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[CBQ] RE: Last Q steam in excursion service

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Subject: [CBQ] RE: Last Q steam in excursion service
From: "gaedgar66" <vje68@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Dec 2004 02:19:46 -0000
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There are a lot os sources for this info but the one with most of it 
in one nice 'package" is Lloyd Stagner's "BR Steam Finale" 1997 from 
So. Platte Press (one of the best publishers for putting our a lot of 
Q material!)  After 4997 made that last CB&Q revenue run on Jan. 27, 
1959 only 4 Q steamers were used in excursion service & only two of 
those after "59: 5632 til Nov "64 & 4960 til July 17, 1966.

Leased 4943 & 4963 @ Bevier & Southern in "61 were the only remaining 
Q steamers in action in "61 with all others (49 of them) re'td that 
yr for display or scrap.

Other than the famous "Northern & the Mike" (title of a great little 
bklt on Q excursions by Stowe/Illini RR Club in "66), the use of 5626 
& 6315 in "59 was the last use in excursion service of any other Q 
steam locos.  

On C&S, excepting the Climas branch, the last revenue runs were 
March "59 (with 900 doing the previously posted MoW run on July 19 
after an excursion trip).  The last C&S powered excursion was Sept 9, 
1962 with #638 going to display in Trinidad under its own power.
614 made the last isolated revenue run to Leadville on Oct. 11, 1962.

On FtW&D revenue steam ended in March of "59 with one excursion on 
Aug. 15 with #409.

So there are most of your "last" dates.  Stagner's booklet also 
includes last revenue runs by class; i.e. the last Hudson run was 
4002 in fall of "56 with U. of Nebraska football trips between Omaha 
& Lincoln.

Gerald





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