1973 Buick

This was my first model year, after hiring into Buick. This was also the first year for the energy absorbing front bumper, shown below. The 74 model would add rear EA units. This would also be the oldest Buick, that I actually owned. It was a Buick LeSabre that I bought in 1990. Other Buick's I have owned are: 1975 Century, 1976 Regal, 1978 LeSabre, 1987 LeSabre and my current 2001 Park Avenue.

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Buick Switch Engine

Viewed from the Stewart Street overpass.

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Train schedule.

Switch engine 792 in July 1984 facing west from the Stewart Street overpass. Factory #10 is at the left with #05 in the distance.

Switch engine 792 in September 1985.

Switch engine 792 in 1985. It is shown farther below in it's original color.

1956  #792.

Switch engine 818 in 1985.

The original look of #818.  Link: for possible whereabouts.

Here is Buick switch engine #522. I'm not sure of the year.

This was the fate of the 818 train from Buick. It now resides in Crookston, Minnesota near the North Dakota border.

Final assembly rail lines in 1983.

The Buick City Railroad showing #818 in it's new paint scheme. After the creation of Buick City the only factory south of Leith st. still having regular rail delivery was factory #12 body shop.

Photograph of #818 before it's transformation. The red white and blue motif was done for the bi-centennial in 1976. It was also renumbered as 1776.

Here is engine 792.

Looking north up Division Street between factories #31 / 11 and #81 / 70.  

Photo supplied by Leonard Thygesen.