Elgin, Joliet & Eastern

Switchers

Photo by: Chuck Zeiler Joliet, IL - February 13, 1965

476 VO1000 c/n 64207, b/d 9/1941 - built for EJ&E as #476 - rebuilt 7/62 with 606SC engine from the DT-6-6-2000 rebuild program - to Industrial Maintenance Service (IMS) 6/76 - to Gary Slag as #476 - back to IMS 6/80

Photo by: David Hutchinson Joliet, IL - July, 1975

477 VO1000 c/n 64208, b/d 8/1941 - built for EJ&E as #477 - rebuilt with 606SC engine from the DT-6-6-2000 rebuild program

June 1976

478 VO1000 c/n 70884, b/d 7/1944 - built for EJ&E as #478 - rebuilt with 606SC engine from the DT-6-6-2000 rebuild program

1979

Photo by: Chuck Zeiler Joliet, IL - July 11, 1965

479 VO1000 c/n 71938, b/d 8/1944 - built for EJ&E as #479 - rebuilt with 606SC engine from the DT-6-6-2000 rebuild program

Photo by: David Hutchinson Joliet, IL - July, 1975

480 VO1000 c/n 71939, b/d 8/1944 - built for EJ&E as #480 - rebuilt with 606SC engine from the DT-6-6-2000 rebuild program

Photo by: Chuck Zeiler Joliet, IL - February 13, 1965

484 VO1000 c/n 70304, b/d 10/1944 - built for EJ&E as #484 - rebuilt with 606SC engine from the DT-6-6-2000 rebuild program

Road Switchers

Photos by: Chuck Zeiler Joliet, IL - February 13, 1965

EJ&E 500 DRS-6-6-1500 c/n 73988, b/d 1/1949 - built for Bessemer & Lake Erie as #401 - to EJ&E 3/56 - to JolietRailway Equipment 5/75

Photos by: Chuck Zeiler Joliet, IL - February 13, 1965

EJ&E 501 DRS-6-6-1500 c/n 73989, b/d 1/1949 - built for Bessemer & Lake Erie as #402 - to EJ&E 3/56 - to Striegel Equipment Corp. 6/73

Cab Units

Photo by: Unknown - collection of Tim Darnell

701 DR4-4-1500 c/n 73984, b/d 6/49 - built as Baldwin demonstrator #6001A1 - sold to EJ&E as #701A - to B&O as #849, renumbered as #4201

Transfer Units

Railway Age - June 29, 1946

100 DT6-6-2000 c/n 72831, b/d 5/1946 - prototype DT6-6-2000, built for the EJ&E see 1946 Baldwin Magazine article A 2000 hp Workhorse in Action

Photo by: Richard Caig 28" x 14" x 1/4" thick steel

702 DT6-6-2000 c/n 73710, b/d 3/1948 - built for EJ&E as #102 - rebuilt as #702 with Baldwin 606A engines

see 702 - Chris Edmonds photo

Photo by: Chuck Zeiler Joliet, IL - February 13, 1965

704 DT6-6-2000 c/n 73712, b/d 3/1948 - built for EJ&E as #104 - rebuilt as #704 with Baldwin 606A engines

Photo by: Chuck Zeiler Joliet, IL - February 13, 1965

708 DT6-6-2000 c/n 73716, b/d 4/1948 - built for EJ&E as #108 - rebuilt as #708 with Baldwin 606A engines

Photo by: Chuck Zeiler Joliet, IL - July 11, 1965

711 DT6-6-2000 c/n 73719, b/d 5/1948 - built for EJ&E as #111 - rebuilt as #711 with Baldwin 606A engines

909 DT6-6-2000 c/n 73717, b/d 4/1948 - built for EJ&E as #109 - rebuilt as #909 by EMD, 567C engines

Photo by: Chuck Zeiler
Joliet, Illinois - February 13, 1965

Photos by: Gerry Putz Rondout, IL - Aug. 10, 1972

912 DT6-6-2000 c/n 73720, b/d 5/1948 - built for EJ&E as #112 - rebuilt as #912 by EMD, 567C engines

913 DT6-6-2000 c/n 73721, b/d 5/1948 - built for EJ&E as #113 - rebuilt as #913 by EMD, 567C engines

Photo by: Chuck Zeiler
On the CB&Q setout track at Eola, IL - December 26, 1965

Photo by: Chuck Zeiler Joliet, IL - February 13, 1965

118 DT6-6-2000 c/n 73726, b/d 7/1948 - built for EJ&E as #118 - not rebuilt or renumbered

Photos by: Gerry Putz Waukegan, IL - Aug. 10, 1972

919 DT6-6-2000 c/n 73727, b/d 6/1948 - built for EJ&E as #119 - rebuilt as #919 by EMD, 567C engines

Photo by: Kim Piersol Griffith, IN - July 1, 1974

920 DT6-6-2000 c/n 73728, b/d 8/1948 - built for EJ&E as #120 - rebuilt as #920 by EMD, 567C engines

Photos by: David Hutchinson
Joliet, IL - July 7, 1975

EJ&E DT6-6-2000 Roster

101 - 106 Baldwin photo from bulletin 293 - collection of Matthew Imbrogno

original road number	construction number	builder's date	rebuilt road number	re-engined with	rebuilt date	notes
100	72831	05/46		not rebuilt		prototype DT6-6-2000
101	73709	03/48	701	Baldwin 606A	4/57
102	73710	03/48	702	Baldwin 606A	10/60
103	73711	03/48	903	EMD 567C	02/56
104	73712	03/48	704	Baldwin 606A	12/60
105	73713	04/48	705	Baldwin 606A	9/57
106	73714	03/48	906	EMD 567C	05/58
107	73715	04/48	707	Baldwin 606A	10/56
108	73716	04/48	708	Baldwin 606A	12/56
109	73717	04/48	909	EMD 567C	01/58
110	73718	04/48	910	EMD 567C	05/58
111	73719	05/48	711	Baldwin 606A	1/58
112	73720	05/48	912	EMD 567C	05/56
113	73721	05/48	913	EMD 567C	06/58
114	73722	05/48	914	EMD 567C	07/58
115	73723	05/48	915	EMD 567C	07/56
116	73724	06/48	916	EMD 567C	03/58
117	73725	07/48	717	Baldwin 606A	10/62
118	73726	07/48		not rebuilt
119	73727	07/48	919	EMD 567C	06/57
120	73728	08/48	920	EMD 567C	02/58
121	73729	09/48	921	EMD 567C	04/57
122	73730	08/48	722	Baldwin 606A	3/61
123	73731	09/48	723	Baldwin 606A	2/57
124	73732	09/48	924	EMD 567C	01/58
125	73733	09/48	925	EMD 567C	10/58
126	74671	02/50	726	Baldwin 606A	6/61	Baldwin Demo #2001

data source: [11] bibliography

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