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GM "Train of Tomorrow" |
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The Train of Tomorrow visits CNJ's small LCL yard just east of the PRR crossing in Elizabeth NJ on its 86-city tour of the country. Behind it is the roof of the CNJ freighthouse. CKF was 12 when he took this image (probably with a Kodak Autographic Brownie Six-20). The E7(A) was gray/blue and silver, 2,000 horsepower, A1A-A1A, bulldog nosed, and built by LaGrange in April of 1947. E7s are the only engines that both my dad and I railfanned as kids. |
| Photo Date: |
10/7/1947 Upload Date: 11/23/2008 1:44:58 PM |
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Elizabeth, NJ |
| Author: |
Charles Knox Freericks |
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Roster |
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EMDX 765(E7A) |
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| Title: |
GM "Train of Tomorrow" |
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The Train of Tomorrow visits Elizabeth NJ on its tour of the county. The location is listed as Baltimore & Ohio Freight Yard.... but is actually the small CNJ LCL yard just east of the PRR crossing in downtown. This was a concept train built by General Motors to promote the sales of diesels. It was made up of just invented dome cars, the invention of Cyrus R. Osborn, general manager of EMD at the time. Brand new in 1947, the four-car train had a 28 month tour of the country before being sold to Union Pacific. |
| Photo Date: |
10/7/1947 Upload Date: 11/23/2008 1:45:08 PM |
| Location: |
Elizabeth, NJ |
| Author: |
Charles Knox Freericks |
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| Locomotives: |
EMDX 765(E7A) |
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878 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
GM-EMD's "Train of Tomorrow," 1947 |
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Here is an original photo by an unidentified photographer of General Motors' "Train of Tomorrow" during its visit to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in October of 1947. In the lead is engine #765, an E-7 built by GM-EMD in April of 1947 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. Roy Healey Collection; #2 of 2. |
| Photo Date: |
10/10/1947 Upload Date: 2/24/2018 9:15:59 AM |
| Location: |
Philadelphia, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
EMDX 765(E7A) |
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382 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
GM Train of Tomorrow |
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Hard to believe that USA passenger service would almost disappear in 20 years |
| Photo Date: |
8/4/1949 Upload Date: 1/22/2011 11:27:27 PM |
| Location: |
Chicago, IL |
| Author: |
Lew Schneider |
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Roster |
| Locomotives: |
EMDX 765(E7A) |
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3023 Comments: 3 |
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| Title: |
"Those Esthetic E's," Page 20, 1964 |
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Here is page one of an eight-page cover article by David P. Morgan & Al Kamm, Jr., entitled "Those Esthetic E's: A Story Of The Power That Bumped Steam Off The Varnish." It was published originally in the May 1964 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 20. Partially visible in the center is EMDX 765, an E-7 built by GM-EMD in April of 1947 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. It powered GM-EMD's "Train Of Tomorrow" around the country for 28 months before being acquired by the Union Pacific Railroad. |
| Photo Date: |
5/1/1964 Upload Date: 10/1/2023 4:15:08 AM |
| Location: |
LaGrange, IL |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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| Locomotives: |
EMDX 765(E7A) EMC 511(Unknown) BO 50(AA) |
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72 Comments: 0 |
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