John, if you want to post them, please do, I'll also add them to the
CB&Q gallery...
Cheers!
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John Lewis wrote:
>I last saw 5614 in August. John's directions are right on the mark (as an
>aside, the 35 is just up the street at the Patee House ... hard to
>photograph, but worth the effort).
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>A large shelter was being built to completely cover the 5614 ... I have
>shots of it that I can post to the list photos section if anyone is
>interested. The beams will make photography of the entire engine difficult
>... I think the chain link fence was going to remain. I don't know if the
>plan was just to have to roof over it or if it was going to be completely
>enclosed in a buidling - like setting. Perhaps someone out there has a
>little bit more info.
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>5614 does look pretty good considering, although the lettering on the cab
>could used a little work.
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>Regards,
>John Lewis
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>From: railbass@comcast.net
>Reply-To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
>To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: Re: [CBQ] 5614
>Date: Mon, 06 Dec 2004 04:00:43 +0000
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>I go to St. Joseph each year for our annual Harmony College barbershop
>training and have visited and photographed 5614 on several occasions.
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>CB&Q 5614 is located in Patee Park at the corner of 12th and Penn just south
>of downtown St. Joseph. If you fly to KC intl airport and get a rental
>car, you should take I-29 north to St. Joseph, which is less than an hour's
>drive. Once at St. Joseph, exit on US 36 west. Take any of the exists
>approaching downtown and go north to Mitchell Ave, which is a main street.
>Go west on Mitchell Ave towards downtown. The numbered streets will go
>down as you drive west. Turn right on 12th St and you will be at the park.
> Go one block north to Penn St to the NW corner of the park, and you will
>see 5614 on your right.
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>The engine is in a fairly shaded area with trees around it. It faces
>directly west, and I would suggest taking pictures in the early afternoon,
>when the sun illuminates the front of the smokebox and the left side. The
>right side is tough to get well-lighted pictures, and you might want to have
>a flash to help light up the details, particularly on the right side. As I
>recall, the engine is enclosed in a chain link fence, but it is not too
>noticeable. It is in pretty good cosmetic condition.
>- John Manion
> Denver, CO
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