and the first two cars still had the old classic green-with-gold color scheme.  Is that a GP7 or GP9?

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