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| Title: |
AT&SF U28CG 7907 |
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AT&SF U28CG 7907 at Corwith Yard, Chicago, Illinois, October, 1979, photo by Chuck Zeiler. At the time, the Santa Fe wanted to replace the aging EMD F-units in passenger service, and since no builder cataloged a dedicated passenger locomotive, this design was selected because GE had a shorter waiting list and offered a better trade-in deal. Built in August 1966 as AT&SF U28CG 357 (c/n 36000), this was one of only ten U28CG's built, all for the Santa Fe, originally road numbers 350-359, later renumbered 7900-7909. From the beginning accommodations for a steam generator had been designed into the Universal series of GE locomotives by providing an empty space behind the cab. A skid-mounted Vapor-Clarkson steam generator was located in this space on the U28CG's. The fuel tanks were divided to carry water and fuel, and a notch in the frame can be seen for the now-removed water filler pipe. With a split water and fuel underbody tank, the U28CG's had a short range, and were used on secondary trains until the tanks were modified to carry fuel only. There are a couple of protrusions on the roof behind the cab where the steam generator was installed. After the derailment of a U30CG on February 9, 1969, both GE designs were suspect. After a series of tests, the Santa Fe withdrew both models from passenger service and reassigned them to freight duties. It appears there may have been some confusion re-installing the doors below the cab. |
| Photo Date: |
10/1/1979 Upload Date: 9/17/2010 12:12:25 PM |
| Location: |
Chicago, IL |
| Author: |
Chuck Zeiler |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
ATSF 7907(U28CG) |
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| Title: |
ATSF 7908 |
| Description: |
A pair of U28CGs leads a couple of EMDs on this westbound pig train at Joliet. ATSF 7908 was originally ATSF 358; although renumbered and demoted to freight service, she still has her passenger colors and Mars light in this photo. Date of photo approximate. |
| Photo Date: |
8/23/1971 Upload Date: 9/8/2015 8:46:09 PM |
| Location: |
Joliet, IL |
| Author: |
Mike Woodruff |
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| Locomotives: |
ATSF 7908(U28CG) |
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435 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
ATSF 7908 |
| Description: |
ATSF 7908 |
| Photo Date: |
6/24/1978 Upload Date: 9/3/2016 8:03:50 PM |
| Location: |
Chicago, IL |
| Author: |
J Fischer |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
ATSF 7908(U28CG) |
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393 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
ATSF 7908 |
| Description: |
ATSF 7908 |
| Photo Date: |
6/24/1978 Upload Date: 9/3/2016 8:06:30 PM |
| Location: |
Chicago, IL |
| Author: |
J Fischer |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
ATSF 7908(U28CG) |
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451 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
ATSF 7909 |
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| Photo Date: |
7/27/1977 Upload Date: 6/30/2018 1:42:28 PM |
| Location: |
Pueblo, CO |
| Author: |
Bruce D Barrett |
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| Locomotives: |
ATSF 7909(U28CG) |
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346 Comments: 1 |
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