BRHSLIST
[Top] [All Lists]

Re: [CBQ] CB&Q VO-1000s

To: <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: Re: [CBQ] CB&Q VO-1000s
From: "Roy Quick" <quicktax@earthlink.net>
Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2005 09:04:25 -0500
Cc: <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>
Comment: DomainKeys? See http://antispam.yahoo.com/domainkeys
Delivered-to: archives@nauer.org
Delivered-to: mailing list CBQ@yahoogroups.com
Domainkey-signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=lima; d=yahoogroups.com; b=g9AjUwrAYLhMaVURl0FmaobEA/kAfckHWeLQGHIO2qBIIWHhMgd25Ox39v4w7s2GtJ2KYfAusAJ8xNcDKfk1/UXXru0dYFQ5SwskQHTj1Vb9VO8g3rTPo5Pfi89Sn6AW;
List-id: <CBQ.yahoogroups.com>
List-unsubscribe: <mailto:CBQ-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com>
Mailing-list: list CBQ@yahoogroups.com; contact CBQ-owner@yahoogroups.com
References: <20050813.082236.2896.0.cbqrr@juno.com>
Reply-to: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
Sender: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
Thanks Mike!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Roy Quick


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael J Spoor" <CBQRR@juno.com>
To: <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>
Cc: <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, August 13, 2005 8:22 AM
Subject: [CBQ] CB&Q VO-1000s


> Over the course of looking at thousands of photos and writing the books,
> here is the list I complied of 17 VO-1000s  that were equipped with the 4
> stacks:
>
> #9350, 9351, 9352, 9353, 9354, 9355, 9356, 9357, 9359, 9360, 9362, 9363,
> 9364, 9365, 9366, 9377, 9378.
>
> As best as I can determine, the following VO-1000s retained the single
> stack:
>
> #9367, 9368, 9369, 9370, 9371, 9372, 9373, 9374, 9375, 9376, 9379.
>
> There are 2 locomotives (#9358 and #9361) where I have not been able to
> make a determination if they were ever outfitted with 4 stacks.  My
> information shows that these 2 engines were assigned to the St. Joe
> Division for most of their service lives.  I do not have photographic
> proof that these 2 ever got 4 stacks.
>
> Maybe someone from the mechanical side can help here.  All of the
> locomotives that retained the single stack were all built in the last
> group the Q received.  The built dates were November 1944 and December
> 1944.  I have always wondered if there were some internal changes or
> modifications made to the VO-1000s along the production run which
> resulted in the later locomotives not having to be outfitted with the 4
> stacks.  I have never been able to get any good information on this.
>
> The other question that I have never found the answer to is when the
> change from 1 stack to 4 stacks actually occurred and where the work was
> done.  The earliest date I can supply is that #9351 had 4 stacks in May
> 1958.  Many of the other 4 stackers were photographed in 1960 and 1961.
> Does anyone have a photograph that can support an earlier date when a 4
> stack locomotive appeared?  I am only guessing that the work was done at
> West Burlington.
>
> I hope this helps everyone out.  This is the best data that I have.  I
> look forward to seeing everyone in Dubuque.
>
> Mike
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>




------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> 
<font face=arial size=-1><a 
href="http://us.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=12hcluqvs/M=362343.6886682.7839641.1493532/D=groups/S=1706043004:TM/Y=YAHOO/EXP=1123948847/A=2894352/R=0/SIG=11fdoufgv/*http://www.globalgiving.com/cb/cidi/tsun.html";>Help
 tsunami villages rebuild at GlobalGiving. The real work starts now</a>.</font>
--------------------------------------------------------------------~-> 

 
Yahoo! Groups Links

<*> To visit your group on the web, go to:
    http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CBQ/

<*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
    CBQ-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com

<*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to:
    http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
 



<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>