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Charles Knox Freericks's Collection
 
3/28/2024
 
 
 
 
 
Owner: EMD
Model:EMD E7ABuilt As:EMDX 765 (E7A)
Serial Number:4147Order No:E765
Frame Number:E765-A1Built:4/1947
Notes:Train Of Tomorrow
Other locos with this serial:  EMDX 765(E7A)
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GM "Train of Tomorrow"
Title:  GM "Train of Tomorrow"
Description:  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
Location:  Elizabeth, NJ
Author:  Charles Knox Freericks
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  EMDX 765(E7A)
Views:  1097   Comments: 0
GM "Train of Tomorrow"
Title:  GM "Train of Tomorrow"
Description:  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
Categories: 
Locomotives:  EMDX 765(E7A)
Views:  870   Comments: 1


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