2009年3月6日 · E9BA (Crandall Cab) Discussion relating to The Chicago & North Western, the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific, the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road), including mergers, acquisitions, and abandonments.

Number 501 was built in December 1962 as UP E9B 910B (c/n 27696) on EMD Order 7629. It was sold to PNC and purchased by the C&NW in September 1972.

2024年11月5日 · Chicago & North Western "Crandall Cabs" layover between assignments in Chicago on November 23, 1973: #501 was built as Union Pacific E9B #910-B in December, 1962 while #502 was originally Union Pacific E9B #913-B built in December, 1963. The answer came from the company's then Assistant Superintendent of Motive Power, Milton H. Crandall.

502, E9BA, was built in December 1962, #27696, FN 7629-B1, as Union Pacific 910B, E9B. It was sold to Precision National Corp and sold to C&NW in September 1972. It was rebuilt on July 20, 1973, as 502. It was sold to Regional Transportation Authority (Metra) on December 31, 1977, and leased back to C&NW.

C&NW E9BA 505 at the Clybourn Avenue Station in Chicago, Illinois on an unknown day in September 1979, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. Number 505 is shoving the morning train toward its final stop at C&NW's downtown station. It has two of the club cars next to the locomotive.

C&NW E9BA 504 coming to a station stop at Clybourn Avenue in Chicago, Illinois on an unknown day in September 1979, Ektachrome by Chuck Zeiler. The following is excerpted from an article by Phillip A. Weibler entitled 'Set 'Em Up' in the Summer 2010 issue of First And Fastest, the publication of the Shore Line Interurban Historical Society.

C&NW E9BA 506 pushing eastbound after crossing the Milwaukee Road at Western and Grand Avenues in Chicago, Illinois on an unknown day in October 1979, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. Not a very good photo but it helps illustrate the following by Phillip A. Weibler entitled 'Set 'Em Up', excerpted from First And Fastest, the publication of the Shore ...

Unit # Notes Model Serial # Pictures : CNW 501: blt 12/62 as UP 910B: E9BA 27696: 14: 87807: CNW 502: Crandall Cab ex-UP 913B: E9BA 28671

300-319 F7A ex CNW 406-425 - note that only 416-414,416 were actually acquired, 415,417-425 stayed with CNW, and only 305 and 308 (CNW 411 and 414) were actually renumbered and repainted. ... 550-555 E9BA ex CNW 501-506, none actually renumbered or repainted, off roster 560 E9A ex MILW 33C, not actually renumbered or repainted, off roster ...