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Title: |
GM&O 628 |
Description: |
A trio of GM&O GP35's have just delivered some cars to the Southern Railway's OLIVER YARD and are on their way back to CANAL YARD, about a mile away. On their way back, they will pick up the cars which the Southern has delivered to the GM&O. These cars are parked on a siding between the GM&O and the Southern's New Orleans Terminal Co. and can be seen just to the right of the 628. The 628 is crossing the Florida Avenue Canal. (approximate date) |
Photo Date: |
4/4/1967 Upload Date: 1/28/2010 5:48:23 PM |
Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
Author: |
James H. Selzer, Jr. |
Categories: |
Bridge,Action |
Locomotives: |
GMO 628(GP35) |
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1771 Comments: 2 |
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Title: |
Illinois Central at 21st Street |
Description: |
IC 9440 and GM&O 628 |
Photo Date: |
4/2/1975 Upload Date: 1/10/2010 5:24:38 PM |
Location: |
Chicago, IL |
Author: |
Tom Golden |
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Locomotives: |
IC 9440(GP28) GMO 628(GP35) |
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1581 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
GMO 628 |
Description: |
GM & O 628 |
Photo Date: |
7/16/1976 Upload Date: 2/19/2019 7:01:59 PM |
Location: |
Chicago, IL |
Author: |
J Fischer |
Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
Locomotives: |
GMO 628(GP35) |
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230 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
IC 3072 |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
5/13/1979 Upload Date: 2/1/2018 6:34:05 PM |
Location: |
Carbondale, IL |
Author: |
George Redmond |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
IC 3072(GP40) GMO 628(GP35) ICG 9516(GP38AC) |
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394 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
GM&O GP35 628 |
Description: |
GM&O GP35 628 at Alton Junction (or Fort Wayne Junction, if you prefer), near 22nd Street in Chicago, on an unknown day in October 1979, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. The reason for the fresh ballast is that the connection to Dearborn Street Station has been torn out. Built in January 1965 (c/n 29749) on EMD Order 7764, it was later renumbered to ICG 2526 and eventually became the property of VMV Enterprises. It rides on Alco trucks from GM&O FA1 trade-in's. The following is excerpted from the June/July 1982 issue of Mainline Modeler Magazine article, beginning on page 27, by Bruce Meyer. The trucks on the ICG's ex-GM&O GP-30's and GP-35's were from Alco FA/FB trade-in's. The Alco four-wheel swing bolster trucks with the special Alco lever pin and retainer at the pull rods were rebuilt at EMD, which also rebuilt the GE Model 752 traction motors to their (GE's) specifications. The original GE 74:18 gear ratio was retained due to the large center distance between the 752 armature shaft and axle. This gear ratio provided a maximum speed of 71 mph. All units were equipped with dynamic brakes. The GM&O obtained a total of 48 GP-35's from EMD in 1964-65. South of Venice, Illinois, the GM&O was what might be called a 'drag railroad', with trains run at or near full tonnage. Between Venice and the Ohio River, the tonnage rating in both directions was set by a hill called Alto Pass. Although Alto Pass was not very high or long, it was steep, and included a number of curves. The railroad expected to hang everything but the kitchen sink behind the new GP-30's and GP-35's and crawl up Alto Pass. During the years 1963, 1964, and 1965, the railroad and EMD conducted many wheel slip tests in drag freight service on the hill. The somewhat different electrical characteristics of the 752 traction motor and the ride response of the AAR Type B trucks required a number of modifications to the wheel slip systems in order to obtain maximum tonnage over Alto Pass. Trotting along side of the lead GP-30 of a four unit consist climbing Alto Pass, moving under five miles per hour in 8th throttle, in order to watch the slipping lead axle is not recommended practice, but it was done in the interest of 'science'. Alto Pass has been abandon now in favor of the more gentle grades on the old passenger main line of the Illinois Central just a few miles to the east. |
Photo Date: |
10/1/1979 Upload Date: 7/22/2010 10:05:05 AM |
Location: |
Chicago, IL |
Author: |
Chuck Zeiler |
Categories: |
Roster,Bridge,Yard |
Locomotives: |
GMO 628(GP35) |
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1119 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
GM&O 628 |
Description: |
Southbound through Belleville |
Photo Date: |
8/18/1980 Upload Date: 5/11/2016 4:05:48 PM |
Location: |
Belleville, WI |
Author: |
Richard Kundert |
Categories: |
Roster,Action |
Locomotives: |
GMO 628(GP35) |
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545 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
GM&O 628 |
Description: |
Arriving at Madison and crossing the Milwaukee Road |
Photo Date: |
8/18/1980 Upload Date: 5/11/2016 4:16:13 PM |
Location: |
Madison, WI |
Author: |
Richard Kundert |
Categories: |
Roster,Action |
Locomotives: |
GMO 628(GP35) |
Views: |
637 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
ICG trio |
Description: |
ICG in three different schemes: GM&O GP35 628, ICG GP30 2250 and ICG GP38 9664 |
Photo Date: |
3/23/1982 Upload Date: 1/12/2008 10:16:44 PM |
Location: |
Artesia, MS |
Author: |
Rick Morgan |
Categories: |
Yard |
Locomotives: |
GMO 628(GP35) |
Views: |
1067 Comments: 3 |
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Title: |
GMO 628 |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
4/4/1986 Upload Date: 11/18/2015 1:59:49 AM |
Location: |
Paducah, KY |
Author: |
Dave Ritter |
Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
Locomotives: |
GMO 628(GP35) |
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296 Comments: 0 |
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