[CBQ] Re: CB&Q USRA Mikados

["bigbearoak" <jonathanharris@earthlink.net>]

Jerry -

All 15 were delivered as coal burners but remained that way 
barely a decade - if that long. Their initial assignments were on 
the Lines East (Cresco Div., IIRC???). By the early 1930s, 
though, all had been reassigned to the western divisions 
(Casper, Alliance); a few also were 
leased to the subsidiary FW&D. Oil was generally abundant and 
a cheaper fuel than coal throughout those territories. 

- Jonathan

-
-- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, "revjerwayne" <jgeisert@...> 
wrote:
>
> In 1919 the Burlington obtained 15 USRA "Heavy Mikados" 
(2-8-2 and 
> placed them in class O-4 road numbers 5500-5514. A 
photograph of 5509 
> shows it was an oil burner. Were all 15 of the O-4s oil 
burners?
> 
> Thanks for any info you can give.
> 
> Jerry Geisert
>






 
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