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» Norfolk & Western (more..)
» EMD GP9 (more..) |
» N&W main line between Chicago and Decatur. IL
» Emington, Illinois, USA (more..)
» February 02, 1977 |
| Locomotive No./Train ID |
Photographer |
» N&W 637 (more..)
» unknown (more..) |
» Joe McMillan (more..)
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| Remarks & Notes |
| The winter blizzards in the Midwest in February 1977 wreaked havoc on the area's railroads. A southbound N&W freight, behind GP9 637, became stranded in a snow-filled cut just north of Emington. It is shown being rescued by borrowed UP rotary snowplow 900081. The plow is trying to get as close to the N&W train as possible to enable dozers and MofW employees to clear the remaining snow from around the N&W locomotives. Shortly, UP diesels will couple to the N&W train and will break it loose. |
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