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Commonwealth Edison is the the electric power utility for the Chicagoland area. They own a large fleet of coal cars that can frequently be seen throughout the Chicagoland area, often running as unit trains.
Commonwealth Edison 1114 Open coal gondola car (4 photos)
Commonwealth Edison 1158 Open coal gondola car (1 photo)
Commonwealth Edison 1220 Open coal gondola car (2 photos)
Commonwealth Edison 1323 Open coal gondola car (1 photo)
Commonwealth Edison 1591 Open coal gondola car (1 photo)
Commonwealth Edison 1649 Open coal gondola car (2 photos)
Commonwealth Edison 1673 Open coal gondola car (3 photos)
Commonwealth Edison 1683 Open coal gondola car (2 photos)
Commonwealth Edison 1735 Open coal gondola car (1 photo)
Commonwealth Edison 1758 Open coal gondola car (1 photo)
Commonwealth Edison 1779 Open coal gondola car (2 photos)
Commonwealth Edison 1833 Open coal gondola car (1 photo)
Commonwealth Edison 1861 Open coal gondola car (2 photos)
Commonwealth Edison 1866 Open coal gondola car (1 photo)
Commonwealth Edison 1926 Open coal gondola car (6 photos)
Commonwealth Edison 1933 Open coal gondola car (1 photo)
Commonwealth Edison 1994 Open coal gondola car (1 photo)
Commonwealth Edison 2111 Open coal gondola car (5 photos)
Commonwealth Edison 2149 Open coal gondola car (2 photos)
Commonwealth Edison 2152 Open coal gondola car (3 photos)
Commonwealth Edison 2163 Open coal gondola car (4 photos)
Commonwealth Edison 2179 Open coal gondola car (1 photo)
Commonwealth Edison 2283 Open coal gondola car (2 photos)
Commonwealth Edison 2360 Open coal gondola car (8 photos)
Commonwealth Edison 2442 Open coal gondola car (5 photos)
Commonwealth Edison 2448 Open coal gondola car (1 photo)
Commonwealth Edison 2474 Open coal gondola car (1 photo)
Commonwealth Edison 2516 Open coal gondola car (3 photos)
Commonwealth Edison 2532 Open coal gondola car (4 photos)
Commonwealth Edison 2566 Open coal gondola car (2 photos)
Commonwealth Edison 2579 Open coal gondola car (1 photo)
Commonwealth Edison 2586 Open coal gondola car (14 photos)
Commonwealth Edison 2711 Open coal gondola car (2 photos)
Commonwealth Edison 2714 Open coal gondola car (3 photos)
Commonwealth Edison 2725 Open coal gondola car (1 photo)
Commonwealth Edison 2743 Open coal gondola car (2 photos)
Commonwealth Edison 3029 Open coal gondola car (11 photos)
Commonwealth Edison 3172 Open coal gondola car (1 photo)
Commonwealth Edison 4090 Open coal gondola car (1 photo)
Commonwealth Edison 5191 Open coal gondola car (1 photo)
Commonwealth Edison 5203 Open coal gondola car (3 photos)
Commonwealth Edison 5414 Open coal gondola car (3 photos)
Commonwealth Edison 5628 Open coal gondola car (2 photos)
Commonwealth Edison 5667 Open coal gondola car (3 photos)
Commonwealth Edison 5696 Open coal gondola car (1 photo)
Commonwealth Edison 6081 Open coal gondola car (2 photos)
Commonwealth Edison 6255 Open coal gondola car (2 photos)
Commonwealth Edison 6297 Open coal gondola car (1 photo)
Commonwealth Edison 6301 Open coal gondola car (3 photos)
Commonwealth Edison 6302 Open coal gondola car (3 photos)
Commonwealth Edison 6325 Open coal gondola car (2 photos)
Commonwealth Edison 6397 Open coal gondola car (17 photos)
Commonwealth Edison 6459 Open coal gondola car (2 photos)
Commonwealth Edison 7054 Open coal gondola car (3 photos)
Commonwealth Edison 8076 Open coal gondola car (8 photos)
Commonwealth Edison 8086 Open coal gondola car (1 photo)
Commonwealth Edison 8129 Open coal gondola car (1 photo)
Commonwealth Edison 8165 Open coal gondola car (12 photos)
Commonwealth Edison 8216 Open coal gondola car (11 photos)
Commonwealth Edison 8239 Open coal gondola car (13 photos)
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Commonwealth Edison operates several coal-powered electricity generation plants, including one near the Waukegan (Illinois) UP yard. This yard has been a convenient and effective vantage point to photograph these cars. I've attempted to photograph several adjacent cars, individually and in a group, as a possible resource for modeling. They illustrate the similarity and uniqueness of individual cars, as far as features ordered, damage rapair, maintenance artifacts, as well as weathering are concerned.
Commonwealth Edison Co., Downers Grove, IL. [courtesy of The Pocket List of Railroad Officials, 2nd Quarter 1999]
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