| Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad Fairmont 13797 in weed control service at Naperville, Illinois on July 15, 1963, photo by Chuck Zeiler. On the left are automobiles belonging to commuters leaving Naperville in the morning, going to work in Chicago, and returning in the evening. The weed control train was unusual, so I cannot provide any more info. In the background on the center right is a shed I never knew who owned. There is a CB&Q maintenance train parked near it, consisting of a former steam loco tender, a few former Pullman sleepers or coaches assigned to MOW service. They are parked on the setout track for Boecker Fuel, which usually received loads of coal. and slightly above and to the right is Kroehler Mfg. Co. as the large building in the distance. I lived in Naperville during 1962-66 and photographed a few events on the railroad. |