Greetings List:
Thank you to the folks who responded to my query about the ca. 1910 passenger
train running eastward across Rock River at Oregon, Ill. We're still not
sure, but at least I've learned the timetables of that era showed the train
as southbound as opposed eastbound. Gerald's info suggests No. 50 as a good
candidate if the photo is of a regularly scheduled train although the shadows
suggest it might be running a little late from the 1912 departure of 9:10 a.m.
Gerald also raises the question of using an R-5 Prairie as power when
Pacifics were available, and it's a good question. The photo is taken at
some distance, and my ID is based on blowing up the image until you can
almost count the pixels, then spending an hour or so with "Steam Locomotives
of the Burlington Route." The S-1 Pacific was my second choice and lost out
only because I didn't perceive the extra foot between the domes as compared
to the R-5.
Regards,
Bill Diven
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