UP 6205         
There were several signs posted, as we entered the erection floor - NO PHOTOGRAPY ALLOWED. Well, you know that becomes a challange for a photo journalist! My Nikon 8008 was around my shoulder, and every time our Guide looked that way, I reached down, angled my camera, and hoped for the best! In 1989, I met a fellow at a trade show in Washington DC. He was Head of Security for General Motors at McCook. When I looked at his business card, I told him, Wow! I am a rail fan! His grasp on my hand grew noticeably stronger, and he said to me, Finally, Ive got my hands on one of you He invited my wife and I to the September, 1989 Open House at McCook. Here we were, on Hallowed Ground! Mecca! The Chosen Land! 30 years earlier, as a teenager, I was riding on GMDs in Northern BC, never even dreaming that some day, I would enter the Temple! Thomas told me later that GM was blown away by the response that they got. Five times the crowd that they had estimated. And now, I wonder, What went wrong?
Date: 9/17/1989 Location: McCook, IL   Map Show McCook on a rail map Views: 477 Collection Of:   Robert McDonald
Locomotives: UP 6205(SD60M)    Author:  Robert McDonald
UP 6205
Picture Categories: Roster This picture is part of album:  General Motors Open House
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Dennis Andariese General GM was a bit touchy about outside shots too. as I found out in London ON. Nice shots indeed 8/29/2009 11:29:45 AM

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