| Chicago & North Western Railway F7's 410 and 406 at the C&NW's Madison Street Station in downtown Chicago, Illinois on an unknown day in September 1982, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. Number 410 was the third of four locomotives to carry the road number 410 on the C&NW. This one was built October 1949 as C&NW F7 4082A (c/n 8568) on EMD Order E1188, geared for freight service (62:15). During 1959 it was regeared (57:20) and equipped with Cummins diesel generator set for 440VAC auxiliary power for Chicago suburban service. It was renumbered to 410 during 1971, sold to the RTA December 31, 1977, leased back the next day, assigned RTA number 304 (likely never applied), retired by the RTA in May 1985 and sold to Saint Louis and Chain of Rocks Railroad. |