If you look at the locomotive assignment list in the
Corbin & Kerka book (1935 and 1952, I think), it shows
which engines burned coal and which burned oil. Also,
which ones had Worthington or Elesco heaters, etc..
Very fine print, but the information is there.
--- Russell Strodtz <vlbg@i...> wrote:
> Bill,
>
> I can not find a single oil burning O5A on a
> 01-Apr-45 assignment
> sheet. At that particular time the 5632 was
> assigned to the Aurora
> Division as was the 5629. 5614,5631,5633 were
> assigned to the
> La Crosse Division.
>
> Russ
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "bill_og" <haywarb@b...>
> To: <BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, 03 April, 2002 12:44
> Subject: [BRHSlist] #5632 O-5 4-8-4: Ever Burn Coal
> ?
>
>
> > I have read that CB&Q #5632 was an oil burner
> during its steam
> > excursion days. Was this locomotive ever a coal
> burner ?
> >
> > I looked up the 4-8-4 O-5 locos last night in
> Corbin's book "Steam
> > Locomotives of the Burlington Route". Although it
> is stated that
> > some of the O-5 locos were converted to oil, the
> roster does not
> > state the fuel status.
> >
> > The Colorado RR Museum's website states that their
> CB&Q #5629 was
> > converted to an oil burner about 1950, so I assume
> that it was built
> > as a coal burner. Is this a correct assumption ?
> >
> > Does anyone know if the other preserved O-5's were
> coal burners or
> > converted oil burners (or built as oil burners) ?
> #5614 (St. Joe,
> > MO), #5631 (Sheridan, WY), and #5633 Douglas, WY)
> are the other O-5
> > locos.
> >
> > Were any O-5 locos originally built as oil burners
> ?
> >
> > The reason that I ask is that 3rd Rail's photo
> (web site stated in
> > previous post) of their O-scale/O-gauge model
> depicts the #5632 with
> > a coal tender. Even if the #5632 never burned
> coal, it is still a
> > very impressive looking model for those of us
> starved for CB&Q steam
> > in O-scale/O-gauge.
> >
> > Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
> >
> > Bill H.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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