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By:Gary Everhart
Dates:9/6/1961 - 11/1/1973
Album Info:Two nice color slides of Chicago South Shore & South Bend ex-NYC R2 units #704 & 705.
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CSS Boxcab 705 - Chicago South Shore & South Bend
Title:  CSS Boxcab 705 - Chicago South Shore & South Bend
Description:  Built by Alco/GE for the New York Central as their R2 class #1240 in June of 1931 (bldr #68268/11191), it was renumbered 340 in August 1936 and sold to CSS&SB in 1955. It was then rebuilt to serve the CSS as 754 in 1956 and finally scrapped in April 1976. Unknown photographer on a fan trip took this photo as the unit stopped near Wagner Road in Porter County, IN.
Photo Date:  9/4/1961  Upload Date: 9/25/2016 4:00:54 AM
Location:  Porter County, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Passenger
Locomotives:  CSS 705(R-2 Boxcab)
Views:  297   Comments: 1
CSS Boxcab #704 - Chicago South Shore & South Bend
Title:  CSS Boxcab #704 - Chicago South Shore & South Bend
Description:  Built by Alco/GE for the New York Central as their R2 class #1243 in June of 1931 (bldr #68271/11194), it was renumbered 343 in August 1936 and sold to CSS&SB in 1955. It was then rebuilt and repainted to serve the CSS as 704 in 1956 and finally scrapped in April 1976. Tom Ruddell slide
Photo Date:  11/1/1973  Upload Date: 9/25/2016 4:00:44 AM
Location:  Michigan City, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Passenger
Locomotives:  CSS 704(R-2 Boxcab)
Views:  345   Comments: 3


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