When Dave and I were restoring the E unit here in St.Louis my friend at
DuPont told me that there was another guy who was doing the same thing. I was
told that this man owned a lot of loco's and passenger equipment and he was
interested in what Dave and I were doing in St.Louis. I believe that this E
unit belongs to him.
John Lee
St.Louis, MO
> Anyone know the story on this?
> Terry
>
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/railspot/files/CBQ-9915.jpg
>
>
> It seems to be one of those things designed to drive railfans & historians
> nuts. It is *not*, of course, "CB&Q 9913", which was E-5A Ph II "Silver
> Wings" (later C&S 9954; traded to EMD March 1968).
>
> And it can't be "BN 9913", since that was an E-7A which went to Precision
> engineering for scrapping in Nov. 1970.
>
> But it *might* be West Suburban Mass Transit District 9913, and E-9A (aha!)
> originally numbered CB&Q 9988B, which became BN 9983 and was transferred to
> WSMTD in 8/72, and Morrison-Knudsen-ed in 10/72 (double aha! - not rear end
> louvers for HEP!)
>
> So that is probably the identity - the appearance is deplorable if it is
> meant to represent a CB&Q unit - no portholes; no door-headlight; ludicrous
> fog-lights made worse by painting them *red*; unit number on the rear side
> panel as large as the road name and, finally - lines so fine in the nose
> grill panels, that it looks like pastel.
>
> Don't ask me who is responsible for this unit, or what their intentions are
> . . . I'm not sure I want to know <grin>!
>
> Marshall Thayer
>
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