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Viewing Album:  Northern Pacific Railway
 
By:Chuck Zeiler
Dates:6/1/1957 - 12/31/1968
Album Info:Photos of the NP and SP&S.
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NP 3338
Title:  NP 3338
Description:  Northern Pacific Railway 3338 at Cicero, Illinois on an unknown day in August 1979, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler.
Photo Date:  8/1/1979  Upload Date: 10/27/2018 9:15:08 PM
Location:  Cicero, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  337   Comments: 0
NP 5579
Title:  NP 5579
Description:  Northern Pacific Railway 5579 at Cicero, Illinois on an unknown day in October 1979, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. It was stenciled: BLT. 7-66 and WHEN EMPTY RETURN TO AGENT OREGON ELEC. R.R. EUGENE OREGON
Photo Date:  10/1/1979  Upload Date: 10/27/2018 11:01:17 PM
Location:  Cicero, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  210   Comments: 0
NP 5650
Title:  NP 5650
Description:  Northern Pacific Railway 5650 at Cicero, Illinois on an unknown day in October 1980, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler.
Photo Date:  10/1/1980  Upload Date: 10/28/2018 12:28:52 AM
Location:  Cicero, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  224   Comments: 0
NP FM 66207
Title:  NP FM 66207
Description:  NP FM 66207 at Clyde, Illinois on an unknown day in November 1981, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. According to the October 1971 ORER, this car was part of the 66100-66244 road number series built in August 1969. They were 60 foot (64 foot 5 inches outside length) long, 153,000 pound capacity, and had a cast steel underframe. There were two Notes listed:

Note 21 - Cars in the 66000 to 66024 and 66100 to 66244 have inside length of 59 feet between inset end stake pockets and 60 feet over end sills, and inside width of 9 foot 4 inches between recessed stake pockets and 10 foot 6 inches over decking.

Note 44 - Cars in series 1350 to 1414, 1415 to 1499, 2850 to 2864 62700 to 62949, 66100 to 66244- 67183 to 67232, 67550 to 67552, 67595 to 67599, and 390000 to 390194 are equipped with Freight Master Cushioning device, 10 imch travel.

Photo Date:  11/1/1981  Upload Date: 10/31/2011 12:52:28 PM
Location:  Clyde (subdivision), IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  RollingStock,Yard
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Views:  670   Comments: 2
NP 64798
Title:  NP 64798
Description:  NP 64798 on the BN at Cicero, Illinois on May 19, 1982, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. I wonder how that tire got there.
Photo Date:  5/19/1982  Upload Date: 6/21/2012 2:26:24 PM
Location:  Cicero, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Yard
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Views:  759   Comments: 4
NP 4658
Title:  NP 4658
Description:  Northern Pacific Railway 4658 at Cicero, Illinois on an unknown day in July 1982, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler.
Photo Date:  7/1/1982  Upload Date: 10/27/2018 10:08:32 PM
Location:  Cicero, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  332   Comments: 0
NP 2 Madison River
Title:  NP 2 Madison River
Description:  Northern Pacific Railway 2, named Madison River, at Saint Paul, Minnesota on February 6, 1966, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. The following is from Wikipedia: Northern Pacific Madison River, a heavyweight business car built by the Pullman Company in 1926 as North Coast Limited Observation Car 1716. It was converted to a Business Car 2 in 1943 and survived past the 1970 merger. It remains in use on the Lake Whatcom Railway.
Photo Date:  2/5/1966  Upload Date: 6/4/2014 2:10:12 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  594   Comments: 0
NP B-20
Title:  NP B-20
Description:  NP B-20 at Saint Paul, Minnesota on an unknown day in November 1957, Kodachrome by Dick Rumbolz, Chuck Zeiler collection. Number B-20 was built by Saint Louis Car Company (body) in 1929 (c/n 1512), powered by EMC with a Winton Model 146 gasoline engine rated at 300 horsepower (c/n 410). It was converted to diesel electric in March 1947 and retired in December 1961.
Photo Date:  11/1/1957  Upload Date: 6/21/2012 2:00:00 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Dick Rumbolz
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  NP B-20(Doodlebug)
Views:  2426   Comments: 3
NP RDC3 B-40
Title:  NP RDC3 B-40
Description:  NP RDC3 B-40 at Staples, Minnesota on an unknown day in June 1958, Kodachrome by Dick Rumbolz, Chuck Zeiler collection. Number B-40 was built by Budd in March 1955 (c/n 6017), was transferred to Amtrak but re-sold to British Columbia Railway.
Photo Date:  6/1/1958  Upload Date: 3/8/2012 1:45:54 PM
Location:  Staples, MN
Author:  Dick Rumbolz
Categories:  Roster,Station
Locomotives:  NP B-40(RDC3)
Views:  1497   Comments: 0
NP SW1200 152
Title:  NP SW1200 152
Description:  NP SW1200 152 at Saint Paul, Minnesota on February 5, 1966, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler.
Photo Date:  2/5/1966  Upload Date: 4/26/2012 10:22:16 AM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  NP 152(SW1200)
Views:  957   Comments: 1
NP SW1200 171
Title:  NP SW1200 171
Description:  Northern Pacific Railway SW1200 171 at Saint Paul, Minnesota on February 5, 1966, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. It appears to have hold of a diner.
Photo Date:  2/5/1966  Upload Date: 4/26/2012 12:08:29 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  NP 171(SW1200)
Views:  933   Comments: 0
NP 390
Title:  NP 390
Description:  NP 390 'Rainier Club' trailing the westbound North Coast Limited (NCL) on December 15, 1963, photo by Chuck Zeiler. The NCL stopped at Naperville for reasons I do not know, but since I lived next to the tracks, it afforded me the opportunity to grab my camera, run outside, and snap this image.
Photo Date:  12/15/1963  Upload Date: 6/21/2012 3:02:05 PM
Location:  Naperville, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Passenger
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Views:  938   Comments: 2
NP 1102
Title:  NP 1102
Description:  Northern Pacific Railway RPO 1102 at Saint Paul, Minnesota on May 22, 1984, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. To explain why there are vestiblues at both ends, the following is from the Minnesota Transportation Museum's web site: On June 7th, 1914, Pullman Standard outshopped a 24 chair drawing room buffet parlor car named "Reba," plan 2417B, lot 4265. In August of that year it went to the Northern Pacific, where it eventually became 86-passenger coach number 631. (Sources are not entirely in agreement - one even claims Reba was sold to the NYC in September 1941.) In 1947 coach 631 was rebuilt into triple-combine 1102, with a 15' Railway Post Office (RPO) compartment, a 37' baggage/express compartment, and a 20' coach section which could seat 20. The RPO compartment had a full-sized letter case, mail pouch, newspaper racks, overhead letterboxes and stalls for storage mail. On the floor of the baggage/express compartment were "fish racks" used to drain melt water from ice from refrigerated express items such as commercial fish from Minnesota Lakes. Mechanical systems included a generator for electricity, steam heat, and a coal-fired hot water heater. Total inside length was 72' 10", outside length 82' 4.5", and it weighed 158,120 lbs. In this configuration it served in mixed passenger/freight trains on branch lines which had few passengers but a decent express business and a mail contract. It is known to have served the James & Wilton, Carrington & Turtle Lake, James & Oakes and the Leeds & Jamestown routes on trains 157 and 158 in North Dakota, and also the Little Falls-Funkley-Kelliher RPO route in Minnesota. In 1965, No. 1102 was modified as Northern Pacific's Signal Department training car, and renumbered 1931. It was used throughout the entire NP system to teach train crews about Centralized Traffic Control (CTC) operations. The baggage compartment contained switch machines, switch locking mechanisms and signals for the practical demonstrations which took place in the classroom area that had been the passenger compartment. With the Burlington Northern merger in 1970, 1931 was retired and sat, the victim of vandals, until 1976 when it was purchased by the Minnesota Transportation Museum. Working in rented space in the NP's Como Shops (today's Bandana Square in St. Paul) volunteers restored the car to operation in its post-1947 triple-combine appearance. The St. Paul Post Office and Retired Railway Clerks donated sacks and other equipment to fully outfit the interior of the RPO compartment. Restoration was complete in 1978. http://www.mtmuseum.org/
Photo Date:  5/22/1984  Upload Date: 6/5/2014 4:32:40 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  1182   Comments: 0
NP XML 1130
Title:  NP XML 1130
Description:  NP XML 1130 at Cicero, Illinois on an unknown day in October 1979, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. The following is from the book, NP Color Guide to Freight and Passenger Equipment, by Todd Sullivan: NP XML Series 1100-1289 - While some shippers wanted 40 foot DF boxcars, others wanted to take advantage of the more cost-effective rates for 50 foot cars. NP (1130) is from the first group of 50 foot DF cars converted by the NP at Brainerd in 1954-1956 from 31000 series 50 foot boxcars built in 1950. This series was one of the few large groups of DF cars with 190 cars, as most were built in small lots to satisfy the needs of specific customers and traffic. The DF medallion on the 8 foot door (missing in this photo) proclaims that it was equipped with a DF (Damage Free) loader.
Photo Date:  10/1/1979  Upload Date: 6/10/2014 1:32:57 PM
Location:  Cicero, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  946   Comments: 0
NP XML 1303
Title:  NP XML 1303
Description:  NP XML 1303 at Cicero, Illinois on an unknown day in October 1979, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. The following is from the book, NP Color Guide to Freight and Passenger Equipment, by Todd Sullivan: NP Series 1300-1305 - Northern Pacific had only 26 60-foot boxcars on its roster, and those arrived fairly late in the NP's history. The first group of six cars was built by Pullman-Standard in November 1966, and received the standard boxcar paint and lettering of that time: mineral brown and white lettering, 5 foot 6 inch NP initials shaded in black to the left of the door, and the 8 foot Northern Pacific Railway herald to the right of the 10 foot door.
Photo Date:  10/1/1979  Upload Date: 6/10/2014 2:26:44 PM
Location:  Cicero, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  901   Comments: 1
NP 1608
Title:  NP 1608
Description:  Northern Pacific Railway caboose 1608 at Saint Paul, Minnesota on February 5, 1956, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler.
Photo Date:  2/5/1966  Upload Date: 10/10/2014 2:59:57 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  492   Comments: 1
NP 1853
Title:  NP 1853
Description:  NP 1853 on the BN at Cicero, Illinois on an unknown day in April 1980, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler.
Photo Date:  4/1/1980  Upload Date: 12/3/2014 12:12:07 PM
Location:  Cicero, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  366   Comments: 0
NP 1923
Title:  NP 1923
Description:  Northern Pacific Railway 1923 on the Kettle Moraine Railway at North Lake, Wisconsin on an unknown day in August 1981, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler.
Photo Date:  8/1/1981  Upload Date: 7/11/2013 1:57:34 PM
Location:  North Lake, WI
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Roster
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Views:  1295   Comments: 0
NP U25C 2516
Title:  NP U25C 2516
Description:  NP U25C 2516 westbound at Naperville, Illinois on May 27, 1965, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. Sorry for the motion blur, I was not expecting a locomotive in the middle of the train. This unit was being delivered to the NP by the CB&Q.
Photo Date:  5/27/1965  Upload Date: 3/8/2012 3:42:58 PM
Location:  Naperville, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  NP 2516(U25C)
Views:  1901   Comments: 1
NP 2639
Title:  NP 2639
Description:  NP 2639 on the BN at Cicero, Illinois on an unknown day in April 1980, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. Also in the background is blue GN X5344 stenciled: ASSIGNED TO MATERIAL DEPT.
Photo Date:  4/1/1980  Upload Date: 12/3/2014 12:32:41 PM
Location:  Cicero, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  823   Comments: 1
NP 2816
Title:  NP 2816
Description:  Northern Pacific Railway 2816 at Cicero, Illinois on an unknown day in August 1980, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler.
Photo Date:  8/1/1980  Upload Date: 12/31/2014 12:51:59 PM
Location:  Cicero, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  434   Comments: 0
NP 3055
Title:  NP 3055
Description:  Northern Pacific Railway 3055 at Cicero, Illinois on an unknown day in October 1980, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler.
Photo Date:  10/1/1980  Upload Date: 4/25/2018 6:01:18 PM
Location:  Cicero, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  622   Comments: 0
NP 3071
Title:  NP 3071
Description:  Northern Pacific Railway 3071 at Cicero, Illinois on an unknown day in August 1981, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler.
Photo Date:  8/1/1981  Upload Date: 8/28/2018 12:27:07 AM
Location:  Cicero, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  480   Comments: 0
NP F3 6000D
Title:  NP F3 6000D
Description:  NP F3 6000D at CB&Q's Clyde Diesel House at Clyde, Illinois on May 7, 1966, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. Number 6000D was completed as NP F3A 6011D on January 24, 1947 (c/n 3780) on EMD Order E759, renumbered to 6000D (second), renumbered to BN 702, retired by the BN in November 1981.
Photo Date:  5/7/1966  Upload Date: 1/13/2011 1:56:33 PM
Location:  Clyde (subdivision), IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  NP 6000D(F3A)
Views:  1573   Comments: 0
NP F7 6510A
Title:  NP F7 6510A
Description:  NP F7 6510A at Saint Paul Union Depot on February 5, 1966, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler.
Photo Date:  2/5/1966  Upload Date: 6/21/2012 11:43:39 AM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  NP 6510A(F7A)
Views:  1303   Comments: 2
SP&S 12183
Title:  SP&S 12183
Description:  SP&S 12183 at Kansas City, Missouri on an unknown day in April 1980, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler.
Photo Date:  4/1/1980  Upload Date: 6/5/2014 4:30:04 PM
Location:  Kansas City, MO
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  875   Comments: 0
SP&S 14008
Title:  SP&S 14008
Description:  SP&S 14008 at Cicero, Illinois on an unknown day in December 1979, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler.
Photo Date:  12/1/1979  Upload Date: 8/7/2014 2:29:43 PM
Location:  Cicero, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  502   Comments: 0
SP&S 14087
Title:  SP&S 14087
Description:  SP&S 14087 at Cicero, Illinois on an unknown day in April 1980, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler.
Photo Date:  4/1/1980  Upload Date: 12/6/2014 1:36:45 PM
Location:  Cicero, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  614   Comments: 0
SP&S 14092
Title:  SP&S 14092
Description:  SP&S 14092 at Chicago, Illinois on an unknown day in September 1979, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler.
Photo Date:  9/1/1979  Upload Date: 4/14/2018 7:33:28 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  453   Comments: 0

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