Chicago & North Western High Nose C628s In Action (LS&I ALCo Video Added)

Cool video, Bob! Sadly, I never got to see these run in the UP. I do remember seeing them lined up for scrapping at Pielet Brothers in the late '80's.  

Now that was a unique sounding horn!  I didn't remember that.  That train looks like an all-rail ore movement since they were using roller bearing equipped hoppers instead of the CNW's ore car fleet, which were friction bearing.

These replaced the C&NW FM baby Trainmasters in ore service.  I used to live right next to the ore line in the mid 70's and had the FM's go by my house all the time.  The FM's were replaced completely within a few days, and it caught me by surprise.  I was always meaning to take a photo of the FM's, but suddenly they were gone.  I learned from that, and I did take numerous pictures of the C-628's, as well as LS&I Alcos and U-boats, Soo Line F units, and M&HM's operating 2-8-0.

Since you mentioned LS&I...

Bob

I'm a big fan.  Love those videos guys.  That C628 horn starts out as a squeak, then gets deeper as it goes along.  And the tag along videos as well.  Very cool.

Wow!  Thanks for the LS&I video, that brought back a lot of memories.  I took a lot of slides, but no video.  Great shot in there of smoky alligators (& a smoky U-boat) crossing the Dead River trestle.

Love them Alligators

Great videos....love the C&NW power.

Nice videos. I'm also a fan of CNW I was disappointed when both Weaver and Lionel offered the C628 in CNW livery with the wrong short hoods.

Yeah, totally...!

I have the old video "Alcos Iron Ore and More" that has some footage of the CNW C-628 with that wacky horn. I did get to photograph a couple of them in the U.P. in 1986 but didn't get to hear that horn. 

BTW when the first bought them from N&W, at least some of the Alcos were assigned to mainline trains between Duluth-Superior and Omaha.

AGHRMatt,

 Wasn't it Weaver and MTH? I do not believe Lionel has done a six axle ALCO yet. I could be wrong.

CNJ 3676,

 Thanks for the videos.

jay jay,

 Thanks for the photographs of the 'alligator'.

Henry:

Atlas, Weaver and MTH (using the former Weaver tooling) have all released the C628. Atlas' version is by far the most accurate C628. While the screening was modified somewhat from the 630, the Weaver and MTH 628s unfortunately retain the characteristic hump of the C630's radiator housing assembly behind the cab. Not so good.

Bob

I like those Alligators so much.. I had one painted up