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RE: [BRHSlist] O5 4-8-4s

To: "'BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com'" <BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: RE: [BRHSlist] O5 4-8-4s
From: "Myers, Scott V." <svmyers@s...>
Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2001 07:58:08 -0600
Yes.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: David E. Lotz [SMTP:Dave_Lotz@m...]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2001 11:22 PM
> To:   BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com
> Subject:      FW: [BRHSlist] O5 4-8-4s
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> Did this post get to the list? I know I sent it, but haven't received it
> back yet.
> 
> Dave
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David E. Lotz [mailto:dave_lotz@m...]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2001 9:12 AM
> To: 'BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com'
> Subject: RE: [BRHSlist] O5 4-8-4s
> 
> 
> Larry,
> 
> O5s were 5600 - 5607 Built by Baldwin in 1930
> O5As were 5608 - 5635 Built by the West Burlington Shops 1936-1940
> In 1950 and 1951, six O5As were converted to burn fuel oil and were
> reclassed O5Bs
> 
> According to the October 1, 1952 Locomotive Assignment Sheet the following
> had been rebuilt to burn fuel oil: 5614 and 5620 assigned to the McCook
> Division and 5626, 5627, 5629, 5632 assigned to the Lincoln Division. By
> February 1956 all were assigned to Lincoln.
> 
> 5626 and 5627 were scrapped 11/1960
> 5614 was donated to St. Joseph, MO in 5/1962 (Still there)
> 5629 was donated to the Intermountain Chapter of the NRHS 9/1963 and
> placed
> at the Colorado Railroad Museum (Still there)
> 5620 was sold for scrap 1/1966
> 5632 was sold to Dick Jensen 1/1966 and tragically cut up for scrap.
> 
> The easiest way to see the difference between the O5A and O5B is to look
> at
> the tender. The oil burners have a fuel oil tank where the coal bunker
> used
> to be and have a handrail that goes from the front to the rear of the
> tender.
> 
> Dave
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nftrains@n... [mailto:nftrains@n...]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2001 3:11 AM
> To: BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [BRHSlist] O5 4-8-4s
> 
> 
> This is probably an old topic, but I have been watching the brass
> Northerns sell for a little while,
> I have seen most O5As's being coal fired and the O5Bs having oil, was
> there any O5As that were rebuilt to fire oil?
> And is there anyway of looking at the to tell if it's a rebuilt O5A?
> 
> Larry Doub
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