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  • Collection: Photo File: Railroads

Photograph of the Wabash R.R. Roundhouse with Locomotives

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Photograph of the Wabash R.R. roundhouse from a distance looking west with diesel engines #1154A and E-7 #1007 just outside the roundhouse. This photo was taken on July 20th, 1953.

Photograph of the Wabash R.R. Locomotive #500

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Photograph of the Wabash R.R. GE Model U-25B diesel locomotive #500 in a blue paint scheme in Decatur IL, taken on May 25, 1962.

Photograph of the Wabash R.R. Locomotive #1200

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Photograph of the Wabash R.R. Alco-GE Model FA-1 & FB1 diesel locomotives A-B-A #1200 in Decatur IL, taken on January 25th, 1949.

Photograph of the Wabash R.R. Locomotive #1009

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Photograph of the Wabash R.R. EMD Model E-8A diesel locomotive #1009 in a blue paint scheme. The man in the photograph is John Day and this picture was taken in 1956 in Decatur IL.

Photograph of the Wabash R.R. Locomotive #1007

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Photograph of the Wabash R.R. EMD Model E-8A diesel locomotive #1007, also known as the Bluebird, in Decatur IL taken on March 9th, 1952.

Photograph of the Wabash R.R. Locomotive #1020A

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Photograph of the Wabash R.R. Alco-GE Model PA-2 diesel locomotive #1020A in Decatur IL taken May 20th, 1949.

Photograph of the Wabash R.R. Wrecking Crane #3185

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Photograph of the Wabash R.R. wrecking crane #3185. This photo was taken in the Wabash yards when a Class L engine turned over in 1929.

Photograph of the Wabash R.R. Shops and Yards

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Aerial photograph of the Wabash R.R. shops and yards in Decatur IL taken May 5, 1954.

Photograph of the Wabash R.R. Faries Park Bridge

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Photograph of the Wabash R.R. Faries Park bridge after its completion in 1907. At the time it was said to be one of the biggest concrete jobs in the world.

Photograph of the Wabash R.R. Diesels

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Photograph of the Wabash R.R. Alco-GE Model PA-2 #1020 and the Wabash Alco-GE Model FA-1 #1203 at the Decatur IL engine shops taken on March 11th, 1953.