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MILW CFA16-4 26A |
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MILW CFA16-4 26A at Bensenville, Illinois on February 14, 1965, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. Built by F-M in Beloit, Wisconsin during August 1951 (c/n 16L485) it was traded to EMD in 1968. The Milwaukee Road had 12 of these cabs (#'s 23A,C - 28A,C) and six matching B-units (CFB16-4, #'s 23B - 28B). They saw extensive use on the Chicago Terre Haute & Southeastern, (Bensenville to Louisville, Kentucky), and up to Milwaukee. The Milwaukee directly served F-M's Beloit shops, and became the first customer and second largest owner of F-M products (152 units), behind only the PRR (200 units). |
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2/14/1965 Upload Date: 6/15/2009 11:34:34 AM |
| Location: |
Bensenville, IL |
| Author: |
Chuck Zeiler |
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MILW 26A(CFA16-4) |
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MILW CFA16-4 26A |
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MILW CFA16-4 26A at Bensenville, Illinois on February 14, 1965, Kodachrone by Chuck Zeiler. This locomotive was built by Fairbanks-Morse in Beloit, Wisconsin, during August 1951 (c/n 16L485), MILW class 16-FF-4, and traded to EMD for new power in 1968. The F-M model designation, CFA16-4, translated means: Consolidation (C-Line) line of cab locomotives, Freight, A-unit, 16 (hundred horsepower), -4 indicates powered axles. The Milwaukee classed it as 16-FF-4 indicating: 1600 horsepower, Fairbanks (Morse), Freight, 4 powered axles. |
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2/14/1965 Upload Date: 4/18/2009 5:23:49 PM |
| Location: |
Bensenville, IL |
| Author: |
Chuck Zeiler |
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Roster |
| Locomotives: |
MILW 26A(CFA16-4) |
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Milwaukee Road FM Cab Unit 26A |
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5/23/1965 Upload Date: 10/1/2003 10:47:10 PM |
| Location: |
Milwaukee, WI |
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MILW 26A(CFA16-4) |
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