Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
—1939 —
Built by the Budd Company with the engine a 1,000 H.P. 567 diesel built by General Motors' Electro Motive Division. At 80' long and weighing 202,000 lbs. #9908 was the last of the early "Zephyr" trains in which the car body housed the engine and doubled as a mall/baggage car. This unit originally powered the "General Pershing Zephyr" on fast runs from St. Louis to Kansas City and was the last shovel-nosed engine in service. Donated in 1966 by the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad.HM Number | HM2G4M |
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Placed By | Museum of Transportation |
Marker Condition | No reports yet |
Date Added | Sunday, April 28th, 2019 at 5:01am PDT -07:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 15S E 721044 N 4272292 |
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Decimal Degrees | 38.57161667, -90.46270000 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 38° 34.297', W 90° 27.762' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 38° 34' 17.82" N, 90° 27' 45.72" W |
Driving Directions | Google Maps |
Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling East |
Closest Postal Address | At or near , , |
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