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Re: [BRHSlist] CB&Q F Units

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Subject: Re: [BRHSlist] CB&Q F Units
From: JWelther@a...
Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2003 23:17:22 EST
In a message dated 2/26/2003 6:54:55 PM Central Standard Time, 
railbass@a... writes:


> Looking through the several books I have on Q diesels, every 
> picture of F3s and F7s appear to have passenger pilots on them. Did the Q 
> order passenger pilots on all F units after the F2s? This seems a little 
> unusual, as few of these units appear to be used in passenger service.

John,
I'll jump in here. 
First, I'm new to this list and a recent fan of the "Q" circa 1950 - 1963 as 
I plan on building a layout based on the St. Louis are of that time. I came 
here to learn about the CB&Q so I know little about the road's motive power. 
I can tell you the NYC received all of their F-3's and the first few orders 
of freight F-7's with what many refer to as a "passenger" pilot. All but 3 
units of the NYC's F-3 fleet were freight locomotives. These F-3's and F-7's 
were delivered with coupler shroud pilots. In the mid-fifties the coupler 
shrouding was removed but the pilot remained intact, permanently, on some 
units. In the early sixties some units received a "freight" pilot.
Is it possible a similar thing may have happened to the "Q"s F-3's? 

John Welther


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