Bob,
Unfortunately, I don't know. I just recall seeing a reference to it in
some publication.
Bill Barber
On Sunday, March 13, 2005, at 08:39 AM, CBQ@yahoogroups.com wrote:
> Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2005 15:39:09 -0800 (PST)
> From: William Ewinger <b_ewinger@yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: Digest Number 2344
>
> hi all
> what was done in shop complex that were in hannibal mo.
> bill ewinger
>
> clipperw@EarthLink.net wrote:
> Bob,
>
> In later steam years, Q had two locomotive heavy repair shops, W.
> Burlington and Denver. However, over the years, locomotives were also
> built and/or repaired at Aurora, IL and Havelock in Lincoln, NE. Aurora
> was a passenger repair shop up into the end and possibly later. Freight
> car shops also existed at W. Burlington in earlier years and Havelock.
> Many roundhouses, such as Galesburg, also did some level of overhaul.
> Denver shop never repaired diesels as it was closed in 1955. Most
> diesel overhauls were done at W. Burlington. However, some larger
> running shops, such as Lincoln and Clyde, did do lighter overhauls on
> diesels although, they were as efficient at it as was West B.
>
> Prior to the turn of the century, some of the predecessor lines had
> shop facilties in other locations that carried on for some period after
> consolidation with the Q. As for the Pioneer Zephyr and similar trains,
> "running repairs" were made at local shops in their assigned are and
> major work was done at the Aurora shops. The engines were most likely
> removed and sent to West B. for overhaul. Aurora Shops did wreck repair
> on the Zephyr, too, The Pioneer Zephyr was in there at least twice for
> major repair and the second TCZ was repaired there after its wreck at
> Downers Grove in 1947. It came out of the shop as the new Nebraska
> Zephyr.
>
> I am sure others can add more detail to this brief summary.
>
> Bill Barber
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