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Description:
Because of Midwest flooding this past summer, Amtrak like
many others, had to re-route trains. The California Zephyr was
re-routed from Chicago to Omaha via the Chicago & Northwestern.
CNW uses cab signaling and since Amtrak was not equipped with
such, they at first leased Metra (ex CNW) E8's to head the trains
as they had the necessary signaling equipment. (Picture posted
last summer with E8 on the point) Unfortunately the Metra units
proved troublesome and about three weeks into the reroute Amtrak
units were equipped. This pictures shows the Zephyr passing the
old CNW West Chicago station which has not seen a "real"
passenger train for quite some time. Metra no longer used this
old station as they built a new one just East of this location.