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Illinois Railway Museum acquires U28B in original configuration NEWSWIRE

By Angela Cotey | July 26, 2019

| Last updated on November 3, 2020


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UNION, Ill. — The Illinois Railway Museum has saved the sole surviving U28B locomotive in original condition, the museum announced this week.

CSX Transportation donated Transkentucky Transportation U28B No. 260 to the museum and it was recently moved to Union. The locomotive is expected to make its debut at the annual Diesel Days event on Aug. 9 to 11.

Transkentucky Transportation No. 260 was built for the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy as its No. 114 in January 1967 and was one of 20 U28B units built for the road. The U28B was a successor to General Electric’s U25B model but was only built for one year. It was later replaced by the U30B model. A total of 148 U28B locomotives were built in 1966 and 1967. No. 114 eventually ended up on Transkentucky, a short line owned by CSX, which numbered it No. 260. The railroad museum says it is the last surviving example of a U28B in original condition.

The museum plans on restoring the locomotive to its CB&Q appearance. The museum has acquired a number of second generation locomotives in recent years. In 2018, it acquired a former Toledo, Peoria & Western C424 and an Amtrak AEM-7.

8 thoughts on “Illinois Railway Museum acquires U28B in original configuration NEWSWIRE

  1. Can the illinois railway museum purchase alot of Santa Fe B40-8W #582 Red & Sliver Warbonnet Santa Fe GP20 #3069 Santa Fe GP7u’s #2208 #2222 Santa Fe Alco Pa1 #60L #66L & CB&Q SD9’s #352 #451 #431 #437 CB&Q SD24 #512 like it’s sister unit CB&Q SD24 #504 & CB&Q GP9 #280 CB&Q GP7 #261 CB&Q GP20 #902.

  2. We saw it on recent visit, we went on Sun, after spending all day Sat with #4014. We have FB friends who work at IRM and got to see behind the scenes with cleaning out the ashpit and the rotary plow that UP wants to see and possibly restore. Frisco #1630 was running again so got to see her again, which is always a thrill to see the “coonskin” rolling again.

  3. Great News indeed, congratulations Illinois Railway Museum on this purchase, although I am not a big fan of the GE U boat series locomotives, I still like that 1 is finding a museum home.

    Keep up the great Preservation efforts on these old surviving diesels Illinois Railway Museum. How about 1 of the rare BN SD60MAC’s that are still in Colorado at TTCI.

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