Dave,
That could be possible. By 1951 the 9140 was an Eola engine and
was so until the mid sixties.
Russ
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Lotz" <Dave_Lotz@m...>
To: <BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, 23 February, 2003 01:22
Subject: Re: [BRHSlist] re: Shop Swtr #303
> John,
>
> From 1883 to the tornado of 1916, the shops did have a turntable and
> roundhouse. From 1931 to 1939 the West Burlington shop switcher was No. 312
> a G-3 0-6-0 with a regular tender. My best guess was that SW-1 9140,
> delivered from EMC in 6/39 and assigned to the Galesburg Division, assumed
> duties there after the G-3 was renumbered back to 1547 in the same month. I
> have no documented confirmation of this, however.
>
> Dave
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John D. Mitchell, Jr." <cbqrr47@y...>
> To: <BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Saturday, February 22, 2003 8:05 PM
> Subject: Re: [BRHSlist] re: Shop Swtr #303
>
>
> > West Burlington had no turntable, so they didn't need
> > a saddle tank "shop goat". They used standard
> > switchers with tenders. The idea of a tank engine was
> > that it could ride on the turntable with the dead
> > engine being "hostled".
> > John D. Mitchell, Jr.
>
>
>
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