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Gary Everhart's Collection
 
2/21/2025
 
 
 
 
 
Owner: Chicago South Shore And South Bend
Model:Alco-GE R-2 BoxcabBuilt As:NYC 343 (R-2 Boxcab)
Serial Number:68271Order No:GE #11194
Frame Number:Built:0/1931
Notes:ex-NYC class R2 343 reblt 1956
Other locos with this serial:  CSS 704(R-2 Boxcab)
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CSS 703 & 704
Title:  CSS 703 & 704
Description:  Chicago South Shore & South Bend #703 & 704 pull a string of freight cars through Hammond, IN, the day after Christmas in 1962. These Alco-GE R-2 boxcabs were former NYC electrics sold to CSSSB in the late 1950's. No photographer was listed for the original negative that this print came from.
Photo Date:  12/26/1962  Upload Date: 6/6/2020 4:42:43 PM
Location:  Hammond, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CSS 703(R-2 Boxcab) CSS 704(R-2 Boxcab)
Views:  437   Comments: 0
CSS 704 & 703
Title:  CSS 704 & 703
Description:  Chicago, South Shore & South Bend R-2 boxcabs #704 and 703 run a freight string east near Michigan City circa 1963. #704 was former NYC #343 while #703 was former NYC #303 both acquired in the late 1950's. No photographer was listed for the original b&w negative that this print came from.
Photo Date:  6/1/1963  Upload Date: 6/6/2020 4:42:46 PM
Location:  Michigan City, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CSS 704(R-2 Boxcab) CSS 703(R-2 Boxcab)
Views:  361   Comments: 0
CSS 704
Title:  CSS 704
Description:  Chicago, South Shore & South Bend #704 and an unidentified sister boxcab run a freight east in Burnham, IL. Both Alco-GE R-2 boxcabs were purchased from NYC in the late 1050's. The negative that I used to print the photo did not have a photographer's name and no exact date.
Photo Date:  6/1/1963  Upload Date: 6/6/2020 4:42:49 PM
Location:  Burnham, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CSS 704(R-2 Boxcab)
Views:  275   Comments: 0
CSS 704 & 701
Title:  CSS 704 & 701
Description:  The two former NYC R-2 boxcabs, now CSS 704 & 701, are running a freight east near Michigan City, IN. The negative I used for the print was from an unknown photographer.
Photo Date:  6/1/1963  Upload Date: 6/6/2020 4:42:52 PM
Location:  Michigan City, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CSS 704(R-2 Boxcab) CSS 701(R-2 Boxcab)
Views:  377   Comments: 1
CSS 704
Title:  CSS 704
Description:  Chicago, South Shore & South Bend #704 and a sister R-2 boxcab are running a freight string west at Burnham, IL. Both boxcabs are former NYC Alco-GE R-2 units built in 1930-31. The negative was from an unknown photographer.
Photo Date:  6/1/1963  Upload Date: 6/6/2020 4:43:00 PM
Location:  Burnham, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CSS 704(R-2 Boxcab)
Views:  228   Comments: 0
CSS 705 & 704
Title:  CSS 705 & 704
Description:  The two former NYC Alco-GE R-2 boxcabs purchased by the Chicago, South Shore & South Bend were critical in moving freight during the late 1950's and 1960's. The negative is from an unknown photographer.
Photo Date:  6/1/1963  Upload Date: 6/6/2020 4:43:03 PM
Location:  Burnham, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CSS 705(R-2 Boxcab) CSS 704(R-2 Boxcab)
Views:  309   Comments: 0
CSS 704
Title:  CSS 704
Description:  A fair quality color slide of Chicago, South Shore & South Bend Alco-GE R-2 boxcab #704 at the Michigan City shops area. This was purchased from NYC in the late 1950's and was ex-NYC #343. Unknown photographer.
Photo Date:  8/1/1970  Upload Date: 6/6/2020 4:42:55 PM
Location:  Michigan City, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CSS 704(R-2 Boxcab)
Views:  259   Comments: 0
CSS 705 & 704
Title:  CSS 705 & 704
Description:  Chicago, South Shore & South Bend #705 & 704 rest a moment at the Michigan City shoips area. These Alco-GE R-2 boxcabs were purchased from NYC in the late 1950's and they along with their 3 other sisters helped to handle the increasing freight load. No photographer's name was given with the original negative used for the print.
Photo Date:  6/1/1971  Upload Date: 6/6/2020 4:43:06 PM
Location:  Michigan City, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CSS 705(R-2 Boxcab) CSS 704(R-2 Boxcab)
Views:  345   Comments: 1
CSS Boxcab #704 - Chicago South Shore & South Bend
Title:  CSS Boxcab #704 - Chicago South Shore & South Bend
Description:  Built by Alco/GE for the New York Central as their R2 class #1243 in June of 1931 (bldr #68271/11194), it was renumbered 343 in August 1936 and sold to CSS&SB in 1955. It was then rebuilt and repainted to serve the CSS as 704 in 1956 and finally scrapped in April 1976. Tom Ruddell slide
Photo Date:  11/1/1973  Upload Date: 9/25/2016 4:00:44 AM
Location:  Michigan City, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Passenger
Locomotives:  CSS 704(R-2 Boxcab)
Views:  403   Comments: 3


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