Rock Island class R-67 Northern 5114 has just passed Joliet (Ill.) Union Station and crossed the GM&O/ATSF diamond as it steams toward Chicago with an eastbound freight in fall 1951. Wallace W. Abbey photo
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Built by Alco-Schenectady in 1946, the huge loco CRIP 4-8-4 #5114 barely served for 7 years before being retired and sold for scrap in 1953. What a waste of money to have served for such a short time!