Re: [CBQ] Question about CB&Q 5631

[Erik Spoonmore <spoony81@att.net>]

Lindsey,

 Yeah I don't understand why someone hasn't fixed the plaque next to 5631, it's clearly wrong. Here is a picture I found of the plaque from Sheridan, WY

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=1676414

Thanks for pointing this out, I've looked at the pics of the O5 at Sheridan many times but never noticed the 'Mohawk"

 

   Erik

--- On Tue, 4/17/12, Lindsey Fowler <lindsey_m_fowler@yahoo.com> wrote:

From: Lindsey Fowler <lindsey_m_fowler@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [CBQ] Question about CB&Q 5631
To: "CBQ@yahoogroups.com" <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Tuesday, April 17, 2012, 7:39 PM

Yes I understand... it's just I thought I was going nuts.. the 5631 has a plaque next to it from CB&Q back in the early 60's that says "4-8-4 Mohawk"...I just thought I missed something over the years.. ;) . Sadly too, I am old enough to remember what steam loco was what..I was just too young to remember them all.. My favs were the CB&Q 4-8-4 O5, 2-10-4 "Colorado" (which ran on the Beardstown Sub dragging coal buckets as I remember)  and the 4-6-4 S-4s. The Hudson at the IRM I hope will be restored one day btw..

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From: Dave Lotz <Dave_Lotz@bellsouth.net>
To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2012 7:23 PM
Subject: RE: [CBQ] Question about CB&Q 5631

 

Hi Lindsey,

 

The 4-8-4  wheel configuration has been called by many names: Northern, Niagara, Confederation, Dixie, Greenbrier, Pocono, Potomac, Golden State, Western, General, Wyoming (Lehigh Valley), Governor, Big Apple, GS Series "Daylight" (Southern Pacific).  On the Burlington, they were always called Northerns.  A Mohawk (aka Mountain) is a 4-8-2  wheel configuration, and is totally wrong for the 4-8-4 locomotives.

 

Dave Lotz

 

-----Original Message-----
From: CBQ@yahoogroups.com [mailto:CBQ@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of lindsey_m_fowler
Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2012 8:03 PM
To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [CBQ] Question about CB&Q 5631

 

 

Hi,

I got a message from one of our prospective O5 owners. In the message, there was some reference several times of O5 5631 being a "Mohawk" which I remember as being a 4-8-2 on the New Your Central I'm thinking.. Am I crazy here? I thought all 05s were 4-8-4 Northerns. Was there ever a time when CB&Q called them Mohawks? That's just seems wrong..

Thank you for your help..