| Amtrak SSB1200 551 at Polk Street in Chicago, Illinois on October 13, 1987, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. Number551 was built in March 1943 ( c/n 1769 ) as AT&SF NW2 2366, renumbered to 2416 on May 17, 1945, renumbered again to 1416 on August 22, 1974, retired on December 8, 1977, rebuilt ( completed December 29, 1978 ) at San Bernardino to SSB1200 ( Switcher, San Bernardino, 1200 horsepower ) and numbered 1216, traded to Amtrak on September 10, 1984 for a SDP40F, retired by Amtrak in June 2003. |